Memex Taxonomy

This taxonomy keeps the second brain searchable and useful without becoming bureaucratic.

Note types

Use type in YAML front matter.

Recommended values:

• memex_ingest — synthesized note created from one or more sources
• book_note — structured book synthesis
• article_note — article or essay synthesis
• meeting_note — private meeting or conversation synthesis
• mental_model — reusable thinking model
• strategy_note — company, market, or geopolitical strategy note
• question — durable strategic or philosophical question
• map — synthesis across multiple notes

Tag rules

Tags should be useful for retrieval, not exhaustive.

Good tags usually represent:

• person: Alex Karp, Charlie Munger
• organization: Palantir, <your-company>
• domain: AI, digital banking, national security
• concept: deterrence, compounding, inversion
• geography: Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia
• project: The Latticework Project, Clear Thinker's Path

Avoid tags that are too generic:

• interesting
• notes
• important
• misc

Suggested strategic domains

• AI and sovereign capability
• Digital banking infrastructure
• Emerging markets
• Regulation and institutional design
• Capital markets and IPO readiness
• Leadership and talent density
• Mental models and clear thinking
• Long games and compounding
• Geopolitics and hard power

Front matter standard

---
title: ""
type: memex_ingest
ingested_at: "YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+03:00"
source_files: []
tags: []
---

Optional fields:

author: ""
source_url: ""
created_at: ""
updated_at: ""
status: draft|active|archived
confidence: low|medium|high
related: []

Review rules

During review, ask:

1. Is this tag still useful?
2. Are two tags synonyms that should merge?
3. Does this item belong in a larger map?
4. Has this idea affected a real decision?
5. Should this be archived?