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I counted the places where I "save things for later". It was 11. I go back to almost none.
Last month I tried to find a recipe I was sure I'd saved. I checked Instagram saves, Safari reading list, WhatsApp "message to myself", screenshots, Notes, a Notion page, TikTok favourites… I never found it.
So I counted: 11 different places where I park things "for later". And the honest truth is that saving has become a way of *not* deciding. It feels like doing something, but nothing comes back out.
What helped a bit: picking ONE inbox and refusing to organize at capture time. No folders, no tags, just drop it there. Sorting later (or never) turned out to matter less than having everything in one place.
Curious how others handle this. Do you have a single place, or have you given up on "saving for later" altogether?
u/Diligent_Rutabaga904 — 11 days ago