> "When I save something, I have to decide which folder, which tag, what format — and after a while it is easier to just dump it in an inbox or stop saving." ^pain A personal capture pain that surfaces *after* the moment of insight. Each save asks for a folder, tag, category, or format — the micro-decisions drain energy. The worker either dumps into an inbox they never sort, or stops saving altogether. The pain is structurally invisible because the lost items were never categorised in the first place. ## Discovery questions - "When you save something to read or use later, how long do you spend deciding where it goes?" - "Be honest - how much of your 'system' is an inbox or a downloads folder that you never clean out?" ^discovery-questions ## Examples - Roy Baumeister's decision-fatigue research shows repeated small choices (like where/how to file) deplete self-control and lead people to avoid further decisions.[^1] - Todoist analytics show a large portion of tasks remain in the Inbox and that many users struggle to consistently assign labels/projects, leading to cluttered lists.[^2] [^1]: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html [^2]: https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/getting-things-done