memoryinsight-distillationlisted

# Insight Distillation > *"Three captures is a pattern. Five is a framework. Seven is a signature. Count."* ## When This Skill Activates - Periodic review sessions — weekly, monthly, quarterly - Keywords: *distill*, *synthesize captures*, *monthly review*, *what did I learn*, *connect the dots*, *pattern across notes* - Default for: Starlight Second Brain - Composes with: memory/knowledge-synthesis, intelligence/pattern-recognition, memory/vault-management ## What This Skill Does Turns raw captures into reusable frameworks. Captures are cheap; frameworks are portable IP. Distillation is the process of noticing the signal across the noise — patterns captured ≥3 times become named, documented, ready-to-reuse frameworks. Distillation runs on three cadences: - **Weekly** (lightweight, 15 min of the 30-min review): cluster inbox + new captures by theme; identify emerging patterns - **Monthly** (90 min dedicated session): elevate validated patterns to named frameworks; archive raw captures - **Quarterly** (half-day integration): cross-reference against Genius Profile; propose evolution or net-new frameworks ## Core Principles 1. **Count occurrences, don't vibe.** A pattern is only real at ≥3 occurrences across the window. Two is coincidence. One is anecdote. Inherited from Genius excavation — the rule is the same for personal ongoing capture as it is for one-time excavation. 2. **Distill before you dedupe.** Two captures saying similar things is a signal; one "master note"