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by ungamedplayer 1979 days ago
I've recently had much more luck with https://johnnydecimal.com/ , mirroring content structure across all my devices and even physically.
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This reminds me of a college summer job I had cataloging a design company's photography. I almost immediately ran into the limitations of a single taxonomy: "Is this picture of a tree, or a landscape?" Of course it could be considered either by a user, but the single hierarchy forces an exclusive organization.
i have built my own personal note-taking app based on this technique. This strategy just works very well at scale. Its fast to categorize input and filter content.
I’m about to implement this at home. Any tips?
Be broad with top level contacts. If you are able setup a sync to a cloud backup.

Use the same structure across all devices. Dont be afraid to archive whole directories when projects are done.

I have a top level notes file in the x.y directories thst I often use to track the status of each project state.