Capturing a thought

Why capture first

Your mind is good at having ideas and poor at holding them. Capturing means writing a thought down the moment you have it, so you can stop remembering it.

How to capture

1. Choose Quick capture in the top bar, or press c on any page.
2. Type the thought in your own words.
3. Save it.

The item goes straight to your Inbox. You can also add items from inside a list, and they take on that list's filters.

Tips

• One thought per item.
• Do not decide where it belongs while capturing. That happens later, in the Inbox. See Processing your Inbox.
• Capture small things too. A reminder to call someone is as welcome as a big project idea.

Related

See Clarifying an item for what to do next.