Why You Should Obsessively Record Metadata

Ode to Metadata

Why You Should Obsessively Record Metadata

The author argues that saving metadata—timestamps, version notes, song keys, code comments—is tedious but essential. We overestimate our memory and can't predict what will matter later. Recording data fresh is far easier than reconstructing it, and metadata adds a fourth dimension: a project's trajectory through time.

Metadata adds the fourth dimension to your projects: their trajectory through time.

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2026-09-13