Unload your mind with brain-dumps
How to use brain-dumps
Let's say that you're brainstorming ideas for how to improve database performance and just want to get thoughts down fast and messy.
Hit cmd / ctrl
N
to create a new unnamed stash. This untitled stash will live in Home where you can find it by chronology easily.
![Start your brain dump with cmd-n](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fdocs%2Fuse-cases%2Fbraindumps-cmd-n.gif&w=3840&q=75)
It's currently unnamed but since you want to start dumping your thoughts right away, that's fine.
Now you can create some notes!
![Add notes to your brain dump](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fdocs%2Fuse-cases%2Fbraindumps-add-notes.gif&w=3840&q=75)
Once you're done getting your ideas down, you can reprioritize. Use drag and drop to move notes around.
Or you can use your keyboard to re-order your notes. Use cmd / ctrl
↑
to move a note.
![Reorder your notes with cmd-up](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fdocs%2Fuse-cases%2Fbraindumps-reordering.gif&w=3840&q=75)
After you've followed up on some items, you can mark them as done by hitting the X
key.
![Mark notes as done with X](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fdocs%2Fuse-cases%2Fbraindumps-mark-as-done.gif&w=3840&q=75)
You can name your note to make it easier to pick up on later. Use shift
E
to edit the name without leaving your keyboard. Alternatively, you can click the title area with your mouse.
![Rename your note with cmd-k](/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fdocs%2Fuse-cases%2Fbraindumps-rename-title-cmd-k.gif&w=3840&q=75)