Create a Second Brain with PARA Method

Diagram of Showing the Brain-flow

PARA Method Diagram

    sequenceDiagram
        participant Person
        participant Project
        participant Area
        participant Resource
        participant Archive

        Person->>+Project: 1. Idea, Brainstorm Projects
        Project-->>-Person: 2. Schedule, Priority

        Person->>+Area: Classify Projects, Split Objects
        %% Area-->>-Person: Area Data

        Person->>+Resource: 3. Collect Resources
        Resource-->>-Person: Information, Note, Idea -> (1)

        Person->>+Archive: 4. Review, evaluate Project, note, tag
        Archive-->>-Person: Query, Search by tag, graph

        Project->>Area: Projects aligns with Areas
        Area->>Resource: Areas uses Resources
        Resource->>Archive: Resource resides in Archive
        %% Archive->>Area: Retrieve Archived Data
        %% Archive->>Project: Retrieve Archived Data
  

Tooling

You can use any Tool/Application such as Notion, Note Ever, Obsidian, Code, Apple Notes, Google Note, etc to create your Note Taking System.

Key Evaluations:

• Notion: Great for structured notes, project management, and team collaboration due to its flexibility and database-like features.

• Obsidian: Ideal for those who prefer a more text-focused, interconnected note-taking approach using markdown and local storage, syndication, Markdown code, etc.

• Google Keep: Simple and intuitive for quick notes, lists, and reminders, tightly integrated with Google services.

• Apple Notes: Seamless integration with Apple devices, good for basic note-taking, checklists, and syncing across devices.

Best Practices

I might right or wrong for you cases, everyone should figure out the best way to do things by their own. This is the way I am doing taking notes and creating Data Pipeline for data everything I read,hear, observe, practice, and think…

Synchronicity is the most important thing, create your ecosystem.

In my case, I am using Apple’s synchronicity.

1. Integrate your brain with Apple’s synchronicity
2. Collect notes via iPhone, MacBook into a datalake (Draft Section)
3. Structure them to Project (Document, Dev folder)
4. Model project to Key Area, Goal, Objective, add tags
5. Add Resources to project
6. Repeat the above process til Archive
7. Using Tag and Search for query and retrieve information.