Mistakes can be waiting for us at each stage and the organization is no exception. At this stage, you can make two main mistakes: you can create too complex a storage system or you can create chaos. Traditionally, documents and materials are organized into folders/folders and stored on the appropriate shelves. Applying the same concept in the electronic world, the creators of the OS introduced folders or directories into circulation. This is — a wonderful way of organizing… in a simple case.
But in the case of organizing a storage system in GTD, any of the pieces of information can relate to both the project and the context, besides, its undoubted entry into one of the lists like the list of next actions or the list of «may someday be ».
In general, a person faces the problem of how to place an item in several folders at the same time. I find that regardless of the storage method (file system, mail system, or any other storage system such as wiki), the most convenient and easy way to ensure that information gets into all the necessary information flows is labels (tags).
As you can already guess, I'm hinting to you that the main mistake, in my opinion, at the stage of organization is duplication of information. In addition, I would recommend that you arrange physical storage by lists, and organize support for contexts and projects by tags. Although another way of organizing, if you strictly adhere to it, will work. Conclusion: You should build a simple storage system that provides easy access to information by any criterion.
In the next note, we will move on to the next stage.
