I am trying to decide wether to use one only tags and no folders in my DTP. All documents would go into and sty on my global inbox, all my searches (and clicks) would go for tags.
Is this doable, does anyone use DTP it like this or has used it like this?
I would be happy to read any advice on this idea and any help in doing so!
I’m a tagger
Not a fan of keeping all records in the Global Inbox; I have a FilingCabinet database
I use an Applescript to assist in processing Inbox records; title, tags, …
Every note is assigned a type tag; for example !Type-Task, !Type-Receipt, …
The type drives further tag assignment; for example receipts get tags for vendor and budget category
These are very subjective concepts, not the only approach. Indeed, in the cited article the author says…
I therefore findtagging reference files very logical. True, I do not use these tags very frequently because it’s often easier for me to remember the title or the author of the article (and then Spotlight it). However, in some situations tagging does wonders. For example, recently a colleague asked for all my materials on Ukraine. I could easily find all the files tagged regions:fsu:ukraine including pdfs, notes, maps and bookmarks saved at different times (and in different folders).
I pondered whether to embrace a tagging system primarily, but turns out folders are pretty ingrained in me and I fell back to it quite quickly.
I do use tags now, but in a manner I suspect makes people wince. I use a tag just to record what type of file it is (e.g. book, study note, report, academic paper, etc.). Whilst I can’t see a scenario where I’d want to sort all my files by type like this, it makes me feel better that they’re labelled and I could find them if I wanted to.