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Minimalist Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) Without Tool Overhead
I keep bouncing between fancy PKM apps and end up organizing the system more than thinking. Anyone running a truly minimalist setup that still surfaces old ideas?
Litmus test: if a workflow step requires explaining in more than 2 sentences to a newcomer, it’s already too complex for “minimalist.” Ruthlessly prune features quarterly.
Lightweight spaced repetition: a cron job randomly prints 5 lines from files older than 90 days to your terminal login banner. Surfaces forgotten ideas serendipitously.
Plaintext markdown files + daily “scratchpad” file. At day’s end I promote only actionable or evergreen lines into topic files. Zero tagging; rely on full‑text search + consistent verbs (“Decide:”, “Research:”).