Inbox

Category: workflow component

Summary: A temporary holding place for unprocessed captures.

What it means

An inbox protects attention by letting users capture now and decide later. It must be temporary or it becomes another archive.

How it shows up in personal knowledge management

It connects to capture, inbox-processing, capture-friction, daily-notes, and weekly-review.

Common mistakes

• Treating the inbox as storage.
• Using multiple hidden inboxes with no review rhythm.

Related pages

• capture
• inbox-processing
• capture-friction
• daily-notes
• weekly-review