# The PARA Method

## Metadata
- Author: [[Tiago Forte]]
- Full Title: The PARA Method
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- the ultimate system for organizing your life is one that is actionable. ([Location 79](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=79))
- You have projects you’re actively working on—short-term efforts (whether in your work or personal life) ([Location 92](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=92))
- You have areas of responsibility—important parts of your work and life that require ongoing attention more broadly. ([Location 95](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=95))
- Then you have resources5 on a range of topics you’re interested in and learning about, ([Location 98](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=98))
- Finally, you have archives, which include anything from the previous three categories that is no longer active but you might want to save for future reference: ([Location 101](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=101))
- The system you use to organize information has to be so simple that it frees up your attention, instead of taking more of it. Your system must give you time, not take time. ([Location 111](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=111))
- This experience led me to form a new rule: never create an empty folder (or tag, or directory, or other container) before you have something to put in it. ([Location 275](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C2QPWBP4&location=275))