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A Place for Everything - The organizational principle that every item should have a designated location, and items should always be returned there.
Analog to Digital Workflow - A structured process for transitioning paper notes, documents, and physical information into organized digital systems.
Atomic Notes - The principle of creating notes that capture a single, self-contained idea.
Avoid Complex Folder Structures - Deep and complex folder hierarchies create more problems than they solve - keep your folder structure simple and lean.
Broken Windows Theory - Small signs of disorder lead to more disorder if not addressed.
Bullet Journal - A rapid logging system combining tasks, events, and notes in a structured format.
Categories Are Limiting - Rigid categorization constrains knowledge connections and hinders the cross-pollination of ideas.
Center of Gravity Principle - A place where things you want to hang on to naturally find their way towards.
Chunking - Grouping information into meaningful units to enhance memory and comprehension.
Closing Open Loops - Strategies and mindsets for completing unfinished tasks, reducing mental clutter, and achieving cognitive freedom.
Concept Maps - Visual diagrams showing relationships between concepts.
Connected Notes - Notes that link to other notes, creating a web of knowledge.
Coordination Costs - The overhead required for multiple people to work together effectively on shared goals.
Cross-Functional Teams - Teams composed of members with different functional expertise working toward shared goals.
Decision-Making Power - The authority and ability to make choices that affect outcomes within organizations and systems.
Dewey Decimal System - A library classification system organizing knowledge into ten main classes.
Digital Clutter - The hidden accumulation of digital files, emails, apps, and information that silently impacts productivity, increases stress, and creates cognitive overload.
Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) - The principle of avoiding information duplication.
Elements of a PKM System - The core components and processes that make up an effective personal knowledge management system.
Environment Staging - Preparing your environment in advance to reduce future decisions, increase productivity, and maintain calm under pressure.
Fifth Column - A group of people who secretly work to undermine an organization or nation from within.
FILE Framework - Information should be easy to File, Identify, Locate, and Retrieve.
Five Hat Racks - A fundamental design principle identifying the five key ways to organize any information, summarized by the LATCH acronym.
Challenges with Folders and Tags - Understanding the trade-offs and difficulties of using folders and tags for organization: consistency, manageability, and usability.
Folders as Silos - How traditional folder structures create information isolation and limit knowledge connections.
Getting Things Done (GTD) - A productivity methodology for capturing, organizing, and completing tasks.
GYST (Get Your Shit Together) - A productivity reset framework for when you're overwhelmed and need to regain control of your work and life.
Inbox Zero - Keeping inboxes empty by processing items to appropriate destinations.
Information Architecture - The structural design of information systems to support findability and usability.
Information Management - The systematic organization, storage, and retrieval of information.
Innovation Culture - Organizational values and practices that encourage experimentation, risk-taking, and new ideas.
Innovation Theater - Superficial innovation activities that create the appearance of progress without real change.
Intrapreneurship - Entrepreneurial behavior within established organizations to drive innovation and new ventures.
Johnny Decimal System - A hierarchical decimal classification system for organizing information.
Knowledge Curation - The selective gathering, organization, and maintenance of valuable knowledge resources.
Knowledge Management - The process of creating, sharing, using, and managing knowledge in organizations.
Knowledge Organization - Systems and methods for structuring knowledge to enable retrieval and use.
Knowledge Sharing - The practice of distributing knowledge, insights, and expertise to others.
Knowledge Silos - Organizational barriers that prevent information sharing across teams and departments.
Knowledge Transfer - Moving knowledge from one person, group, or context to another.
Knowledge Work Culture - Organizational values, norms, and practices that shape cognitive and information work.
LATCH - Five universal ways to organize information: Location, Alphabet, Time, Category, Hierarchy.
Leader vs Manager - The distinction between inspiring change and vision (leadership) versus organizing and executing (management).
Leadership Shadow - The lasting impact leaders have on culture and behavior through what they say, do, prioritize, and measure.
LifeOS - A command center for managing all aspects of your life.
LIFT Principle - Locatable, Identifiable, Flat structure, Try to stay DRY.
Marie Kondo Your Digital Life - Applying Marie Kondo's tidying principles to digital spaces - keeping only what sparks joy and serves a purpose in your digital environment.
Mind Maps - Visual diagrams for organizing information hierarchically from a central topic.
Mise-en-place - Everything in its place - preparation before action.
Map of Content (MoC) - Curated navigation hubs that organize and connect related notes.
Narrative Structure - The framework organizing how a story or piece of content unfolds over time.
Outlining - Hierarchical organization of ideas using indentation and structure to plan or capture content.
PARA Method - An organization system using Projects, Areas, Resources, and Archives.
Personal Information Management (PIM) - The practice of organizing and managing information within your personal sphere of life.
Personal Information Silos - Information trapped in disconnected systems that cannot communicate with each other.
Personal System (PS) - A comprehensive system dedicated to organizing your life and data, encompassing productivity, learning, knowledge management, and wellbeing.
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) - The practice of managing personal information and knowledge to enhance learning, productivity, and growth.
PKM System - A complete personal knowledge management system combining tools, processes, and practices.
Processing by Elimination - Prioritizing what to remove rather than what to keep.
Progressive Distillation - A technique for highlighting and extracting the most important information from notes over time.
Search vs Organization - The trade-off between relying on search capabilities to find information versus maintaining a structured organizational system.
Second Brain - A methodology for saving and systematically organizing your ideas and insights using digital tools.
Single vs Multiple Knowledge Bases - The tradeoffs between consolidating all knowledge in one system versus separating by context.
Skunkworks - A small, autonomous team given freedom to work on breakthrough innovations outside normal structures.
Single Source of Truth (SSOT) - The practice of having one authoritative location for each piece of information.
Pros and Cons of Tags - A balanced view of tag-based organization: the benefits of flexibility and cross-categorization versus the challenges of decision fatigue and recall.
Tagging - Adding keywords or labels to notes for categorization and retrieval.
Templates - Pre-defined structures that standardize note creation and boost consistency.
Temporal Tags - Tags that capture time-based context like seasons, life stages, or project phases.
Theory Behind the PARA Method - The underlying principles and rationale that make the PARA organizational method effective.
Time Horizons - Different time scales for planning, from daily tasks to lifetime goals.
Top of Mind Note - A note tracking current priorities, projects, and focus areas.
Transclusion - Embedding content from one note into another while maintaining a live link.
Types of Notes in PKM - Different note types serving distinct purposes in a knowledge management system.
Types of Tags - Different tag categories used to classify and retrieve information effectively.
Web of Knowledge - An interconnected network of ideas and notes that mirrors how the brain works.
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - A hierarchical decomposition of a project into smaller, manageable components.

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