Find recurring patterns across sources
Surface themes, structures, and behaviors that show up in source after source — even when nobody names them directly.
Category: Research · Best for: Researchers, analysts, trend hunters
Prompt
Identify the recurring patterns across every source in this notebook — the things that keep showing up but that no single source explicitly names. Look for: - Repeated language or framing used to describe the same thing. - Cause-and-effect chains that appear in multiple sources. - Common roles, actors, or archetypes that recur. - Repeated failure modes or success conditions. - Implicit timelines or sequences that match across sources. For each pattern: - Give it a short, memorable name. - List the sources where it appears, with a short quote from each. - Rate the pattern's strength: [strong] (4+ sources with direct evidence), [moderate] (2–3 sources), or [suggestive] (present but could be coincidence). - Explain what the pattern suggests that no individual source quite spells out. For the strongest pattern, describe what you would expect to find in a new source about this topic if the pattern is real — a concrete, testable prediction. Skip anything that any single source already calls out by name. The whole point is to surface what only becomes visible across the set.
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