Definitionv1
Ubiquitous capture tools: capture tools that are available
Ubiquitous capture tools: capture tools that are available in every context where thinking occurs — desk, commute, shower, conversation, bed — such that no gap exists between where thoughts arise and where they can be externalized within seconds
Why This Is a Definition
This defines 'ubiquitous capture tools' by establishing the precise semantic boundary: tools must be present in ALL contexts where thinking happens, not just convenient or usually available ones. The definition distinguishes it from mere convenience by emphasizing the structural requirement that capture tools meet you where thinking happens, and that the contexts where most original thinking occurs are systematically the ones where capture tools are absent. It uses the term 'ubiquitous' in its precise technical sense as present everywhere in the relevant contexts.