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  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #2743 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #2840.

I think part of the problem is that I don’t have a dedicated final place where everything lives. I think creating and designating these spaces would go a long way, as I wouldn’t need to work out a place to put every item each time.

#2840·Benjamin DaviesOP revised 7 days ago

I think part of the problem is that I don’t have a dedicated final place where everything lives.

Yeah, it would be difficult getting a place ready only to leave it again soon. Your subconscious might be asking, ‘What’s the point?’

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #2842.

Maybe another way to state the same thing is that every object in a space should have a purpose. And that, once a purpose is defined for an object, the proper place for it falls out naturally from its purpose.

You (presumably) buy something to put in your home in order to solve some problem you couldn’t solve without it.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #2977.

I noticed today that things in my shared spaces have better defined homes than the things in my private spaces, in the sense of #2840. ‘Relationship maintenance ‘may only be a trivial factor compared to what I describe in #2840.

I’ll test giving everything in my private spaces a dedicated home. From there it should be easier to understand how important ‘relationship maintenance’ is as a factor in my unconscious and inexplicit motivations for tidying up.

I noticed today that things in my shared spaces have better defined homes than the things in my private spaces, in the sense of #2840. ‘Relationship maintenance’ may only be a trivial factor compared to what I describe in #2840.

I’ll test giving everything in my private spaces a dedicated home. From there it should be easier to understand how important ‘relationship maintenance’ is as a factor in my unconscious and inexplicit motivations for tidying up.

  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #2972 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal archived idea #1985 along with any revisions.
  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #3002.

The displayed criticism count for a filtered parent can differ from the number of displayed criticisms.

#3002·Dennis HackethalOP revised 2 days ago

#3014 fixes this. Implemented as of c3247d5.

  Dennis Hackethal revised idea #1993. The revision addresses ideas #1995 and #1994.

For all ideas, the total number of pending criticisms (if any) should always be shown, even if they are not all being rendered.

For all ideas, the total number of pending criticisms (if any) should always be shown, even if they are not all being rendered. For filtered parents, I could put an asterisk behind the count. On hover, explain that some pending criticisms may be hidden due to filtering.

  Dennis Hackethal submitted idea #3013.

A Society Guided by Reason

The same logic explained in #2281 and #2844 applies to ideas across people as well. A free market or free society, by definition, is one where all interactions are based on unanimous consent.

One difference between the market and individuals is freedom of association. For example, when people disagree, they can just go their separate ways. But a single man cannot do that when parts of him disagree; a single man cannot dissociate from himself.

This difference does not change the overall desirability of unanimous consent both within and across minds. It’s an ‘implementation detail’.

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #2008.

Any filtered idea should always display only the count of shown criticisms.

#2008·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month ago

As with #2098, implementing an accurate count of the number of shown criticisms gets very tricky once the user starts submitting new criticisms on filtered parents.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1999.

People could easily miss or forget that.

#1999·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago

For filtered parents, I could put an asterisk behind the count. On hover, explain that the total number of pending criticisms may be greater on the unfiltered view.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #3008.

For filtered parents, I could put an asterisk behind the count. On hover, explain that the total number of pending criticisms may be greater on the unfiltered view.

For filtered parents, I could put an asterisk behind the count. On hover, explain that some pending criticisms may be hidden due to filtering.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #2000.

See #1999: “People could easily miss or forget that.”

#2000·Dennis HackethalOP, about 1 month ago

For filtered parents, I could put an asterisk behind the count. On hover, explain that the total number of pending criticisms may be greater on the unfiltered view.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #3005.

I could get rid of the count everywhere, even on unfiltered views. That would have the added benefit that users wouldn’t prefer one problematic idea over another just because it has fewer pending criticisms.

#3005·Dennis HackethalOP revised 2 days ago

Still, the count is valuable in that it shows how many criticisms need to be addressed to restore an idea.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #3004.

I could get rid of the count everywhere, even on unfiltered views.

I could get rid of the count everywhere, even on unfiltered views. That would have the added benefit that users wouldn’t prefer one problematic idea over another just because it has fewer pending criticisms.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #3001.

But users are expecting a count.

#3001·Dennis HackethalOP, 2 days ago

I could get rid of the count everywhere, even on unfiltered views.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #2970.

Bug when cycling through ‘filtered’ revisions: on page render, no matter how many children/criticisms a parent of the highlighted idea has, only the highlighted idea is shown – that’s fine so far – but the displayed criticism count may be higher if there are criticisms that are not being shown. So there’s a mismatch.

The displayed criticism count for a filtered parent can differ from the number of displayed criticisms.

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #2999.

For any filtered parent, the criticism badge could be shown without a count.

#2999·Dennis HackethalOP revised 2 days ago

But users are expecting a count.

  Dennis Hackethal revised idea #2998.

For any filtered parent, the criticism badge could be shown without any count.

For any filtered parent, the criticism badge could be shown without a count.

  Dennis Hackethal commented on criticism #2970.

Bug when cycling through ‘filtered’ revisions: on page render, no matter how many children/criticisms a parent of the highlighted idea has, only the highlighted idea is shown – that’s fine so far – but the displayed criticism count may be higher if there are criticisms that are not being shown. So there’s a mismatch.

#2970·Dennis HackethalOP revised 4 days ago

For any filtered parent, the criticism badge could be shown without any count.

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #2098.

Any filtered ideas should show a criticism label displaying n / m for the count, where n is the number of rendered criticisms and m is the number of total criticisms.

An explanation could accompany the n / m display, like a title on hover.

That way, there should never be any confusion as to a mismatch between the total vs rendered number of pending criticisms.

In addition, when looking at a deeply nested idea on ideas#show and submitting a criticism on a parent, I need to make sure the updated badges take into account that newly submitted criticism, even though the new criticism would not show after refreshing the page.

#2098·Dennis HackethalOP revised about 1 month ago

I have this working to the point that it shows n / m, but getting the counter to update properly when new criticisms are posted on filtered parents is surprisingly difficult – so difficult the juice may not be worth the squeeze.

  Benjamin Davies commented on idea #2842.

Part of creating a living space that accommodates this would be making sure I have good furniture and that it is arranged well. I believe my current furniture is not sufficient.

I'm going to do some research on this. It might pay to make a quick 3d model of the spaces I wish to improve, so that I have something semi-tangible to play with before I start spending money on furniture.

  Benjamin Davies commented on idea #2842.

I am realising that having a good taste for where things should live is a skill. For some things it is obvious, but some things require more knowledge and consideration to place appropriately.

  Benjamin Davies commented on idea #2840.

I think part of the problem is that I don’t have a dedicated final place where everything lives. I think creating and designating these spaces would go a long way, as I wouldn’t need to work out a place to put every item each time.

#2840·Benjamin DaviesOP revised 7 days ago

It might pay to make sure I have excess spots that could be “homes” for things, in case I need to make significant changes to where things live, or in case I get more things. Thankfully IKEA is opening in Auckland in a few weeks 😁.

  Benjamin Davies commented on idea #2987.

I have a poor memory relating to keeping track of what things I own, and it won’t help if I also have to remember where everything lives.

Should I write down a list of all permanent items and their homes? Ideally I wouldn’t need to do that.

#2987·Benjamin DaviesOP revised 3 days ago

Extreme examples of solutions to this in professional contexts are shadow boards and shadow foam cutouts. Here, the users create a very clear visual correspondence between what an object is and where it belongs when not in use. I don’t expect the solution to my problem will involved drawing lines on walls or furniture, or creating foam cutouts, but there might be a hint of a solution in this.