[curt.clifton]

Originally Posted by steve

Inspired by 7 habits, I have a folder for each of my "roles"— teacher, mentor, husband-dad, geek, artist etc. The method has some merit for weekly review and for making sure that all of my values and goals have some sort projects attached to them.

I use folders in a similar way. I've converted each role into an actionable goal. For example "Computer Science Professor" becomes "Advance and propagate knowledge of computing". Under some of my top-level folders I have another level of folders for sub-goals, like "Help others understand software development" and "Earn tenure". I find these folders extremely helpful for monthly and annual reviews.

I have to resist the impulse to over-organize, but this amount of structure seems to work well for me. While I support the idea of tags and smart folders, I think I would still maintain my current hierarchy of roles and goals.