5.2a keep a sleeping folder for hard to process fleeting notes

Sometimes a fleeting note might prove difficult to process, or it simply doesn't speak to you at this time. That doesn't mean it might not be useful at some later time.

Bob Doto recommends keeping a "sleeping" folder for such thoughts. The idea is that you will go through your sleeping folder around once a month and process what notes you're able to process. Any notes that still resist being turned into main notes can either stay in the sleeping folder, or be discarded.

source: Doto, B (2024) A System for Writing

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