ACE is the most universal folder system to help you to learn, remember, and create.
ACE stands for:
- Atlas
- Calendar
- Efforts
The thing is, it’s more than just a folder system. I just talk about it that way because that’s what everybody wants. But ACE is really about the head spaces we orient our thoughts around. There are three. The table below will help provide perspective.
| Headspace | Orienting Lens | Intention | Organizing Principle | Underlying Benefit | Guiding Question |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | Knowledge | To Understand | Relatedness / Space | Learn / Remember | Where would you like to go? |
| Calendar | Time | To Focus | Time | Remember / Reflect | What’s on your mind? |
| Efforts | Action | To Act | Importance | Create | What can you work on? |
If you want to learn how The ACE Folder Framework Flexes For You, click there.
If you want A deeper dive into how ACE works, click there.
Test your folder structure slowly
Do less now. I strongly encourage deferring any “great customizations” for later, and just using the pre-provided ACE framework in the short-term. Why? Because structure must be earned, and pre-structuring for an entire day just leads to a fragile building that will break in a week.