Throwing out weak ideas early saves the hours you would spend writing and recording them, and a fast test at the note stage costs almost nothing. Cut at the note, not at the edit.
A bank is stronger when the weak entries leave.
Can you say who it helps and what changes for them? Does it fit a pillar? Would you click it yourself? A note that fails all of these is not ready.
The point is not to be harsh. It is to keep your limited recording time pointed at ideas that can carry a full video.
Sometimes the idea is strong and the note is too thin to judge. In that case, add one line of detail and look again before you cut anything.
Deleting a strong idea because you wrote it down badly is the mistake you want to avoid.
Cutting a weak note costs a second. Cutting a weak script costs a weekend.
Do not erase everything you reject. Move the weak notes to a separate pile and check that pile every few months.
Ideas that seemed flat can become strong once you have a better angle or a new audience, so a graveyard is a reservoir rather than a trash can.
An idea bank beats inspiration because it turns scattered thoughts into a ready list you can reach for the moment you sit down to write a script.
Sorting ideas into buckets gives every note a home, so you can tell at a glance which content you have plenty of and which needs more attention.
A running ideas file only pays off when capturing notes stays effortless, so you need a single place and a rule that takes seconds to follow.
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