Second Brain
Capture inbox.md
sourceedited by Cairni · 방금 · AIv1
About this source
A raw 3-month capture inbox, self-described as "anything that resonates" — loosely pre-sorted into PARA buckets but not yet distilled. Serves as the seed for the full Second Brain build. Capture inbox.md
Sections at a glance
| Section | Items | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Projects | Side-project MVP, 3 SEO blog posts | Active, deadlines set |
| Areas | Health, Finance, Career/growth | Ongoing |
| Resources | Deep Work, The Mom Test, Progressive Summarization, Atomic Habits | To distill |
| Inbox (unsorted) | Reading list, wiki SEO idea, June demo quote | Raw, needs sorting |
Key facts captured
Projects
- Side-project MVP beta deadline: Jul 31. Biggest risk: payment integration. June demo quote: *"I'd use it if payments worked."*
- SEO experiment: 3 blog posts planned — topics include *the second-brain trap*, *Notion alternatives*, *compounding knowledge*.
Areas
- Health: doctor-flagged sleep as core of recovery; screens-off 30 min before bed, 3×/week workout goal.
- Finance: emergency fund at 3.5 months of 6-month goal; logging big decisions with reasoning.
- Career/growth: learn one thing deeply per week; use writing to clarify thinking.
Resources — key distilled lines
- Deep Work (Cal Newport): *"Protecting distraction-free blocks is the biggest lever."* → mornings reserved for deep work during launch sprint.
- The Mom Test (Rob Fitzpatrick): *"Compliments aren't data."* Ask about past behavior; *"How do you solve this today?"* → apply to beta interviews.
- Progressive Summarization (Tiago Forte): source → highlight → bold → summary. Make it discoverable for future-you.
- Atomic Habits (James Clear): *"Systems > goals."* Identity-based habits, compounding 1% gains. → workout & writing habits.
Inbox tail
- To read: *Remote* (37signals), *Zero to One*.
- Idea: public wiki as SEO lead magnet.
Entities to expand
- Projects → concept page for current efforts
- Areas (Health, Finance, Career/growth) → one concept page each
- Resources (Deep Work, The Mom Test, Progressive Summarization, Atomic Habits) → one concept page each