To pick up a project again, you rarely need to reread its entire history. You are looking for the context, the latest decision and the next point to deal with. Useful memory works as a shortcut to those reference points.
IN SHORT
- Keep each piece of information with where it came from.
- Link to the reference document rather than duplicating it.
- Plan to correct or forget what becomes wrong.
Keep information with its context
A preference, a constraint or a decision is best kept together with its origin. Add the name of the project or the source it relates to.
A line such as “direct tone, no jargon” is more useful when it states which content and which audience it applies to.
Link rather than duplicate
When the reference document already exists, say where to find it. Avoid multiplying copies that could later drift apart.
Your note can sum up the key point and keep a link to its source. The summary doesn’t necessarily replace reading the document.
Template note: “Context / Decision / Source / Still open”. Four lines to pick up the thread.
Make room for correction
A remembered piece of information can become outdated. Plan to change or remove it as the project evolves.
Memory should help you work, not freeze an interpretation. The date it was last checked and the person responsible can be useful when you know them.
In Inkore
In Inkore, “What Inkore remembers” lists the preferences you have chosen to keep, for the space and project concerned. Nothing is added without your approval, and each preference can be forgotten. See the product.
Frequently asked questions
Does an AI assistant remember everything?
It shouldn’t. Useful memory keeps chosen preferences and decisions, along with where they came from, and lets you correct or forget them. Keeping everything creates an archive that is hard to check, and outdated information then slips back into the work without anyone noticing.