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What are Deep Dives?

Deep Dives are curated collections that let you organize your research, discoveries, and interests into meaningful collections. Think of them as your personal research notebooks, reading lists, or curated mixtapes of content that tell a story or explore a topic you're passionate about.

What Can You Create?

Deep Dives are incredibly flexible and can be used for many purposes:

  • Reading Lists: "Books that changed my perspective on creativity" or "Summer reading for entrepreneurs"
  • Research Projects: "The history of street photography" or "Understanding AI ethics through articles and videos"
  • Creative Inspiration: "Artists who inspire my work" or "Design systems I love studying"
  • Learning Paths: "Learning JavaScript from scratch" or "Understanding climate change through documentaries"
  • Personal Collections: "Songs that got me through tough times" or "Photos from my travels"
  • Shared Discoveries: "Resources I share with my team" or "Tools that make me more productive"

What Can You Add?

Each Deep Dive can contain a variety of content types:

  • External Content: Articles, videos, podcasts, books, websites, or any URL from across the web
  • Internal Content: Your own blog posts or other Deep Dives from LavishMade
  • Files: Upload photos, documents, or other files (images up to 30MB)
  • Text Notes: Add rich text notes to each item with your thoughts, insights, or context
  • Audio Notes: Record or upload audio notes to add voice commentary to any dive item
  • Video Notes: Record or upload video notes to add video commentary to any dive item

How to Create a Deep Dive

  1. Go to "Deep Dives" in the top navigation
  2. Click "Create New Deep Dive"
  3. Give your collection a title that captures your theme or topic
  4. Add a description to explain what your collection is about
  5. Choose your visibility settings (Public, Friends Only, or Private)
  6. Optionally add a background image to make it visually appealing
  7. Start adding items to your collection

Organizing Your Deep Dive

Deep Dives offer powerful organization tools:

  • Drag and Drop: Reorder items to tell your story in the right sequence
  • Tags: Add tags to help others discover your Deep Dive
  • Categories: Filter items by type (Articles, Videos, Books, etc.)
  • Text Notes: Edit titles and add rich text notes to each item for context
  • Audio & Video Notes: Add audio or video notes to dive items to provide voice or video commentary
  • Comments: Enable or disable comments to encourage discussion

Sharing and Discovery

Deep Dives are designed for sharing and discovery:

  • Public Deep Dives: Appear in the main Deep Dives feed for others to discover
  • Friends Only: Visible to your friends, perfect for personal collections
  • Forking: Others can "fork" your public Deep Dives to create their own version
  • Tags: Use tags to help people find your collections through search
  • Direct Links: Share the direct link to your Deep Dive with anyone

Learn more about sharing and discovery options, including how forking works and how to maximize discoverability.

Visibility Options

Control who can see your Deep Dives:

  • Visible to All: Public collections that anyone can discover and fork
  • Visible to Friends: Only your friends can see the collection
  • Visible to Self: Private collections for your personal use

Best Practices

  • Give your Deep Dive a clear, descriptive title
  • Write a helpful description explaining the collection's purpose
  • Add notes to items to provide context and insights
  • Organize items in a logical order that tells a story
  • Use tags to improve discoverability
  • Choose an appropriate background image that represents your theme

Tip: Deep Dives are perfect for organizing research, creating learning resources, or sharing curated collections that tell a story. Think of them as your personal digital library or research notebook that you can share with the world.