Mobile Capture Workflows
Table of Contents
Mobile capture is one tap to save the spark before scrolling away - share sheet to inbox.
Key Concept
- Twelve taps kills the spark.
- On mobile, friction is the enemy - most ideas die between the notification and the app switch.
- I shrunk capture to share sheet → inbox, same lane as Capture: save first, sort never.
- Voice memo on the bench, one tap at the jeepney stop - the stake is the third quarter wiping what halftime almost saved.
Level 1 - Recognize
Mobile capture workflow is how fast you save an idea on the device you carry - friction above a few taps kills the spark.
Level 2 - Explain
Like needing five keys to open a diary when the thought is already gone, capture must beat the distraction that follows the impulse.
Level 3 - Use
Audit your capture path on the phone you actually carry - if it needs more than three taps, simplify before the next spark.
Level 4 - Connect
Mobile capture fails when friction exceeds impulse - one gesture to inbox or the idea evaporates before you sort it.
Level 5 - Create
Build a one-gesture path into The Trusted Inbox, extend it with Context Aware Capture only when context saves work, and design an Analog Capture Tools fallback for moments when the phone is slower.
Examples
- Halftime idea on the bench - I voice-memo'd it before the third quarter wiped it.
- Jeepney stop, blog idea hits - one tap to notes before the next ride shakes it out of my head.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | Analog Capture Tools | when share sheet beats paper for sparks I might scroll past |
| extends | Capture | Capture dies on mobile when it takes twelve taps - shrink it to share sheet → inbox |
