Research Inbox Triage Loop

Create a fast loop for deciding whether an incoming source becomes a note, a bookmark, a question, or a dead end. It connects to Shared Reading Room with Idea Trails, Source Pack Template for Collaborators.

Working moves

• Use one pass to assign each source a fate instead of pretending everything deserves a full read immediately.
• Capture why a source matters before it disappears into a reading backlog with no context.
• Link sources to an active note or an active question whenever possible so the inbox stays tied to real work.

Why it matters

A triage loop keeps research from turning into passive hoarding and gives later collaborators a clean trail of why sources were saved.