After an event
Nina, monthly design meetup. Organizes the group. Looking for a quieter venue. Promised library room contact. Ask next week if she found a space.
Template
A 2-minute note system for people you meet
Use this right after an event, coffee, intro, or group hang. The point is not to write a biography. The point is to save enough context to pick up where you left off.
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Name:
Where/how we met:
What we talked about:
Worth remembering:
Open loop:
Next follow-up:
Possible opener:
Name
Who is this about?
Where/how we met
Event, friend, group, city, or intro.
Context tags
New city, design meetup, tennis, former coworker.
What we talked about
The actual thread you want to remember.
One thing worth remembering
A detail that would feel thoughtful later.
Open loop
Something promised, pending, or worth checking on.
Next follow-up
When or why this should return.
Possible opener
A short message that picks up the thread.
Do-not-forget detail
Anything sensitive, important, or easy to lose.
Examples
Three notes that are useful later
A good contact note is short, specific, and safe to keep. It should help you continue the relationship without storing private material you do not need.
New in a city
Sam, Priya's housewarming. Moved from Chicago, looking for weekend tennis and low-key coffee near Prospect Park. Send Sunday tennis group link.
Friend plus colleague
Maya, former coworker. Planning Berlin move. Stressed about visa logistics. Ask how the lawyer search went before jumping into work updates.
Privacy boundary
Do not write down everything
Avoid private messages, sensitive facts, gossip, and anything you would not want the person to see. The useful note is a memory cue: where you met, what mattered, and what you promised.
Related guides
Use the note before the next interaction
These guides show what to save, how to remember event contacts, and how to write a warmer follow-up.
Template Contact notes template
A practical field list for saving the context you will need before the next interaction.
Examples Sample relationship briefsSee the output PeopleBrief is testing: context, open loops, and one warm next move.
Events For event-heavy weeksA page for people who meet new contacts at dinners, meetups, community events, and intros.
New city For rebuilding a networkA page for people trying to keep track of new friends, groups, and loose plans after moving.
Want this to come back before you see them again?
The app turns lightweight notes into short pre-interaction briefs, reminders, and warm follow-up prompts.