Second Brain Organizer

Design the simplest note system you'll actually maintain, with capture and weekly rituals.

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Help me design a second brain knowledge management system that I will actually use. Here is my context:

What I want to capture: {{what_to_capture}}
Tools I currently use or am open to: {{tools}}
How I best retrieve information: {{retrieval_style}}
How many notes I currently have (rough): {{note_count}}
Biggest frustration with my current note system: {{frustration}}

Design a second brain system that:
1. Uses the simplest possible folder or tagging structure for my use case
2. Defines a clear capture workflow (where notes go when I first take them)
3. Has a weekly processing ritual to file and connect new notes
4. Makes retrieval fast (defines how I find what I saved)
5. Grows with me without becoming a burden to maintain

Include a starter template for the top 3 note types I will use most.

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