Applying PARA

As an exercise, create four folders on your computer and number them.

1. Projects and Pending: This is where your projects live. It could be clients, team initiatives, or divided sections of your workload.
2. Areas of Interest: This is a pile of things that never end, such as an infinitely-expanding folder called "Photos" or hobbies.
3. Research Material. These are worth keeping, such as articles to "read later", resources, or "important discoveries."
4. Archives. The stuff you're not currently using but want to keep around.