Using Mastodon for thinking

By Zsolt Benke

Mastodon can be really used for private thinking. It is threaded, I can just keep adding stuff to a post. And we have awesome clients like Mona.

I can bookmark a post, so then I can keep the thread going. This could be even better than how I do the Zettelkasten threading.

Also, I run Mastodon on a self-hosted server, which I like because of control. TIt is my responsibility to backup the server.

My only question is, how can I make sure that these notes can be exported?

Mona is way better for managing threads. It is like a self-hosted note-taking tool, with built-in communication capabilities.

By the way, these notes are append-only, so I can’t change them.

The question is now: do I need to have Gibberish?

I mean it can be cool to use it as a first draft tool still. I’m currently exporting a thread into a Gibberish post.

I created a shortcut that allows me to export the currently viewed post from Mona to Drafts. While it’s not the most ideal solution, as I had intended to export the entire thread, it can be useful for selectively adding posts to a new draft.

I also added Hookmark integration for Mona too.

This way I can keep thinking in threads using Mastodon, then export my ideas into a format I like.

I could even use Mastodon for daily notes. There is no Markdown formatting, but I can start a new daily thread, then just keep appending ideas. If I want to start a new thread, I can just copy the link to a post, and paste it in a new one, which will do a “re-tweet”.

This will keep the connection between posts.