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I spent some time cleaning up folders during this rare snow day we had today. To organize these folders, I’m using the PARA Method.
PARA has four main folders:
- Projects
- Areas
- Resources
- Archive
I made a folder today named “1.21.25 - Archive” and dragged any loose files I saw lying around into that dated archive folder. After, I moved “1.21.25 - Archive” into the main Archive folder. From there, I started grabbing anything related to my album and moved into the Nomad folder in Projects.
Here’s a glimpse of the folder structure for my new album. While organizing, I learned that I had 116 drafts/ideas already recorded.
Get in touch if you want to hear a few drafts. I’m open to feedback as I build out this album’s story.
The focus this week has been inside of Apple Notes. Making folders for all the areas in my life, putting them in alphabetical order, and putting emojis in front. Having all of these folders in order like this, and knowing that the folder exists, makes it easy to find what I’m looking for.
Above this alphabetical is current projects that I’m working on (I have those hidden in the photo). The active projects are shared with the person I’m collaborating with. It’s at the very top so I can jump right to it when I need it.
Underneath all these folders is an Archive folder. When I’m done with a note or folder, I put it in the archive folder.
(This structure is a remix of Tiago Forte’s, from Building a Second Brain book.)