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organization

How I Finally Tamed My Chaotic Files

Annyce Davis

The author describes a shift from organizing knowledge in complex systems to preserving decision-making processes through a two-part system: OneNote for a chronological decision log and OneDrive as a functional execution engine. This approach enhances decision-making clarity and efficiency,...

Johnny Decimal System

Andre Franca

I discovered the Johnny Decimal System a short while ago, thanks to a great write-up I stumbled across by Kristof Zerbe. The title “Emerging from the Abyss” resonated to me, as my digital life has always been a “Where did I put that?”, split across local and cloud drives, and random folders....

Codename: The Vortex

attentivearchive

Photo by Joyce Hankins on Unsplash Tap here to jump down to the TL;DR It's been a surprisingly, suspiciously good morning. You've successfully navigated the floordrobe to find something clean and relatively wrinkle-free, remembered to brush your teeth, pack a real lunch (that sandwich is...

Tracking household tasks

Daniel Perelman

The problem# The new year is a traditional time for adopting new organizational schemes, among other oft-broken promises to oneself of improved habits. In that vein, I recently adopted a new system for managing my TODO list. Managing a household involves a lot of infrequent tasks that are easy to...

My Writing and Planning Process

Posts by Ashlee M Boyer

When I first started seriously writing in early 2019, it was because I committed to a 30-day blogging challenge. My main goal of this challenge was to see if I even liked blogging and sharing my ideas so publicly. I'm still here and telling you about my process, so hopefully it's clear that I like...

Throw All of your Email Subscriptions in the Garbage

Posts by Ashlee M Boyer

I do. not. care. about inbox zero. :) Too often, it becomes less about efficiently managing your inbox and more about rushing to have no emails for any reason. I prefer to make sure I'm adequately handling messages instead of emptying my box. But still, my number one tip for a clean inbox? Get rid...