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PARA
The playbook is ordered by PARA: projects have an end, areas do not.
PARA was developed by Tiago Forte as part of Building a Second Brain. It sorts information by how actionable it is.
The four categories
| Category | What it is |
|---|---|
| 🔴 PROJECTS | a series of tasks with a clear goal and an end date |
| 🟠 AREAS | a responsibility with a standard to keep, and no end date |
| 🟡 RESOURCES | a topic of ongoing interest |
| 🟢 ARCHIVE | everything from the other three that is no longer active |
This playbook shows 🔴 PROJECTS and 🟠 AREAS. A finished project leaves the menu; what it produced lives on in the areas.
At Abitello, every area is a process
Each area is one process on the process map, and each process is one area.
Emojis
The emojis 🔴 🟠 🟡 🟢 are reserved for the four PARA categories. Pages inside an area carry no emoji.