inbox
Table of Contents
1. inbox
1.1. The place(s) where you put every note that has to be processed later
1.2. Caveats
- Processing your inbox (specially if it’s huge) may give you a feeling of throwing away your information, since you know you have it in your Inbox, whereas if you refile it, you may not know where is stored
- If you have everything properly set up you will find it, and if is not interesting enough, you won’t search for it either
- Properly set up your system
- Refiling has to be as frictionless as possible. I tend to resist processing my inbox if I have duplication of systems for example (orgwiki vs dokuwiki)
- Refiling has to be as frictionless as possible. I tend to resist processing my inbox if I have duplication of systems for example (orgwiki vs dokuwiki)
- Let go the feeling of having to use everything you have in your inbox
Because of novelty bias, new info will stand out more than it should
- Properly set up your system
- If you have everything properly set up you will find it, and if is not interesting enough, you won’t search for it either
- Fear Of Missing Out
Capture only what resonates (a principle of BASB). If you have trouble deciding whether something is worth capturing:
- Make a brief summary
- Make a brief summary