Your Personal Archive: A Complete Strategy Guide
January 20, 2026·0 comments·zg
A note on how this was assembled: I used AI to help organize these posts, structure the sections, and sharpen the connective language - with my Personal Archive here on Cultish Creative as a base. If this isn’t an argument for what a database of your own ideas can power, I don’t know what is. But also, if you're curious about how I use AI while keeping editorial control and my own voice intact, I wrote about my personal rules here: Did AI Do That: Personal Rules
If you're here because you're curious about what a Personal Archive is, how to build one, or why it might change your life, you're in the right place. This index brings together the core posts that explain the practice, defend it against perfectionism, and show you what happens when you commit to it. I assembled this list because to my amazement and delight people regularly ask me, “This is so cool, I feel like I should be doing this, but - what exactly is it and where do I start?!”
Well, look below and know you can start wherever makes sense to you. Or, you can also read through this list in order. What I can tell you for sure is that these pieces stick together, and I plan to add/update this post periodically going forward.
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