I cannot begin to express my gratitude that you've done this on google drive and not Notion. Not only did I think this needed to be done in notion (which was very daunting) I have fantasized of organizing my drive, and this was the catalyst to do it. Thank you.
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I have a question. Let’s say in areas I have a folder for health could I then have sub folders for diet, workouts etc within them. I’m not sure if creating folders within folders is damaging to the PARA system or not?
Thanks Jonny - how do you organize delegated projects where you need to follow up? Is that in your active project list or is that in your areas? Also, if you have a project to do, but you’ve not yet actively started on it due to bandwidth, where do you keep related notes? Still in the projects area?
For the delegated projects, I would keep this in your projects folder (even in a new ‘Delegated Tasks’ folder) so you have everything you need there. It also means anytime you go into you projects you will see your delegated tasks which can be useful. By nature we can lots of areas going on so these delegated tasks might get lost if they were kept in an ‘Areas’ folder. I would also keep these notes in your projects folder (maybe in a nee folder called ‘Future Projects’). I know the idea of PARA is to have less folders but it’s also about making information easier to find and use which is why I would store future projects in your ‘Projects’ folder. Hopefully that helps out a bit!! If you need any more information, let me know!! 😊
Hi Lucas. I love using Google Drive for my PARA Method but I have been experimenting with Notion recently. My completely honest answer would be to try out both and see which one you prefer and which one fits into your workflow the best. Notion can take a lot of getting used to but has a lot of functionality whereas Google Drive offers simplicity with limited functionality. But definitely try them out for yourself first! Thanks for the comment and the really good question - I really appreciate it! 🙂
The beauty of PARA is that the more apps you use it on the bigger the impact it'll have on your life. I used it on Google drive first as that's an app I use the least. But I soon learned how powerful this simple method was when i was working on a project in Things 3 and I wanted to find something in drive. Because I was using the same naming convention in both apps, it was easy for me to find what I needed. I then linked to the correct folder for easier retrieval. I'm currently implementing it into my apple notes. Again, same naming convention as everything else so it's all one system spread through several apps. Sorry if I sound a little fanatical but PARA has literally been life changing for me. I've made real progress on several projects that had previously gone nowhere and I'm just a lil bit happier not having all that anxiety inducing digital mess around me. Honestly I almost cried when I looked and saw only 4 folders in my drive when before there were hundreds of random folders, pics, movies, docs etc. Get the book!
Just too many annoying sound effects taking focus away from what you talk about. Stopped watching after a few minutes. If you want me as a subscriber stop using all these sound effects.
I cannot begin to express my gratitude that you've done this on google drive and not Notion. Not only did I think this needed to be done in notion (which was very daunting) I have fantasized of organizing my drive, and this was the catalyst to do it. Thank you.
Glad you found this video useful - I really appreciate the comment too! 🙂
Hey Johnny, I'm finding your videos really useful and approachable. Thank you.
Hi Damien. Glad you are finding the videos useful!
Thanks for the comment - I really appreciate it!
Great video! Distilled the necessary steps into the PARA method easily
Thanks again for the comment! 👍🏼
Great video. Thanks for sharing. I have a question. Let’s say in areas I have a folder for health could I then have sub folders for diet, workouts etc within them. I’m not sure if creating folders within folders is damaging to the PARA system or not?
Really enjoyed the video, thanks
Glad you found it useful! Thanks for the comment too - I really appreciate it!
Thanks Jonny - how do you organize delegated projects where you need to follow up? Is that in your active project list or is that in your areas?
Also, if you have a project to do, but you’ve not yet actively started on it due to bandwidth, where do you keep related notes? Still in the projects area?
For the delegated projects, I would keep this in your projects folder (even in a new ‘Delegated Tasks’ folder) so you have everything you need there. It also means anytime you go into you projects you will see your delegated tasks which can be useful. By nature we can lots of areas going on so these delegated tasks might get lost if they were kept in an ‘Areas’ folder.
I would also keep these notes in your projects folder (maybe in a nee folder called ‘Future Projects’). I know the idea of PARA is to have less folders but it’s also about making information easier to find and use which is why I would store future projects in your ‘Projects’ folder.
Hopefully that helps out a bit!! If you need any more information, let me know!! 😊
@@JonnyBoyd thanks - will definitely give it a go - appreciate your comment
good content,buddy..tks
awesome video thank you
Glad you found it helpful! Thanks for the comment - I really appreciate it!
Great content! Do you think Google Drive is suitbale for the PARA method, or maybe it'd be better to use a note taking app like OneNote or Notion?
Hi Lucas. I love using Google Drive for my PARA Method but I have been experimenting with Notion recently. My completely honest answer would be to try out both and see which one you prefer and which one fits into your workflow the best.
Notion can take a lot of getting used to but has a lot of functionality whereas Google Drive offers simplicity with limited functionality. But definitely try them out for yourself first!
Thanks for the comment and the really good question - I really appreciate it! 🙂
Your thoughts on using Logseq or possible Obsidian? Thank you
Cool. I'm trying Google ecossystem and it's doing the job. Thank you@@JonnyBoyd
The beauty of PARA is that the more apps you use it on the bigger the impact it'll have on your life.
I used it on Google drive first as that's an app I use the least. But I soon learned how powerful this simple method was when i was working on a project in Things 3 and I wanted to find something in drive. Because I was using the same naming convention in both apps, it was easy for me to find what I needed. I then linked to the correct folder for easier retrieval.
I'm currently implementing it into my apple notes. Again, same naming convention as everything else so it's all one system spread through several apps.
Sorry if I sound a little fanatical but PARA has literally been life changing for me. I've made real progress on several projects that had previously gone nowhere and I'm just a lil bit happier not having all that anxiety inducing digital mess around me. Honestly I almost cried when I looked and saw only 4 folders in my drive when before there were hundreds of random folders, pics, movies, docs etc.
Get the book!
Are you Liverpudlian?
Nope! I'm from Northern Ireland although think I have some distant family from around Liverpool!
damn, that accent is so thicccccc. love the content!
Just too many annoying sound effects taking focus away from what you talk about. Stopped watching after a few minutes. If you want me as a subscriber stop using all these sound effects.
Thanks very much for the feedback - I really appreciate it! 👍🏽
What annoying sound effects? You shouldn't be a sub to any channel if the miniscule of a sound throws you off