Building a Second Brain
The PARA method organizes digital information into four categories:
Projects
Short-term efforts with a clear deadline and definition of done.
Areas
Ongoing responsibilities with a standard to maintain over time.
Resources
Topics or themes of ongoing interest that may be useful in the future.
Archives
Inactive items from the other three categories.
The CODE Method
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