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Folder and Label Battlecards

Use folders and labels as action-state tools rather than vague archives.

Topic folder versus state folder Both can be useful, but state comes first during triage. If you are deciding what to do next, state beats topic. I might need this someday, so I need a special folder. Pruning line If the only future use is search, Reference or archive is enough. Special folders multiply faster than actual retrieval needs. It protects the folder system from becoming a storage maze. What belongs in Waiting For? Threads where someone else owns the next action and you need to follow up. Review it on a schedule; do not let it become cold storage.…

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