Hey, Are you like me? You can’t find lost files in your computer. I write a document and then can’t find it. I may even forget I wrote it before I got it published. My files can disappear into cyber heaven without a trace.

I suggest using a filing system developed by Johnny Decimal. The system uses a series of unique, double-digit numbers to enable you to find the file you are looking for. xx.xx.xx. For example. In my system 10.03.01 means Personals.Financials.Credit cards.

The numbers mean nothing other than the values you give them. Therefore, keeping an index of those numbers and what they mean is the system’s core. It is important to understand the analogy between a paper filing system and the Johnny Decimal System.

If I am going on a trip, I’ll have a paper folder to put brochures and other paper documents in. I’ll put the folder in a filing cabinet according to its number sequence. It is the same with my digital system so the link to my digital credit card statement goes under the folder name in my JD Index.

To avoid confusion. in the [[JD System]] you assign the numbers. In the Dewy Decmal System the numbering system is fixed and you have to choose what number to put on the book. Both systems work. Use what works best for you.

If you are interested, You can buy the User manual, written by the developer of the system, at Hubstack. Or, contact me at bsager42@gmail.com with specific questions. Put #JD102.01 in the subject line.

Hey, Are you like me? You can’t find lost files in your computer. I write a document and then can’t find it. I may even forget I wrote it before I got it published. My files can disappear into cyber heaven without a trace.

I suggest using a filing system developed by Johnny Decimal. The system uses a series of unique, double-digit numbers to enable you to find the file you are looking for. xx.xx.xx. For example. In my system 10.03.01 means Personals.Financials.Credit cards.

The numbers mean nothing other than the values you give them. Therefore, keeping an index of those numbers and what they mean is the system’s core. It is important to understand the analogy between a paper filing system and the Johnny Decimal System.

If I am going on a trip, I’ll have a paper folder to put brochures and other paper documents in. I’ll put the folder in a filing cabinet according to its number sequence. It is the same with my digital system so the link to my digital credit card statement goes under the folder name in my JD Index.

To avoid confusion. in the [[JD System]] you assign the numbers. In the Dewy Decmal System the numbering system is fixed and you have to choose what number to put on the book. Both systems work. Use what works best for you.

If you are interested, You can buy the User manual, written by the developer of the system, at Hubstack. Or, contact me at bsager42@gmail.com with specific questions. Put #JD102.01 in the subject line.