Resource in PARA

2023-02-05

Resource is "a topic or theme of ongoing interest(Forte 2017a)".

They are things we're merely interested in(Forte 2017b):

interests
web design, for example
themes
big categories of sciences, for example
assets
photos, text notes, etc

Generally useful information should be in a category of Resource. Such information is directly shareable. No personal information testing needed.

Resource is less actionable(Forte 2017a) than Area. It is usually referred to during monthly review(Forte 2017a).

Resource contains the research results, which are most objectively valuable information(Forte 2017a).

Reference

Forte, Tiago. 2017a. “The Para Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information.” The P.A.R.A. Method. February 8, 2017. https://fortelabs.com/blog/para/.
———. 2017b. “Para Part 2: Operations Manual.” The P.A.R.A. Method. March 18, 2017. https://fortelabs.com/blog/p-a-r-a-ii-operations-manual/.