It was a real problem. I used to keep hundreds of bookmarks I felt forced to check out, tag and archive. It was mentally draining and time consuming. I was never satisfied with the way I sorted them and I would often move them around, trying new categories and labeling strategies. Overall, I likely spent more time managing bookmarks than reading their content. It wasn't sustainable and I ended up deleting most of them.
Now I keep it to the bare minimum:
1) Favorites bar: up to 10 websites I visit on daily basis.
2) Inspiration folder: where I put things I like. 330 as of today. Website layouts, painters, dev blogs, Youtube videos, anything that has good vibes. That's the only criteria. I make it an effort not to add any subfolder. The only exception is "Favorite projects" which is my little Hall of Fame for quality content. https://ciechanow.ski/ is up there.
3) Trashcan folder: where I place temporary bookmarks I don't care about and will delete in the next few days.
I periodically export my bookmarks so I don't feel guilty when I delete entries from the browser. You could do the same. Put the exported files in a usb stick and forget about them.
Hi Red_Tarsius. So I just developed a tool that helps with organizing my bookmarks. I would appreciate it if you gave it a spin and maybe gave me a recommendation. Thank you.
https://quickbookmarks.site/
Now I keep it to the bare minimum:
1) Favorites bar: up to 10 websites I visit on daily basis.
2) Inspiration folder: where I put things I like. 330 as of today. Website layouts, painters, dev blogs, Youtube videos, anything that has good vibes. That's the only criteria. I make it an effort not to add any subfolder. The only exception is "Favorite projects" which is my little Hall of Fame for quality content. https://ciechanow.ski/ is up there.
3) Trashcan folder: where I place temporary bookmarks I don't care about and will delete in the next few days.
I periodically export my bookmarks so I don't feel guilty when I delete entries from the browser. You could do the same. Put the exported files in a usb stick and forget about them.