How I capture fleeting notes

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planted: 06/04/2025last tended: 06/04/2025

If I'm at my computer, I capture with org-capture in Emacs. They go into an Inbox org file.

If I'm somewhere else, I capture into orgzly on my phone. Either using orgzly's quick note capture via the new note permanent notification, or via a share from another app (e.g. highlighted text).

These go into my Inbox Mobile org file.

I process those notebooks regularly. Things that are 'things to do' I move to somewhere else in my org files. Fleeting notes that are relevant to my outer garden I move them to a Fleeting notes org file. This stops them clogging up my todo system.

Then periodically I'll go through the fleeting notes file and process them. I might add them to today's journal page, or straight into a reference note in the garden, or maybe even straight into a main note.

1. Elsewhere

1.1. In my garden

Notes that link to this note (AKA backlinks).

1.3. Mentions

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