6.5 Module 6 · AI Note-Taking & Knowledge

Building Your Knowledge Base

Knowledge base design workshop — define your domains, create a taxonomy, and generate the prompts to maintain your system weekly.

Knowledge Base Designer Maintenance Prompt Generator

Knowledge Base Designer

Design your personal knowledge architecture in four steps. Define domains, map sub-topics, draw connections, and choose your tools.

Step 1: Define Your Knowledge Domains

Add 3-7 domain labels representing your main areas of focus. These become the pillars of your knowledge base.

Maintenance Prompt Generator

Generate AI prompts for weekly and monthly knowledge base maintenance. Keep your system alive and growing.

Weekly Routine
  • Review inbox/capture folder
  • Process untagged notes
  • Link new notes to existing ones
  • Archive completed project notes
Monthly Routine
  • Review domain coverage
  • Prune outdated notes
  • Identify emerging themes
  • Update taxonomy if needed
Weekly Processing Prompt

Monthly Review Prompt

Quarterly Evolution Prompt

Maintenance Calendar
Weekly Review Monthly Review

Key insight: A knowledge base without maintenance becomes a knowledge graveyard. The system needs two rhythms: weekly processing (turn raw captures into structured notes) and monthly review (ensure the structure still serves your work). AI makes maintenance sustainable — what used to take an hour of sorting and linking can be done in 15 minutes with the right prompts. Schedule it like you'd schedule a meeting with your most important colleague: yourself.