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I'm currently trying out the PARA note organisation method and it seems really nice. I have it on my digital notes and now working it in on my analog ones. Not that I have alot of analog notes yet.. Haha the image is of some projects I've written down

PARA has 4 main categories:

  • Projects - whatever you are working on or plan to
  • Areas - extra long projects, we're talking years
  • Resources - gather relevant information
  • Archive - stuff you don't need right now

They are sorted by how actionable they are! Most actionable at top. Neat huh?

Projects are things you are activly working on, like a sewing project or building a green house for your garden.

Areas can be things like personal health, info about your house, things that needs to be kept track of. That greenhouse project can trinkle down here when finished. This contains more "active" info.

Resources are more information gathering. So you don't have to add it to all projects. This contains more "passive" info.

Archive is where you put things you don't have use for anymore but don't want to throw away. Maybe you want look to back or use it at another time in your life?

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[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

So, did it pan out? Let's see that knitted (or how you translate virkad) scarf!

[-] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Crochet :D "sticka" is knitting

It currently looks like this:

And this is the plan:

The end result should be just over 2m, so I have a lot to do with this project

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Fantastic😍!

That's going to be a loong scarf!

As a swede living in france, it's "crochet" in french too, that's probably why I didn't figure it out 😅

[-] CoffeeTails@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

ooh, languages are confusing! haha

And hello fellow Swede \o/

I love loooong scarfs, so much more cozy!!

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