# Docs by Amanda Mashburn

## Docs

- [Starting the pipeline early: a response to the DOE Genesis Mission RFI](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/article-DE-SC-26-016.md): A citizen response to the Department of Energy's 2026 RFI on AI workforce development, arguing that the talent pipeline for dual competency AI and science programs needs to begin in middle school – and proposing a framework to make that happen.
- [Building my online home](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/article-infrastructure.md): The infrastructure behind my personal site and knowledge base - plus the design principles and decisions that shaped it.
- [A note on stepping back from LinkedIn](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/article-linkedin.md): Why I stripped my LinkedIn profile down to a photo and redirect.
- [The case for documenting and sharing what you know](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/article-share-knowledge.md): Why knowledge should be shared – structured, evergreen, and free.
- [Updates](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/change-log.md): New pages, modifications, and general progress notes.
- [Books & Papers (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-books-and-papers.md): A personal library catalog and reading log – a detailed record of every book and paper you own, want to read, or have read.
- [Core Principles (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-core-principles.md): A personal philosophy database – a collection of guiding statements that inform how you make decisions, prioritize, and live.
- [Daily Planner & Log (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-daily-planner-log.md): A day-by-day operational database for planning, logging, and reflecting on each 24-hour period.
- [Knowledge Bank (DRAFT)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-knowledge-bank.md)
- [Life Log](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-life-log.md): Track life's details in one place – so you can remember, reflect, and leave something behind for those who come after you.
- [Opinion Bank (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-opinion-bank.md): A space for drafting, storing, and developing your own opinions and arguments on topics you care about.
- [People (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-people.md): A personal contacts and relationship database – a modern Rolodex that goes beyond a standard address book.
- [Places (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-places.md): A personal travel guide and location database – every place you've been, want to go, or want to remember, in one searchable collection.
- [Projects (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-projects.md): A flexible project tracker for anything that requires more than a single task to complete – from a few hours to multi-year undertakings.
- [Routines (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-routines.md): A database for managing repeating processes – from weekly reviews to seasonal checklists to annual rituals.
- [Things (PLACEHOLDER)](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/collection-things.md): A personal shopping and wish list database — a running catalog of items you want to buy, are considering, or have already purchased.
- [A note on Obsidian](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/extended-mind-Obsidian.md): An alternative tool for building an extended mind system.
- [The building blocks of your system](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/extended-mind-building-blocks.md): A crash course on how Notion is organized – and how the extended mind system lives inside it.
- [Notion database settings](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/extended-mind-database-defaults.md): How I configure databases, pages, metadata, and views – and why.
- [The case for an extended mind system](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/extended-mind-why.md): What it does for you and why it's worth building.
- [Overview](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/index-articles.md): Independent pieces on various topics.
- [Overview](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/index-change-log.md): What this change log is, why it exists, and how to use it.
- [Overview](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/index-extended-mind-system.md): A personal methodology for organizing information, managing projects, and thinking clearly. Built with Notion.
- [Overview](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/index-get-started.md)
- [License](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/license.md): Work licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- [Further reading](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/reference-further-reading.md): Books, thinkers, and ideas that shaped this system.
- [Life Event Types](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/reference-life-events.md): A reference guide to what belongs in your life log and details to capture.
- [Terminology](https://docs.amandamashburn.com/pages/reference-terms.md): Terms to familiarize yourself with across the Extended Mind System.

## Optional

- [amandamashburn.com](https://www.amandamashburn.com)
- [Notion Templates](https://amandamashburn.notion.site/extended-mind-system)
- [ISO 8601 Calendar](https://www.amandamashburn.com/calendar)