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only the simplest, most frictionless habits endure long term.
Areas of Responsibility: A Standard to Maintain over Time
The key here is to realize that there is a big difference between things you are directly responsible for and things you are merely interested in.
Areas Are Private Whereas Resources Are Shareable
One of the key features of PARA is that it’s universal—it works across every platform where information can be stored, for any kind of information you might want to save, and
Your Project List is a list of the outcomes you are currently committed to achieving, all in one place. It is an inventory of all the things you’re trying to produce, create, accomplish, or resolve.
Areas and resources become relevant on a longer time horizon, stretching from weeks to months.
What is the standard (of quality or performance) I’m committed to in each of my areas of responsibility? Am I currently meeting that standard? If not, are there any new projects, habits, routines, or other practices I can start, stop, or change? Are there any resources that would enable me to do so?
