Does that summary really match your notes?
A free one-page checklist: eight questions, ten minutes, no app needed. Find out what a summary of your notes dropped, mixed up or made up.
One email with your checklist, then two short ones about Branchwell. Unsubscribe any time. Made by a small team in Clearwater, FL.
The problem
You gave your notes to a tool, or a person, and got a tidy summary back. It sounds sure of itself. But sources get mixed up, disagreements get smoothed over, and your own points can quietly disappear. You usually find out after you've made the decision.
- Spot claims that no note actually backs up, so you don't build a plan on them.
- See where two of your sources disagree, so you decide which to trust instead of a summary deciding for you.
- Keep your own thinking separate from everything else, so you can always say what was yours.
Who this is for
Students, researchers, writers and anyone planning something from a pile of notes, highlights and documents. If you've ever thought "wait, where did that come from?", this is for you.
What's inside
- Eight questions to test any summary, outline or mind map against your original notes
- A three-mark system: yours, from a source, or can't tell
- How to spot a disagreement between sources before it spoils a plan
- A way to ask "who argues against this?" without making up comfort
- A worked example you can follow in two minutes
- A score at the end so you know what to fix first
About the app
Branchwell is a private mind-mapping workspace that keeps the habits from the checklist for you. Every node shows whether it's yours, from a source or suggested, and every change can be undone. Your notes stay in your browser. No account, no upload.
Get the 10-minute source check
One email with your checklist, then two short ones about Branchwell. Unsubscribe any time.