# Building an Efficient Notes App Organization: Start Simple, Grow Smart ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article3.5c705a01b476.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[Jim Eagar]] - Full Title: Building an Efficient Notes App Organization: Start Simple, Grow Smart - Category: #articles - URL: https://www.inoreader.com/article/3a9c6e7793ec16dd-building-an-efficient-notes-app-organization-start-simple-grow-smart ## Highlights - John Gall, writing in 1975, stated, “A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over with a working simple system.” - “Never create an empty folder (or tag, or directory, or other container) before you have something to put in it.” The PARA Method, Tiago Forte