<aside> 💡 In Ultimate Brain, the PARA system’s Areas & Resources concepts are closely related, and use the same database. Notion’s database-centric design allows for this, and we get some great benefits. Resources often morph into full-blown Areas with related Projects, so keeping them in the same database allows for this evolution to occur seamlessly. Ultimate Brain comes with both an Area and a Resource page template. If a Resource needs to turn into an Area, you can simply clear its content and regenerate the page from the Area template.
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<aside> 💡 An Area is “a sphere of activity with a standard to be maintained over time.” In Ultimate Brain, Areas contain Projects (both One-Time and Ongoing, the latter being used to “maintain the standard” of the Area), Notes, and even Resources.
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<aside> 💡 A Resource is “a topic or theme of ongoing interest.” As opposed to Areas, Resources aren’t associated with Projects, as they aren’t action-oriented. Instead, they’re places to capture and organize information about a specific topic of interest. Resources can be associated with Areas, acting as a sub-category for notes within an Area - e.g. Music (Area) → Songwriting (Resource).
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