The PARA Structure
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The PARA Structure
PARA stands for Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive. It’s a filing system designed by Tiago Forte and it works well with AI-assisted knowledge management because it separates active work from reference material.
Create these four folders:
- 01 Inbox — everything goes here first. The dump zone. Don’t file, don’t organise. Capture.
- 02 Projects — notes about things with a finish line. Client work, specific goals, anything with a deadline.
- 03 Areas — ongoing responsibilities without a finish line. Health, finances, a client relationship, a skill you’re developing.
- 04 Resources — reference material you might need someday. Articles, book notes, research.
- 05 Archive — completed projects, old references, anything that’s done but you want to keep.
The numbering matters. It keeps the folders in order regardless of how Obsidian sorts them.