#output/page # ACE Organization My main Obsidian vault (*Ideaverse*) uses the *ACE organization* framework from Nick Milo and Linking Your Thinking ([[LYT]]). I'm also adapting that for a new digital garden vault that I publish as *[[WarrenWeb Notes]]* using [[Obsidian Publish]]. The ACE framework organizes a PKM system into these major folder spaces. Although the Ideaverse vault includes all Maps and Views within the Atlas space, I have chosen to distribute maps and views in each ACE space to support workflows and practices to process that space. ## + (Add inbox) I add *new notes* and information to my vault in the **[[Add Folder|+ (Add)]]** inbox folder. This includes `Draft` texts, new `Notes`, and temporary `Focus` folders. It includes `Maps` and `Views` subfolders for processing the Add inbox to manage incoming notes and support periodic practices like day and week reviews. ## Atlas (knowledge) Notes with my ideas, information, and *knowledge* belong in the **[[Atlas Folder|Atlas]]** folder. My *idea* notes are located under `Atlas/Notes/Idea` (Nick calls them ideaverse "dots"). I also have a separate `Atlas/Notes/App` folder for my app notes since I have a major focus on application integration. *Source* notes from Readwise highlights and notes, books, videos, websites, courses, or Proximity AI prompts are located in `Atlas/Sources`. I considered having these source notes under my Add folder, but decided that it made more sense to have them reside in my Atlas folder with my other knowledge (which also simplifies the Add folder). I keep my creative *works* under `Atlas/Works` (as Outputs & Resources). I have maps in `Atlas/Maps` and views in `Atlas/Views` that help me manage my knowledge and related ARC ideation workflows. ## Calendar (time) Notes that are *time*-based such as periodic notes, journals, and logs belong under the **[[Calendar Folder|Calendar]]** folder. These are organized in a date-based hierarchy (year/month/day). I have maps in `Calendar/Maps` and views in `Calendar/Views` that help me manage my time-based workflows and periodic practices. ## Efforts (action) Notes that are *action*-oriented such as efforts, projects, areas, and interests belong in the **[[Efforts Folder|Efforts]]** folder. I have maps in `Effort/Maps` and views in `Efforts/Views` that help me manage my action-oriented workflows and periodic practices. ## x (Extra) Extra support resources are contained within the **[[Extra Folder|x (Extra)]]** folder. This includes templates, fileClass types, scripts, CSS snippets, visuals (canvas & drawings), images, PDF documents, etc. ## Summary I'm reviewing each major space to assess how I want to use my PKM folders. I like this approach to organization for the linked notes in the Obsidian vaults of my PKM system. I know where notes belong based on inbox, knowledge, time, action, and extra. This approach uses folders to provide sufficient structure without imposing artificial constraints from earlier nested hierarchies. I also use ACE for consistent organization in other apps like Arc Browser, OmniFocus, DEVONthink, Finder, and Shortcuts. Focusing on folders is just the beginning of a general vault remodel effort. I still need to address notes, templates, maps, views, metadata, tags, workflow, and practices. ## Related - LYT [[ARC ideation|ARC]] framework for ideation workflow.