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Idea Journal — Template

Fast-capture template for ideas, preserving the trigger and context so the idea can be evaluated later without being lost.

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Idea Journal — Template

Use this anytime an idea shows up — keep the friction near zero. The goal is capture, not evaluation; don’t let perfectionism about the idea’s quality stop you from writing it down.

  • Date/Time: [FILL]

1. The Idea

One or two sentences, no more.

[FILL]

2. Trigger / Context

What was I doing or thinking about when this idea showed up? (Often reveals where more ideas like this will come from.)

[FILL]

3. Why It Might Matter

Quick gut-check — don’t overthink this.

  • Potential value: [FILL]
  • Who/what this could help: [FILL]

4. Next Action

The single smallest next step — not the whole plan.

[FILL]

Links to other entries in this journal or the wiki that this connects to.

  • [FILL]

Reference: Capture-first, evaluate-later — mirrors GTD‘s “capture everything, clarify later” principle so an idea’s perceived quality in the moment never determines whether it gets recorded.

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