Folders are great because they hide hidden clutter or complexity.
Try sorting your current files so that you only use one level of folders. This requires you to be:
-More specific
-Less eager to make more folders
-Less apt to shove something in a "misc" folder when that misc folder would get cluttered very, very quickly
It's not a steadfast rule and not everything works with it (music collections for example) but it's a fun exercise that helps reorganize and delete the unwanted.
2 comments:
Hey, since you have such a great blog. I want to know your opinion on social networking and such and how companies sell our personal information to marketing companies. Has social networking helped you in any way?
@Roland:
I think social networking is a useful tool that can be used by people to communicate more efficiently than more classical means of communication.
However, as with everything, excessive communication comes at a price of privacy. In addition, yes, companies are interested in that information. There wouldn't be social networking if that wasn't the case.
I try to use less controlled means of communication such as email, and when it comes to Facebook and its peers, the information I share is limited. But it depends on what I consider to be private information. Is it a secret that I like Radiohead? No. But is it also necessary to start blabbing about my relationships and closed-door life? No it is not.
As a utilitarian, I see usefulness in the services and nothing comes for free. It's a good thing some information doesn't mean anything to me.
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