📥 Inbox
Your capture zone for new ideas, quick thoughts, and unprocessed information.
Purpose
The Inbox is a temporary holding area designed for:
- Quick capture without worrying about organization
- Daily notes and journaling
- Web clippings and interesting finds
- Meeting notes before processing
- Random thoughts and ideas
How to Use
Daily Workflow
- Capture first, organize later - Don't slow down to categorize
- Use daily notes - One note per day for stream of consciousness
- Dump links and quotes - Save now, process later
- Don't let it pile up - Process weekly
Weekly Processing
Every week, review your inbox and:
- Move project-related notes to
01_Projects/ - Move ongoing topics to
02_Areas/ - Move reference material to
03_Resources/ - Archive completed items to
04_Archive/ - Delete what's no longer relevant
Claude Code Commands
Quick Capture
Create a new note in 00_Inbox called [title]
with these thoughts: [content]
Process Inbox
Review all notes in 00_Inbox.
Help me decide where each should go
based on the PARA method.
Find Connections
Look at recent notes in my inbox.
What patterns or themes do you see?
What existing notes might these connect to?
Tips
- Don't aim for perfection - The inbox is meant to be messy
- Use descriptive filenames - Makes processing easier
- Date your notes - YYYY-MM-DD format helps with sorting
- Link liberally - Even to notes that don't exist yet
- Review regularly - Don't let items sit for more than 2 weeks
File Naming
Suggested formats:
- Daily notes:
2024-03-15.md - Quick captures:
2024-03-15 - Meeting with Team.md - Web clips:
2024-03-15 - Article Title - Source.md - Ideas:
Idea - Brief Description.md
Remember: The Inbox is where ideas begin, not where they live forever.