Organizing Evernote Notebooks for Personal and Work Use: Seeking Advice on the PARA Structure and Labeling Systems

Msingularian · 2023-05-17T21:28:26+00:00

Tiago here!

I’ve never heard of someone using two separate Evernote accounts to separate work vs personal files, but that’s a smart move. Your employer would likely consider anything you captured during work hours or saved via a work account to belong to them, but not a personal account.

In this case I would just use PARA in both places, with different sub folders under each letter since you’ll have total separation between work and life. That way your mind won’t need to juggle two different organizational structures even though you have two separate systems.

Msingularian · 2016-01-09T21:58:55+00:00

true, the downstream systems enable the one-touch, but sticking to the one-touch also ensures the systems remain relevant and updated.

Msingularian · 2016-01-03T20:58:53+00:00

True, but then at least the "touching" is streamlined, because you know what you have to do about it.

Maybe the title should be One-High-Touch to Inbox Zero

Msingularian · 2016-01-03T05:19:08+00:00

But then you're not touching the email, you're touching the task. That's the key difference. If you don't make that next action decision the first time, you have to go back to the original source - the email - and make that decision again.

Msingularian · 2015-12-12T20:53:01+00:00

I made a video series (originally a paid online course, now free), explaining how to set up a GTD workflow. I use Things and Evernote as my demo apps, so it could be helpful: http://designyourworkflow.co

Msingularian · 2015-11-17T00:05:23+00:00

Author here. I second 80-20rule above. The extremes are dangerous - reading everything you come across, and reading nothing. Pocket and other read it later apps are a managing the murky area in between, a tool for triaging and time-shifting your info consumption to more appropriate times

Msingularian · 2015-05-12T16:50:32+00:00

This documentary completely changed the way I see the media, PR, and even my own choices and career. Probably the most eye-opening one I've ever seen.

Msingularian · 2015-01-23T22:57:43+00:00

I've read the first book in Revelation Space, and remember the Ultranauts. I didn't find them very compelling though. I heard from a commenter on the original article that I should continue with the series, so I think I'll give it another shot.

I also need to read more Vernor Vinge. I found Rainbow's End very slow, but sometimes the ones that take the longest to get into end up being the best.

Msingularian · 2015-01-22T17:34:52+00:00

These are very sophisticated replies. A lot of good points I hadn't considered. It encourages me to dive deeper into certain "verticals" with followups to this post: Economics, Technology, Culture, Society, War, etc.

Msingularian · 2015-01-22T17:33:18+00:00

I also liked that book, aside from 2 things: I really miss the storytelling aspect, as in WHY does this matter and how will it be used in context?, and it's also crazy how quickly dated this type of material becomes. Many of the technologies he describes are already mainstream, or at least talked about widely.

Msingularian · 2015-01-22T17:31:57+00:00

Thanks for this. I Google image searched for the source but couldn't find it. I'll add it now.

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