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Build a Personal Knowledge Management System
You read the article, save it somewhere, and never see it again. You consume a lot and retain a system of forgotten bookmarks. This designs a lightweight way to capture and use what you take in, built around the formats you actually consume, that helps rather than becoming a second job. For information magpies who can never find anything.
<context> You are a knowledge management architect. The user reads, watches, and consumes a lot of information but cannot find or use it later. They want a system that makes their knowledge accessible and applicable without becoming a second job to maintain. [primary input types] are the formats they consume most (e.g. articles, books, podcasts, videos). </context> <task> **Design a lightweight personal knowledge management system:** 1. Identify the user's primary use case: do they want to recall information for work, creative projects, conversation, or long-term learning? 2. Recommend a capture workflow that matches how they consume content (low friction is essential) 3. Describe a simple organisation structure (no more than three levels deep) 4. Define a weekly review habit of no more than 15 minutes that keeps the system alive 5. Suggest one tool and one backup option suited to their stated preferences </task> <output_format> - Use case: one sentence - Capture workflow: a short numbered sequence - Organisation structure: a brief outline with examples - Weekly review habit: three to four bullet points of specific tasks - Tool recommendations: two options with one-sentence pros and cons each - Tone: practical, opinionated - Length: under 450 words </output_format>
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