i tried using different colored cards for different things. might have made it easier to find a card once but other then that i would not recommend. i have not found a good system for what kind of card gets what color. i tried separating in 
> work related stuff
> tech related stuff
> creativity related stuff
but so far this doesn't feel right. i think i like it better when i can not see what kind of card it is based on the color.

one things i have not talked about that these cards are good for is changing of habits.

habits are everything. they let you set the course for the autopilot of your body. once marketing is widely understood as a warcrime, people will want to take the power back over methods of propaganda and determine for themselves what is advertised to them. the index cards are one way to do this already.

not only do i write ideas for things i want to do/have/achieve on those cards but also i write habits i want to cultivate. and then just reading the card a few times is all that takes to remind myself of them. all these little "i really should do ##########" get their own card. 

> waking up at a certain time
> going grocery shopping early in the day when the fatties are sleeping and all the good stuff is still there and it is not crowded
> doing some exercise early in the morning
> not spending the evening doom scrolling
> no longer buying the unhealthiest thing you eat

turns out in my life it really was that simple to change a behavior by writing it on a card and then reading it a few times whenever i scroll through my card stack. sometimes i write the date on the card. if i created a card today for running around the park for 10 minutes, i might write the date next to it 2026-04-06 and then as i re-encounter this card when i scroll my stack, i can add lines to see how it is going. something like 
> so far i have not done it once 2026-04-12
> i did it twice 2026-05-05
> only did it once more 2026-06-12
> finally i did this every morning 2026-07-01
> working good, daily walking 2026-08-15
> other then on the weekend i did it every day 2029-09-18

btw i came up with this method because i hated how doom scrolling made me feel sad and demoralized and i wanted to find something i can scroll that makes me feel good. so i called the looking at those cards 

> bloomscrolling 🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🪻🌱🪴🌲🌳🌴🌵