How I Capture Notes Using the 4 Bucket System

The way I capture notes depends on what I'm doing. If I'm just jotting something down quickly (e.g. random thoughts, recruiter calls, something to follow up) it goes straight to Daily Note in point form, to process later. If I know what I'm walking into (e.g. meeting, customer call, course, project update) I default to the 4 bucket system. This is what the post is about, and it's part 2 of a 3-part series on my PKM setup. For everything else (e.g. deep technical notes, workflows, reference material) I just write in sections and let the structure come from the content. The 4 bucket system comes from Steve Huynh on LinkedIn . Essentially when capturing information, categorise everything into four buckets: Facts: this is the what , the basic building blocks Procedural: this is process, the how , the steps (all about sequence of actions) like deploying code, SOP Conceptual: this is the ideas and how the ideas connected to each other Questions: this is important because it highlights what y