PARA方法。组织数字信息的通用系统

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Imagine for a moment the perfect organizational system. One that supported and enhanced the work you do, telling you exactly where to put a piece of information, and exactly where to find it when you needed it.

想象一下，一个完美的组织系统。一个支持和加强你工作的系统，告诉你确切地把一个信息放在哪里，以及在你需要时确切地在哪里找到它。

This system would have to be:

这个系统将必须是。

universal, encompassing any conceivable kind of information from any source
普遍性，包括任何来源的任何可以想象的信息种类
flexible, able to work with any project or activity you take on, now and in the future
灵活，能够配合你现在和将来的任何项目或活动
simple, not requiring any time-consuming maintenance, cataloguing, tagging, or reorganizing beyond a bare minimum
简单，不需要任何耗时的维护、编目、标记或重组，只需要最低限度的维护、编目、标记或重组。
actionable, integrating seamlessly with task management and project management methods
可操作性，与任务管理和项目管理方法无缝整合
cross-platform, able to be used with any application, now existing or yet to be developed
跨平台，能够与任何现有或尚未开发的应用程序一起使用
outcome-oriented, structuring information in a way that supports the delivery of valuable work
以结果为导向，以支持交付有价值工作的方式构建信息
modular, allowing different levels of detail to be hidden or revealed, depending on the needs of the current task
模块化，允许根据当前任务的需要，隐藏或显示不同层次的细节
opportunistic, in the good sense, taking advantage of work already being performed, instead of requiring dedicated overhead time
机会主义，在良好的意义上，利用已经在进行的工作，而不是需要专门的开销时间

I believe I’ve developed a system for organizing digital information that meets all these requirements. After several years of introducing it to a wide variety of people, I’m confident that it works. In this post I will attempt to show you how.

我相信我已经开发了一个符合所有这些要求的组织数字信息的系统。经过几年来向各种各样的人介绍它，我确信它是有效的。在这篇文章中，我将试图向你展示如何。

P.A.R.A. stands for Projects — Areas — Resources — Archives, the four top-level categories that encompass every type of information you might encounter in your work and life.

P.A.R.A.是指项目--领域--资源--档案，这四个顶级类别包含了你在工作和生活中可能遇到的每一种信息。

Let’s start with definitions. These are very precisely formulated:

让我们从定义开始。这些都是非常精确的表述。

A project is “a ...