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--- visibility: public-edit --- # sources and methodology where this wiki's content came from and how to find more. ## sources ### neurotech startup internship (summer 2025) Apple Notes reflections from a summer interning at a neurotech startup. the richest source — covers workflow, mentality, team dynamics, impostor syndrome, and the operational patterns that became [[startup-workflow]]. these notes were raw and unstructured. the best insights came from re-entry reflections (see [[startup-workflow]]) and personal processing notes written late at night. ### IdeaFlow reflections (feb-apr 2026) 100+ #reflection entries and 47 #operation entries from IdeaFlow. these cover the period after the internship — applying lessons learned, finding new ones, and dealing with the meta-problem of [[operation-optimization]]. most useful: the #operation entries, which capture real-time observations about how i'm working. #reflection entries are more polished but sometimes less honest. ### other Apple Notes scattered reflections from math competitions ([[team-dynamics]]), vibe coding sessions ([[vibe-coding]]), and general life processing. less structured than the other sources but contain some of the rawest insights. ### moonflowers.xyz published notes on [moonflowers.xyz](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes). the [[modeling]] page draws directly from [a published note on modeling](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes/mDl1nG_N0t3-on-modeling). other relevant published pieces include [a note on optimized learning](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes/mWCmDjrZH--a-note-on-optimized-learning), poorly vibe coded apps, [operation big items](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes/YWtzu4HKbA-operation-big-items), rejection & connection, [reset options](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes/reset_options), and quotes. ### Joe Hudson / Art of Accomplishment concepts from [Joe Hudson's work](https://www.artofaccomplishment.com/) — the welcoming practice, inner critic vs. inner mentor, confidence from self-acceptance. these influenced [[confidence]], [[gratitude-and-appreciation]], and [[impostor-syndrome]]. ### direct experience some content (like [[resets]]) comes from strategies developed through direct experience and refined over time, not from any single source. ## how to search these sources - **Apple Notes**: search by keyword, but also browse by date — context matters - **IdeaFlow**: search #reflection and #operation tags. chronological browsing is useful. - **moonflowers.xyz**: browse [the notes section](https://www.moonflowers.xyz/notes) ## what was most useful the startup internship notes were by far the richest source. the combination of structured reflection (re-entry format) and unstructured processing (late-night notes) produced the deepest insights. the IdeaFlow entries are useful for the post-internship evolution of these ideas. the CEO's reflections (shared with the team) were surprisingly valuable — they provided frameworks (efficiency vs. productivity, energy expenditure, being forceful) that reframed my own experience.