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Module 3 — Personal Knowledge Architecture

Lesson 11: PARA in Practice — Ideas, People, Projects, Tasks

Last updated: 2026-05-12

An inbox without structure is a swamp. The minimum useful structure for personal knowledge work is a small set of folders, each with a clear question it answers, and each item linked to whatever it depends on or produces.

Lesson 11: PARA in Practice — Ideas, People, Projects, Tasks

Blackboard

Four folders, one structure

12 min
Pause and Think

Open whatever you currently use as a notes store. Of the items inside, how many could you assign to one of: idea, project, task, or person — and which would refuse to fit?

Practice Question

Question

Does not count for certificate
Choose one answer, use the hint if needed, then check your answer.
Use the hint before checking if you need a nudge.