# 11.82 hobbies **URL:** \ **Category:** Life Admin System\ **Created:** [February 11, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874 "2026-02-11T16:21:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/EdmondDantes)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/1 "2026-02-11T16:21:41Z")
Good day All, my apologies if this has been covered but I did search on the forum before posting but I couldn’t find any post about it. I am, like many here I sense, a man of many hobbies. Especially reading and watchmaking. I heard Johnny saying (I don’t remember if in the workshop or on youtube), that if your hobby gets a big portion of your life you should dedicate a… what? Area or Category? or should I simply do (I know it’s frowned upon) a subfolder for every hobby in 11.82? I’ve watched the fist video of “be better at computer” where Johnny seems to dedicate an entire Area to his hobbies, which especially for my books notes and knowledge system could seem appropriate, same for all the areas of watchmaking I keep track of, like receipts for parts, course notes, dates etc. I would really prefer to keep everything in 11.82 I just don’t know if it’s worthwhile or I if should create a new category or area. Thank you in advance for your suggestions. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 5:19pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/2 "2026-02-11T17:19:33Z")
Good day! If in doubt, start simple and only expand when you feel the need. So you’re okay to store stuff in `11.82` but _the moment_ you feel like it’s disorganised in there – remember the chaos we’re trying to escape from – then realise this and start thinking about making a new place. But as long as it works: it works! ---
**Author:** ![EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/EdmondDantes)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/3 "2026-02-11T19:37:50Z")
Thanks Johnny, do you advise to create subfolders “per hobby” in 11.82? I wouldn’t know how to tell the files apart otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/4 "2026-02-12T15:00:01Z")
Totally, yep. I’ll say it again: _be careful_. The moment one of those folders feels at all busy and/or messy, come back here and we’ll get you a proper category for that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/EdmondDantes)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/5 "2026-02-12T15:33:11Z")
much appreciated. thanks ---
**Author:** ![theuni](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/theuni/32/1735_2.png) [@theuni](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/theuni)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/6 "2026-02-16T21:24:38Z")
Mine got crowded quite quickly and I wanted to separate by Hobby - I chose to extend the end and am currently at: ```auto 11.82 Hobbies & Learning 11.82+ Guitar 11.82+ Taekwondo 11.82+ Diving ``` `11.82` still has stuff in it, but I’m fine with it being a grab bag. The others have more structure in them, too, but I don’t have to dive deeper that going to my sidebare favorite for 11 and then dropping down to `11.82+ ` … ---
**Author:** ![EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/EdmondDantes)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2026, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/7 "2026-02-17T13:06:22Z")
this is intresting, thanks. Just to understand, you created subfolders named 11.82+ etc, it’s not the name of the file, right? ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/moriarty/32/1505_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/8 "2026-02-18T10:40:30Z")
I think people have different approaches, but the one that has worked for me in _this specific folder_ is: - in my JDex I have the note with the Extend-the-end ID but in line with the whole JDex, so similar to what Christian has above. That’s in the JDex, and it’s an ID note where I store info _about_ the hobby - in my filesystem I simply have `11.82 Hobbies & learning` as the folder, then underneath I have separate folders that are for each hobby or learning experience. Where it’s a course I took, I put the date I find this works for me, since the separate notes can hold key information about the hobby, but the folders hold the coursework, or PDFs I read, or other things related. Incidentally, I mirror my filesystem structure in my notes app for notes I take when doing the course (for example). This is NOT my JDex, but is an adjunct to the filesystem where I store longer form content notes, lecture notes etc. So here’s my filesystem: ```auto . └── 11.82 Hobbies & learning/ ├── 2007-08 One Day MBA - Templates/ ├── 2016 Photography Course/ ├── 2022 Research methods - Quantic/ ├── 2022-2023 EMBA - Quantic/ ├── 2023 BASB Course - Cohort 17/ ├── 2023-2024 Business Analytics for Leaders - Quantic/ ├── 2025-09 Coaching - an introduction/ └── 2026-01 Person Centred Approach Course/ ``` And here’s my JDex ```auto . ├── 11.82 Hobbies & learning.md ├── 11.82+ 2025-09 Coaching - an introduction.md └── 11.82+ 2026-01 Person centred approach course.md ``` I felt that the two most recent courses merited their own JDex notes because they are long and involved, the other courses in the filesystem have information in the top-level `11.82` JDex note. As I say, my note-taking app (where I take lecture notes) mirrors the filesystem structure _where it needs to_ - so I don’t have notes folders for all the hobbies you see in the filesystem. So, in summary: - Filesystem contains files that are related to my hobbies and learning from my history - usually PDFs, or articles I’ve downloaded, or scanned handwritten notes - this is organised by year where appropriate, but each folder is _under_ `11.82` - JDex contains a flatter structure and where a hobby merits a separate note, I create an EtE note - so `11.82+ Coaching - an introduction.md`. If the hobby doesn’t merit a note, I will use the top level `11.82` note. I do **not** create subfolders in my JDex - In my notes app - where I take lecture notes, or other longer form notes - I mirror the filesystem structure - so each hobby would have its own folder if I take notes on it, and this folder would be nested under the top level. I hope that helps. It took me a long time to find the approach I was comfortable with, but this works for me. At the end of the day, I’m sure @johnnydecimal would say that it’s about finding your stuff easily. There’s no one way to do it, but there are common approaches. Mine is just one. ---
**Author:** ![EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@EdmondDantes](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/EdmondDantes)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/11-82-hobbies/2874/9 "2026-02-18T14:07:33Z")
very clear indeed. Appreciated. I’ll mirror it for the moment, and if one of the hobby (as I hope) will start to bring me some money I may dedicate it an area. Thank you.