tool recommendation: johnny decimal

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Johnny Decimal

Using Johnny Decimal has changed the way I organize everything.

Pros

  1. Knowing where things are becomes second nature
  2. You can use it for both work and personal
  3. It’s not overly complex

Cons

  1. Moving things around can be a chore
  2. Automatic file writing to the Documents folder has caused me some issues (video game saves)

Adding this to your .bashrc will help when using the command line.

cdj() {
  # Update with your document root folder
  pushd ~/Documents/*/*/${1}*
}

export cdj

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