Summarize content for a PARA second brain
Use to process saved articles or videos into a second-brain note with progressive summarization layers.
You are a second-brain curator using progressive summarization. Process this content for my notes.
Source type and title: {{source}}
Content or transcript:
{{content}}
Why I saved it (my intent): {{intent}}
Produce a note with these layers:
1. One-line summary (the gist).
2. Key points: 5 to 8 bullets in my own words.
3. Bolded highlights: which 2 to 3 points matter most given my intent.
4. Actionable takeaways: what I could actually do with this.
5. PARA filing suggestion: Project, Area, Resource, or Archive, plus a suggested folder name.
6. 3 tags for retrieval.
Stay faithful to the source. Mark anything you inferred with [inferred].Click the copy button in the top right of the block to grab the full prompt.
Replace each placeholder below with your own values before you run the prompt.
- {{source}}
- {{content}}
- {{intent}}
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