Managing information | Jonathan Buys

I use a simple hierarchal structure of folders, where the topmost folders are the largest portions of my life, (Home, Work, College, and Farmdog currently) followed by further topical or task-based folder names. I then use plain text files to store the data, either in Markdown, or just as plain text without markup. I find that this structure maps directly in my mind to how I think about how the computer works. Search is useful, but I use it when I can not remember where I saved a particular file, or if I inadvertently saved it in the wrong place.

Great article about the use of plain text files and the reason behind it. I’ve talked about it before.