Do you know the folder called “mess” and maybe worse “mess 2”? Are you familiar with a overloaded overcrowded desktop and lost files? I might found a better solution than “mess 123”. I call it “My life”.
Two month ago I had to restore my computer (again) and because everything was a mess. I lost very important files from my employer. Inexcusable and the worst job I ever had. Anyway I found fairly good solution and promised myself, this will never happen again.
I needed a simple backup system for my Time Machine. One folder to all my files and not one folder for one work and one for another. No. I needed a folder like the applications folder for my life with sub folders. The name came to me quite early in the process and after a couple of mind maps I realized what my life contain.
A important part of the process was the graphic design because you always waste time on reading folder names. I wanted them to have a common identity like the Adobe programs but with a more lightly look.
My life is the closest to a perfect digital workspace I ever been. If you would like to adopt my folders to your own computer or have a comment please send me an email martine@weunite.dk or leave a comment below.
I would love to share my digital workspace with you!
3 comments
Alison says:
Feb 21, 2012
Your creativity icon is a power drill. Respect.
Martine says:
Feb 21, 2012
I must admit it’s a tool I use very much. My father gave me one as a birthday gift because I always borrowed his. From that day it has always meant something special. It’s kind of the same relation I got to my saw.
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