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Organize your world’s information
Part of Google’s original mission statement was to “organize the world’s information”. While they’re imperfect, I think they’ve done far more toward that goal than any other company in history. You can search for almost anything from “the world’s information” and they’ll find it for you.
While Google is great at organizing the world’s information, they’re less good at organizing your information.
Their personal tools, such as Gmail, Google Photos, and Google Drive, all have solid ways to search through your personal info. The problem is three-fold, though:
- Those are separate buckets, and you might not know where to start.
- The search features in those tools (particularly on Google Drive) are nowhere near as fast as a traditional Google Search.
- Much of your information isn’t in Google products. It could be in various Apple Tools, Evernote, Notion or even on paper. Being scattered can make it hard to find what you want.
This is a problem I’m constantly working on in my life, though I know it’s one that I will never fully solve. In my mind, though, the effort to continually improve it is worth it. Every day, I’m able to tighten things up just a tiny bit more and make it a little easier to find what I’m looking for
