#capture #distill #express Don't know where to start?
1. Archipelago of Ideas
- Fill a document with all your ideas and related resources
- Find a way to build "bridges" between them #### 2. Headings first
- List all the headings/subheadings to fill in later. --- Intimidated by the scope? #### 3. MetaplanMetaplan
#capture #organize #distill
A list of desired Metaplan#^e59f21|outcomes. Be very specific with these. Expand each outcome into the projects needed to achieve it.
Outcome A
Projec...
- Plan the work, work the plan...but also plan the plan
- List out what you need to review and collect for the plan. #### 4. Dial It Down
- Turn big, ambitious ideas into small, achievable ones
- Whole book >> blog post >> tweet storm --- Have trouble remembering where you left off? #### 5. Temporary Tags
- Add status tags to notes
- e.g. Reviewed, new, complete ### 6. Status Summary
- Write future-you a short summary of where you left off
- At the top of the note --- Can't see how it all ties together? #### 7. Context Switch
- Look at the material in different places
- Like mirroring a digital drawing to catch mistakes
- People, devices, times #### 8. Change the Form
- Sort your ideas and soures in different ways
- Chronological, sequential, priority, objective, size, Q&A --- Can't make a source clear in your mind? #### 9. Sentence Hacking
- Directly highlight and draw connections over a note to surface larger themes #### 10. Color Commentary
- Add your own annotations and thoughts inline with another color
- Questions, observations, supporting points