The PARA Method: Simplify, Organize, and Master Your Digital Life

I stumbled on this after going through many resources on how to improve my workflow and workspace. Of note, I have spent a lot of time on August Bradley’s PPV System, and I somehow couldn’t get it to be organized to my needs. In my related research, I stumbled on to GTD and PARA methods in some videos. I decided to purchase the books and go through them to understand them better. This is the first read among these new books and I highly recommend it. I plan to read the other works of Tiago Forte as well as those by David Allen.

I have followed para earlier from his articles, have tried multiple apps. But this time around I just tried following his advice step by step, to my surprise truly doesn't take much time but giv3s you immense clarity about your situation. Recommend to all who suffer from not being able to achieve their goals at work or who will sit down to think what have they done past week when asked. It will surely give you a sense of achievement

The only book I have ever read with pages filled with words that will help you to take actions. Must read book.

Easily implementable techniques and I like it

The first book was good.

Instead read his 1st book, Building a Second Brain

I'll keep this simple... DO: Buy the book. For 10 days, spend ~1% of your day (15-20 minutes) to read and apply it. If you DO this, then you’ll GET: 1. A whole new mindset and relationship with information. 2. A trustworthy timeless system to empower your productivity and creativity. 3. A fundamentally transformed way of being that will compound in growth over time. If you’re seeking to bring order to your digital life, you’d be hard pressed to find a better return on money/time/attention than this book. And since we live in a digital age, bringing order to one’s digital life IS bringing order to one’s life. In an increasingly chaotic modern world, order is fleeting yet critical to our wellbeing. It may feel that order is impossible, but PARA proves it is not. A little required effort can go a long way. For all the high praise I gave Tiago’s first book, “Building a Second Brain” (Build a Second Brain -> Open One Heart), I’m recommending “The PARA Method” even more highly. It was published second, but I’d actually start here first. Whether you’re a long-time PKM enthusiast or have no idea what PKM is, read/do this first. The PARA Method is powerful because it embodies the quote Tiago would hypothetically tattoo on his arm: “Verum ipsum factum” (“We only know what we make”) -Giambattista Vico, Italian philosopher. This book will accelerate your knowing as you jump straight into the making. You'll right away experience firsthand the powerful what, why, and how of “personal knowledge management” (PKM). In conclusion, this book exceeded my expectations. I almost didn't read it because I falsely assumed it'd just be a rehash of what I’ve already learned after my intensive BASB online cohort experience, reading BASB, and “knowing by making” my Second Brain over the past 3.5 years. Turns out, I was wrong. I believe something special happened with this book. It seized a window of opportunity in 2023 with the dawning of AI to distill the most critical and important technique of BASB—PARA—into a super actionable evergreen book that can help future proof individuals for the increasingly chaotic transformations in our digital world and lives ahead. For me particularly, "The PARA Method" helped me polish up my fundamentals and pushed me to move further from theory into practice. Yes, the road to mastery is unending. I'll be carrying this book with me for the entire journey ahead (and a few copies handy to share with others!). PS - I read “Building a Second Brain” with my two month son snug in a baby carrier. This time, I read “The PARA Method” next to him as a curious and mobile toddler. Bottom line: as a new parent and digital dad, BASB/PARA has been tremendously valuable for balancing life, work, and family! And... I look forward to a kids version of BASB/PARA, which would be the best, most accessible, simple version for my son and the next-gen!

I am happy I encountered the Para Method described in this book. I got inspired to organize my digital world in order to become more organized, productive, creative and powerful. Thank you Tiago Forte for this book and for helping out to discover a new practical and useful way of structuring digital information.

Ce livre offre exactement ce qu'il promet : il aide à mieux organiser et maîtriser votre vie numérique. J'utilise le système de Tiago depuis trois ans et cela a vraiment changé la façon dont j'interagis avec mon moi numérique. Même pour quelqu'un comme moi, qui est déjà très informé sur ce sujet, ce petit livre a offert des perspectives nouvelles et des techniques inédites. Je ne peux que vivement le recommander.

BASB could trap you in the search for the perfect tool (Notion, Roam ecc) that should not be the main focus. With this book Tiago clarifies and simplifies the main concept wiping out all the distractions: resetting the digital clutter is a great suggestion. In few minutes I get a fresh start. The book brings Tiago's ideas much closer to the average user. well done.

Esse sistema do Tiago Forte é bem famoso e super bem coberto por tutoriais pela internet, mas percebi que vários dos conteúdos que ví por aí não captavam os detalhes do framework. Esse livro me ajudou a entender muito melhor os porques dos diretorios e também como usar o sistema de forma eficaz.