My answer: some bookmarks represent a significant time investment, for example, finding a specific spare part (3rd-party) for an appliance at home. I'll bookmark that because I don't want to do all that searching and comparing again.
Now that you mention it, I think part of the reason I ended up with so many is from trying to not keep tabs open. I also enjoy sorting them into folders. I don't know why but it's one of the more enjoyable things I've done on a computer in some time!
There are alternatives to Google, too. But I think anymore, once per year I’ll export my bookmarks to a local web page and wipe the slate clean in the browser.
I’m asking myself the same question! Some are for my career, such as portals for best practices etc. Many are for coding shortcuts I forget frequently (eg git cheat sheet ). I have a lot of fact-checking articles I like to keep hand to counter online disinformation.
It seems I’ve been bookmarking videos as documentaries to watch later, I’m just realising. The rest fall into personal admin (banking, bus routes, local grocery delivery), languages and health supplements.
Honestly I just wanted to delete everything and start again!
Edit: oh, there’s a folder of fun stuff too like funny websites.
Thanks for the detailed comment. I have folders for shopping and recipes too. The shopping has lots of sub folders. Some of those things took ages to find (such as off-brand replacement air filters).
I can relate to the barely recognisable bookmarks! Having a distinct work machine sounds good. Part of my problem is that I have one machine for work and personal use.
Who needs coffee when there is the anxiety of 100 open tabs! I have a friend who (somehow) only ever has one tab open. I only have 3 tabs open now, but I just noticed that I have several tab groups I completely forgot about.
I was lucky to hear this words when I was young. I think they made me a little more conscious of how I live.