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Mobile Capture Workflows
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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. Add Context Aware Capture when context saves work. Use Analog Capture Tools when the phone is slower.
Examples
- Glad the halftime voice memo caught the idea 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 |
