How my laptop completely breaking down in the software links to myself creating a new project of 1 trying to maintain a good RAM%, keep my PC as minim

[chrisstribbs]

'your saying this could be better with least effort?

Essentially, yes.
Does it meet your minimum needs with the least effort?

 

[TimBourne]

Essentially, yes.

Does it meet your minimum needs with the least effort?

minimum needs?

or maximum needs?

- the method which @achieve user wrote - was something which sounded Focused, like being able to priotize priotrize (priotrize GTD style methodology,

then - your,

'chris tab method - sort of leans towards procrastination,

do you understand herd,

 

[achieve]

is it worth I write further I
downloaded the single file extension

where is best I put the quote of you instructions?

or - I recently made all my bookmarks - about 20 new ones over 7 days related entirely to bitcoin
do you understand?
is that bad?

It's great to hear from you again! My apologies for the slow reply; I haven't been on the forums much lately. Thank you for reading my post so carefully and asking such thoughtful questions. It helps me understand exactly where the friction is.

I can see you're feeling stuck, which is a completely normal part of building a system that truly works for you. Let's forget about all the big, abstract ideas for a moment and focus on solving one small problem first: the browser tabs.

You identified the core issue perfectly: deciding what to do with each tab is exhausting. So, let's create a very simple, mechanical rule for it.

A Simple Rule for Browser Tabs​

At the end of the day, when you want to close your browser, look at each tab one by one and ask this simple question:

"Do I absolutely need the content of this page for a specific, active project?"

• If the answer is YES:
  
  • Use the SingleFile extension you downloaded. This saves a perfect copy of the page.
  • Save that HTML file directly into the folder you use for that project's reference material.
  • Then, close the tab. The information is safe.
    (You asked if HTML is a text editor. Think of an HTML file as a self-contained webpage. You can just double-click it, and it will open perfectly in your browser, even if you're offline.)
• If the answer is NO (but you still think "maybe I'll need this later"):
  
  • This is where a little bit of upfront organization helps. I suggest you take a one-time action: clean up your bookmarks and create a simple folder structure. It doesn't have to be perfect. Something like Work, Personal, Hobbies, Shopping, To Read is a great start.
  • Now, when you have a tab you want to save, just bookmark it and put it in the most relevant folder.
  • Then, close the tab. It’s filed away for later, not cluttering your screen.
• If it doesn't fit YES or NO:
  
  • Just close it. No guilt. Let it go.You still have your browse history.

This way, the decision is simple. You don't have to decide if it's a "next action." You only decide if you need to keep the content.

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To answer a couple of your other specific questions:

• The "Button Widget" . You're right, I should have been more specific! On my Android phone, I use an app called Macrodroid to create a shortcut button on my home screen. When I press it, a box pops up to type in, and it saves directly to my inbox file. But the specific app doesn't matter. The idea is just to have a "quick capture" shortcut, which many apps offer.
• "Distilling" ideas.You asked if it means sorting, and that's a good way to put it. "Distilling" is about creating a summary or an index of your raw ideas. Imagine you have a long book (all your old notes). You don't need to re-read the whole book every time. Instead, you create a table of contents or a short summary (that's the "distilled" part). This allows you to quickly find what's important without having to delete the original book. The old records are still there if you need them, but you're not carrying their full weight in your mind.

Please don't try to fix everything at once.

 

[TimBourne]

It's great to hear from you again! My apologies for the slow reply; I haven't been on the forums much lately. Thank you for reading my post so carefully and asking such thoughtful questions. It helps me understand exactly where the friction is.

I can see you're feeling stuck, which is a completely normal part of building a system that truly works for you. Let's forget about all the big, abstract ideas for a moment and focus on solving one small problem first: the browser tabs.

You identified the core issue perfectly: deciding what to do with each tab is exhausting. So, let's create a very simple, mechanical rule for it.

A Simple Rule for Browser Tabs​

At the end of the day, when you want to close your browser, look at each tab one by one and ask this simple question:

"Do I absolutely need the content of this page for a specific, active project?"

• If the answer is YES:
  • Use the SingleFile extension you downloaded. This saves a perfect copy of the page.

yes
a perfect copy

• • Save that HTML file directly into the folder you use for that project's reference material.

folder you use
made me think - my life would be better using the ABC folder system?

• • Then, close the tab. The information is safe.
    (You asked if HTML is a text editor. Think of an HTML file as a self-contained webpage. You can just double-click it, and it will open perfectly in your browser, even if you're offline.)

right?

• If the answer is NO (but you still think "maybe I'll need this later"):
  • This is where a little bit of upfront organization helps. I suggest you take a one-time action: clean up your bookmarks and create a simple folder structure. It doesn't have to be perfect. Something like Work, Personal, Hobbies, Shopping, To Read is a great start.

simple folder structure for bookmarks?

• • Now, when you have a tab you want to save, just bookmark it and put it in the most relevant folder.

relevant ?

• • Then, close the tab. It’s filed away for later, not cluttering your screen.
• If it doesn't fit YES or NO:
  • Just close it. No guilt. Let it go.You still have your browse history.

just close,

This way, the decision is simple. You don't have to decide if it's a "next action." You only decide if you need to keep the content.

---

To answer a couple of your other specific questions:

• The "Button Widget" . You're right, I should have been more specific! On my Android phone, I use an app called Macrodroid to create a shortcut button on my home screen. When I press it, a box pops up to type in, and it saves directly to my inbox file. But the specific app doesn't matter. The idea is just to have a "quick capture" shortcut, which many apps offer.

I don't use android- so this idea probably wouldn't apply to me?

• "Distilling" ideas.You asked if it means sorting, and that's a good way to put it. "Distilling" is about creating a summary or an index of your raw ideas.

summary

• Imagine you have a long book (all your old notes). You don't need to re-read the whole book every time.

don't re read

• Instead, you create a table of contents or a short summary (that's the "distilled" part). This allows you to quickly find what's important without having to delete the original book. The old records are still there if you need them, but you're not carrying their full weight in your mind.

Please don't try to fix everything at once.

you can't fix everything at once
herd,
thanks?

L I wrote I scanned over?