# You Should Document More: A Manifesto

Source: https://paragraph.xyz/@gritcult.eth/you-should-document-more-a-manifesto?referrer=0xc9ddb5e37165827bbbff15b582e232c06862c4e8
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/You-Should-Document-More-A-Manifesto?index=0x669cfb057b2b142a3c71c69e81498e724d771d227cdfadb466c34b18e233ea489abab15a
Submitted by misha on 2024-07-21 UTC, 8 upvotes, 1 comment

## Summary

This manifesto urges readers to document their lives, arguing that documentation drives civilization's progress and lets a person's experiences outlast them. It claims that written, photographed and journaled records act as a personal time machine and a legacy for descendants, and it encourages people to record their failures as well as their successes. The text also says that sharing one's own documentation, rather than only absorbing others' content, is a way to contribute to shared knowledge. It is signed by "GRITCULT."

## Article

It wasn't until we started to document things did civilization start to take off on this exponential curve that we are on. Documentation is the thread that binds generations. It's the foundation of our exponential growth, the bedrock of our shared knowledge.

From wireless communication to space travel, our world stands on the shoulders of documented wisdom. These magic symbols using energy itself to change what you see on a black screen, conjuring images in your mind? They're the lifeblood of innovation, the essence of progress.

As time marches on, your memory will fade. Even with perfect health, details blur, experiences meld. But documentation? It's your personal time machine. Documentation isn't mere record-keeping. It's time travel. It's your past self whispering secrets to your future self. Each note, each photo, each journal entry is a breadcrumb on the trail of your growth.

When you're up, you'll want to remember the trenches. The grind. The shine. Document it all. It's about progress. Raw, unfiltered, real. Document your failures as fervently as your successes. In the tapestry of your journey, both are equally vital threads. You can communicate with yourself by documenting. The biggest things we spend our time these days are all centred around communicating documentation, be it content, movies, films, tweets. You spend your time absorbing the memes and ideas of others, maybe now it is time to share your own.

This is your legacy. Your voice echoing through time. If you want your descendants to know you, speak through the portal of documentation. Harness our greatest gift: communication. Life? It's fleeting. But a well-documented life can be eternal. Your grandchildren's grandchildren might one day explore the digital relics of your journey, finding inspiration in your triumphs and solace in your struggles.

We now live in a world where we can educate strangers, producing documentation to share, to teach others, sharing our thoughts, opinions and deepest secrets. Adding back to the canvas of life, allowing people to take from us what we borrowed from others, giving it all back to the stream of ever flowing life.

Your life is a story worth telling. Document it well - Signing off, a documenter, GRITCULT.

## Comments

**tim**: Yes, this is true, and yet I have spent so little time actually documenting Kiwi News.
In fact, documentation is something that fascinates me because I can spot really great docs, but it is their level of detail and clarity, and their capability to serve purpose that makes them excellent.