An emergent swarm sifting algorithm: "how recently was this important to you?"

· Bits and Bobs 3/17/26
  • An emergent swarm sifting algorithm: "how recently was this important to you?"
    • Each time you think about something, pull it to the top of the stack.
    • As you "touch" more things later, they'll go to the top of the stack and push it further down.
    • The next time you think about it, it goes to the top of the stack again.
    • Repeated touches give something more prominence, keep them more fresh.
    • This is the way I listen to music.
      • I typically listen to my Liked Music in descending order of most recently liked.
      • If I get bored with a song, I skip it.
      • If I skip more than 5 songs in a row, I switch to shuffle mode, listening to songs no matter how recently liked.
      • Every time I hear a song that refreshes me, I unlike it and then immediately like it again.
      • This pulls it to the top of the list.
      • That's it!

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