PARA setup guide

Category: playbook

A quick guide for creating a PARA structure.

Projects

Create folders or spaces for active projects. Each project should have a clear outcome and next milestone.

Areas

Create areas for ongoing responsibilities that need maintenance, such as health, finances, team, home, or learning.

Resources

Use resources for topics that may become useful later but are not tied to active outcomes.

Archives

Move inactive material to archives so it stays searchable without cluttering active work.

Operating rule

Organize just enough to use the material. just-in-time-organization is usually better than perfect structure up front.

Related pages

• para
• tiago-forte
• weekly-review

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