Daily Notes
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Today's scratch pad for fragments - promote what repeats, let the rest fade.
Key Concept
- Fragments belong on today's scratch pad - not in a diary built to last.
- Fleeting by default, with quick buffer flushes between tasks.
- Promote a repeating fragment to a real note; let the rest fade.
Level 1 - Recognize
Daily notes are today's scratch pad for fleeting fragments - promote what repeats, let the rest fade by Friday.
Level 2 - Explain
Quick toss-offs live on today's scratch page - like scribbling on today's sticky pad where only ideas that come back earn a real page.
Level 3 - Use
Pocket slip for pick up shoes and call coach back - promote one line to a real note when it repeats three times.
Level 4 - Connect
Pairs with Capture on the inbox side - daily notes are buffer, not archive; permanent wikilinks earn their place only after repetition proves the idea survived the week.
Level 5 - Create
Build a weekly flush that promotes repeated fragments into permanent notes, links them to neighbors, and lets the rest expire without becoming archive clutter.
Examples
- Today's pocket slip is just fragments - pick up basketball shoes, ice after practice, call coach back - I promote one line to a real note when it repeats.
- My work daily note today is three fragments - I almost filed the lunch idea as a permanent wiki page before remembering only repeats earn a real note; the rest fades by Friday.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Evergreen Notes | when fleeting capture beats polishing for permanence |
| extends | Capture | Daily notes catch today's sparks before they vanish from your head |
| extends | Fleeting Notes | Scratch-pad lane before anything goes evergreen |
