🎛️ How to Use Deep Insight
Open inFin, enter "Note Insights," pick a range, choose a perspective, and let it do the rest.
Three steps. That's it.
Step 1: Pick a Range
Insight is a conversation with yourself, so first decide "which notes to bring to this conversation."
Common ways to choose:
- By time: the last week, the last month — good for periodic self-review;
- By tag: e.g.
#Work/Transition,#Personal Notes— good for seeing the full picture of a topic; - By type: voice notes only, or clippings only — good for seeing the structure of your input;
- All notes: the widest span, and the easiest way to see long-term patterns.
💡 Suggestion: for the first time, pick "Last Month" + one of the tags you use most often. Too large a range and the insight loses focus; too small and you can't see the pattern.
Step 2: Pick a Perspective
Six perspectives, six different keys. See Six Perspectives.
Not sure which to pick? Here's a mapping:
| How you're feeling right now | Suggested perspective |
|---|---|
| Can't put your finger on what's been off lately | Inner Compass |
| Don't know what you really want | Value Mining |
| Your thinking has shifted a lot, want to see the arc | Thought Trail |
| Always tired, but can't say why | Energy |
| Keep going around the same place | Mindset |
| Been thinking a long time, just haven't moved | Action Guide |
Step 3: Wait a Moment, Then Read
Generation takes a little time (depending on the volume and range of notes). When it's done, you'll get a piece of writing that belongs only to you.
It might make you pause, it might make you want to argue back, it might make you stop at a sentence for a long time.
That feeling — that's being seen.
After You Get the Result
- Copy: copy the text directly and paste it anywhere;
- Export: export as image, text, or MD. See Insight History & Export;
- Revisit: every insight is saved in your history, ready to flip back through;
- Run it again: running the same batch of notes through a different perspective often reveals something completely different.
A Few Tips for Better Use
- Wait until you have 30 notes before trying. With too few notes, the insight can only see so much. Note first, then look for insight.
- Switch perspectives on the same range, run it several times. Six keys open the same door, and you see different rooms.
- Bring a question. "Why do I keep hesitating over the same thing lately?" — with a question first, the insight has somewhere to land.
- Disagree if you disagree. Insight isn't a conclusion, it's a mirror. If you think it's wrong, that itself is useful information.
FAQ
Q: Will the insight use all my notes? Currently yes. We're working on a feature to let you pick the range; you'll pick how much, it sees how much.
Q: Does it need a network? Yes.
Q: Is the result accurate? It only states things that truly exist in your notes, but "interpretation" has no standard answer. We suggest treating it as the start of a conversation with yourself, not a verdict. See Two Rules and Boundaries.
Q: Can free users use it? Not supported.
Q: Will an insight change my notes? No. It only reads, it doesn't write. Your original notes always stay original.
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