This knowledge base was synthesized from ~2,100 Apple Notes. It maps the major themes, categories, and patterns across David Mendelovits's comedy writing, character work, performance notes, and personal reflections.

| Article | What It Covers | |---|---| | claude-brain/Jewish-Identity | All-boys school, rabbis, off the derech, circumcision, antisemitism, Borscht Belt | | claude-brain/Sex-and-Dating | Virginity, Kegels, performance anxiety, condoms, "She Comes First", dating apps | | claude-brain/Dating-Apps-and-Tech | Hinge, AI matchmakers, chess-as-dating, dating platform ideas | | claude-brain/Circus-and-Physical-Comedy | Juggling, acrobatics, backflips, clown work, Cirque/burlesque, stilts | | claude-brain/ADHD-and-Mental-Health | ADHD as drug dealer bit, bipolar, therapy, adderall, anxious optimist | | claude-brain/Future-and-Sci-Fi-Bits | Jew from the future, sex robots, toaster wife, dolphin mob, time travel rules | | claude-brain/AI-and-Tech-Comedy | AI blackface, AI dating apps, AI artist, Waymo, ChatGPT political alignments | | claude-brain/Characters | Clown archetypes, Smoking Joe, "Athena the hacker", character zoo | | claude-brain/Self-Deprecation-and-Insecurity | Height, chest hair, being single, anxious optimist, "I'm not like other guys" | | claude-brain/Set-Lists-and-Show-Notes | Recurring Friday/Monday files, set prep documents, show feedback | | claude-brain/Recurring-Themes | Cross-cutting patterns, obsessions, signature moves | | claude-brain/Best-Ideas | Curated list of most developed, most promising material |

The notes use these frontmatter tags: - `joke` — standalone joke or two-liner - `concept` — undeveloped idea or premise - `set` — performance-ready material - `longform` — extended transcripts or developed bits - `brainstorm` — scatter-shot lists - `jewish` / `adhd` / `sex` / `relationships` / `ai` / `politics` / `health` / `religion` / `immigrant`

- For best standalone bits: start with claude-brain/Best-Ideas - For thematic writing sessions: pick a topic article - For character work: claude-brain/Characters - For connecting related ideas: claude-brain/Recurring-Themes - All source notes live in `Apple Notes/` folder and are linked using `Note NameThis file never made it to this site. There's some truly random shit I write in my notes and I can't share it all.` format