The PARA Method

Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life

De: Tiago Forte

Narrado por: Tiago Forte

This accessible guide expands upon the “well-written, cogent, and useful” (David Allen, author of Getting Things Done) bestselling Building a Second Brain with actionable advice on how to improve your digital life in just a few minutes.

Living a modern life requires juggling a ton of information. But we were never taught how to manage this information effectively so that we can find what we need when we need it. In The PARA Method, Tiago Forte outlines a simple and intuitive four-step system that will help us sort all the information flooding our brains into four major categories—Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives—allowing us to manage our commitments while achieving our goals and dreams.

-Projects are specific, short-term efforts that you are actively working on with a certain goal in mind, such as completing a website or renovating your bathroom.

-Areas are the larger, ongoing areas of responsibility (health, finances, etc.) that encompass those specific projects.

-Resources include content on a range of topics you’re interested in or that could be useful for your projects and areas.

-Archives include anything from the previous three categories that is now inactive, but you want to save for future reference.

With his easy-to-understand and engaging voice, Forte outlines his best practices and tips on how to successfully implement PARA, along with deep dives on everything from how to adopt habits to stay organized to how to use this system to enhance your focus. The PARA Method can be implemented in just seconds but has the power to transform the trajectory of your work and life using the power of digital organization.

©2023 Tiago Forte (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

Great material well presented

The simplicity of the principles.
I like how each principal could be just done or used by itself. You don’t have to adopt everything in the book or in the system to find benefits.

Clever and to the point

Appreciate the structure and efficiency of the guide book. The concept is easy to grasp and the author elaborates in areas that are helpful to break repeating digital method habits.

Good / easy methodolgy

Good author / narrator; I like the simplicity and ease of the method !

simplified approach to organizing digital info

The PARA Method is a great framework for considering the digital assets we've acquired or need to achieve time-based outcomes. Its simplicity is what makes it powerful and useful.

This changes everything. Thank you!

Thank you for giving us a system to make our digital assets storages so SIMPLE. This brings a lot of piece and speed! thank you!

Perfect - just what I needed, no fluff

There’s really something to appreciate with someone that actually goes and shares the core ideas of what needs to be done to get more organized and not give you any of the flow for the stories that although do seem nice, actually do not push you towards achieving the goals of actually having more organization. I absolutely love the Poirer method and looking forward to applying it in my personal life and with a client that I work with. I’m already gonna be sharing this book with everyone that’s on the team so everyone gets to understand the same language and we can all get organized without having to feel like this is going to be the most strict forced implementation… But rather a very smooth way to get people to get away from a sense of overwhelm and clear on what needs to get done. Well done, Thiago! Absolutely loved it.

Ready, set, organize your digital life

PARA has reduced energy and time I used to put into remembering the what, when, how, and why of something as well as remembering where I put the information I needed to do it. Now I put the important stuff in one place and don't have to keep it all in my first brain.

"The PARA Method" book captures the most actionable parts of the blog and from the BASB courses. This makes it easier to apply and use PARA and provides a way to immediately organize your digital life. "The Building a Second Brain" book is the foundation of my PKM system, and the PARA Method book is a quick start guide to organize the information that resonates with me. As I was reading it, I learned new ways to improve the setup of my note taking app. Life has been more manageable and less overwhelming since I set up and used BSAB for PKM.

"The PARA Method" can be used on its own to organize your digital life. However, it is better to use PARA within a PKM to get the most out of it. PARA would not be as effective for me if I had not already read the BASB book and taken the BASB courses. I have implemented PARA following the Building a Second Brain process and the CODE (capture, organize, distill, and express) system.

Never been so excited about documentation

super simple and easy framework that can be utilized by anyone for anything. excited to apply it at work.

Short Concise and Effective view of a concept

The author outlines the PARA method in just enough detail to be effective and convincing to give this method of productivity and knowledge management a try.

Short and concise, details how to setup PARA

Short and concise, and clearly details how to use begin using PARA right away. Best aspect is that PARA is system-agnostic so you can apply it anywhere using any tool you have. Applied it to my work and personal notes Jul 21st, and writing this review Jul 26th. It hasn't been long, but I can already notice the improvements in my digital notes space and in my mental health, as crazy as it sounds. Who knew decluttering and organizing your digital space would help with overwhelm and burnout? I've completed ALL of my todo lists for work for the first time in years...