global inbox

'global inbox' stands for 2 things:

1 – place to centrally collect 'stuff' / intake that can 't be placed otherwise immediately

2 – way to quickly & globally enter / insert stuff w/o facing the (sometimes) critical 'friction' of having to decide / navigate to some more detailed place in the structure first (needing to think about 'whereever to put this')

reasoning / motivation :

1 - can currently be emulated via a tagging system, and currently already has a vague kind of place place in 'daily notes' – but this is more or less an artificial bending of the primary function of real journalling; plus: it takes extra time / makes things 'sketchy', especially in terms of collecting, overview etc.

2 - doesn't exist at all as function; even though quick / instant capture of thoughts / finds is a really critical aspect / dimension of digital 'knowledge systems'

background:

– see discussions here (https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1001364765051994132/1048474493720481874) & here (https://discord.com/channels/940596022344843336/1041667839368642670/1146499042336047235)

... here, one sees there is demand & deeper ongoing thinking around this issue in the community, already – ... but there was no 'ticket' (feature request), yet.

so, this ticket is to rectify that.

implementation:

there are some different versions / 'architecturings' of a 'global inbox' one could envision; and certainly the intransparency of spaces to each other might also be factoring in here....

I would regard anything as 'solution' as long as it addresses the principle problems of 1) & 2) mentioned above – adding a # 3) criterion, which is cross-device

– any further constructive detailing welcome! 🫰🤝🐿️🌻