Areas & Life Organization

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& Life Organization

Build the foundation of your organizational system with

- the top-level that represent the major domains of your life. provide structure and context for everything else in Journal it!

Understanding

are the most encompassing type in Journal it! - they sit at the top of your organizational hierarchy and represent the big, ongoing aspects of your life that you want to maintain and develop.

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Top-Level Foundation

have no parent - they are the foundation upon which everything else is built

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Ongoing & Permanent

Unlike

, don't have end dates - they represent continuous aspects of your life

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Parent to All

, , and other typically belong to one or more

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Full Feature Set

Each

has its own , , and overview section

Common Life

While everyone's life is unique, here are some common

that many people find useful as starting points:

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Work

Career, business, professional development

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  • β€’Meetings
  • β€’Skills
  • β€’Networking
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Health

Physical and mental wellbeing

  • β€’Exercise
  • β€’Nutrition
  • β€’Medical
  • β€’Mindfulness
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Finance

Money management and financial

  • β€’Budget
  • β€’Investments
  • β€’Savings
  • β€’Expenses
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Relationships

Family, friends, and romantic connections

  • β€’Family time
  • β€’Date nights
  • β€’Friendships
  • β€’Social events
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Personal

Self-improvement and personal interests

  • β€’Learning
  • β€’Hobbies
  • β€’Reading
  • β€’Creativity
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Home

Household management and living space

  • β€’Maintenance
  • β€’Organization
  • β€’Improvements
  • β€’Chores

Hierarchy

serve as containers for and , creating a natural hierarchy that mirrors your life structure:

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: Work

Top-level life domain

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: Q4 Product Launch

Time-bound initiative with clear end

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: Team Meetings

Ongoing

without end date

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, ,

Specific objectives within

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πŸ’‘ Tip: When you tag something with a

or , its parent is automatically included, maintaining the full context of where this item belongs in your life.

Setting Up Your

πŸš€Getting Started

  1. 1.Journal it! provides default that are a great starting point - use them as-is or customize to fit your life
  2. 2.Review the default and modify names or icons to match your preferences
  3. 3.Add additional if needed
  4. 4.Archive or remove that don't apply to your situation

πŸ€”Key Considerations

  • β€’Keep titles short and concise for better app UI/layout
  • β€’ should be mutually exclusive at the top level
  • β€’Think long-term - should be relevant for years
  • β€’Balance breadth and specificity
  • β€’Consider your actual life, not an idealized version

Best Practices

  • βœ“Keep high-level and stable - they shouldn't change frequently
  • βœ“Use and for more specific organization within
  • βœ“Reorder to match your current priorities and focus
  • βœ“Enable for your most important for quick access
  • βœ“Archive that are no longer relevant rather than deleting them
  • βœ“Use colors to create visual distinction in your and
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