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I've had this experience too, albeit not in a coding sense. I will say, however, that I use Devonthink Pro according to Steven Berlin Johnson's scheme: http://www.stevenberlinjohnson.com/movabletype/archives/0002... to archive my own posts, as well as other quotes, writing, and so forth, and DTP's "see also" algorithms often find material I wrote years ago but that's relevant to what I'm doing now. It helps me get to this: "Over time, you develop some deep insights which are the result of several "me"s collaborating on the problem."

Three key goals of people at work
  To maintain the enthusiasm employees bring to their jobs initially, management must understand the three sets of goals that the great majority of workers seek from their work—and then satisfy those goals:

 
•   Equity: To be respected and to be treated fairly in areas such as pay, benefits, and job security. 
•   Achievement: To be proud of one's job, accomplishments, and employer. 
•   Camaraderie: To have good, productive relationships with fellow employees. 

Tests done since 1933 show that people who talk about their intentions are less likely to make them happen. 

 Announcing your plans to others satisfies your self-identity just enough that you’re less motivated to do the hard work needed.

Four different tests of 63 people found that those who kept their intentions private were more likely to achieve them than those who made them public and were acknowledged by others. 

 Once you’ve told people of your intentions, it gives you a “premature sense of completeness.”