The PARA Method

The PARA Method: The Simple System for Organizing Your Digital Life in Seconds

#organization #productivity

Author: Tiago Forte
Source: https://fortelabs.com/blog/para/

Summary

*PARA is a simple, comprehensive, yet extremely flexible system for organizing any type of digital information across any platform.

Takeaways

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Image: https://fortelabs.com/blog/para/

  1. Think of it as:

    • Project - a short term endeavor
    • Area - an area of responsibility where you might want to take ongoing surveillance over
    • Resource - a dump of resources that you might want to dive into in the future
    • Archive - finished projects, inactive areas or resources that have already been used

  2. It does not make sense to continue categorizing notes and documents into subject areas the same way we did during our academic careers, so we need actionable categories which are focused on the projects and goals that you are working on right now