The PARA Organization Method
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The PARA Organization Method

Created
Aug 14, 2022 09:48 PM
Language
English
Summary
How all my notes are organized.
Attention Status
A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information

The Top-Level Categories

  • (P) Projects: series of tasks related to a goal with some deadline.
    • E.g.: Write blog post; Develop Kwik-Ecommerce with layered architecture; Make presentation on better Controller usage.
  • (A) Areas of responsibility: spheres of activity with a standard to be maintained over time.
    • E.g.: Backend Development; Finance; Writing; Frontend Development; DevOps.
  • (R) Resources: topics or themes of ongoing interest
    • E.g.: SEO; Cat Health; Healthy Habits;
  • (A) Archive: inactive items from the other categories
    • I.e.: a completed or abandoned project; areas that you no longer wish to maintain; resources that you’ve lost interest in.

Questions

  • Shouldn’t “Projects” be inside “Areas of Responsibility”? Context-wise, yes; but it’s impractical. Projects are supposed to be changed more frequently and focused. Areas can have an infinity of data, which will increase the cognitive load to your brain.
  • What is the difference between Areas of Responsibility and Resources? The only difference is your commitment to them. Resources will contain everything you are interest, but no too invested to consider a big part of your life. Areas, on the other hand, are things important for you. Like a side-hustle you’re betting will be your main source of income, your relationships with people you what to keep besides you, a topic you study frequently and has deep impact in your life.

Source

  • https://fortelabs.co/blog/para/