The Virlow blog
Notes on working with your notes.
Practical notes on privacy, AI workflows, and note-taking.
Write project notes your future self can use
A project-note template for recording what was decided, why it changed, who owns the next step, and which questions are still open.
What happens to your private notes when you connect an AI assistant?
Encryption protects stored notes. Connecting an assistant introduces another boundary: who can read the content returned by its tools.
A weekly note review: keep, act, or archive
Review an existing collection of notes: keep useful reference, give unfinished work a next action, and move outdated material out of the active pile.