# Could I use this system for tutoring? **URL:** \ **Category:** Concepts\ **Created:** [August 15, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192 "2021-08-15T10:05:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/theirishman/32/93_2.png) [@theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/theirishman)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/1 "2021-08-15T10:05:10Z")
Hello everyone, I knew about JohnnyDecimal from the Obsidian forum and I was quite mesmerized by it. Currently, I am trying to implement this system into my tutoring business (most of the folders and documents are on Google Drive) and here is what I have come up with. ![Screen Shot 2021-08-15 at 20.14.47](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/uploads/default/original/1X/6e7409c8c6f257f7e0bd6b6dc0e080f85b2123ad.jpeg) One of the problems that I have found with the way I am organizing things is that 1. What if I tutor 100 people, am I going to run out of numbers to use? 2. Should I stop using the numbers after reaching a certain folder level? I guess that’s pretty much it. What are your thoughts on this? ---
**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:** [August 17, 2021, 5:11am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/2 "2021-08-17T05:11:15Z")
Hey there! Sorry, I just saw this one. I’ll get back to you in a day or so, and how was point 3. supposed to end, the suspense is killing me! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/theirishman/32/93_2.png) [@theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/theirishman)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/3 "2021-08-17T08:42:19Z")
LOL. You could say that the electricity cut off right when I was writing point 3. However, it is just a typo, let me just remove the entire point 3. Edit 1: It seems the site won’t let me edit the blog post again. ---
**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:** [August 17, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/4 "2021-08-17T23:57:22Z")
Ha, no problem. I deleted it for you. So this is one of those interesting edge cases where I recommend using the system part of the way but then deviating at the end. The thing you’re trying to manage, that you might one day have 100+ of, is one of the few exceptions where I think it makes sense to **stick with the alphabet**. I’ve struggled with this myself in my `People & Organisations` category. That’s where I might put bills, or documentation related to friends, or whatever. It felt a bit weird to put numbers in front of something that my brain told me was best left as the alphabet. So now what I do is this: ```nohighlight 12 People & Orgs Bristol Real Estate [12.05] Chambers, Susan [12.01] Jones, Bob [12.04] Moon Industries Ltd [12.02] Xylophones Pty [12.03] ``` – I stick with the alphabet, but I also give each thing a number in case I need to reference it from elsewhere. Each thing still gets the next available number depending on when it was created. Now, this doesn’t actually answer your question of ‘what if I go over 100’! I’d say in this case it probably doesn’t matter. But for your list of students, I’d list them in the folder as `Smith, Jane` and potentially not even worry about numbers for now. Remember: you’re a hundred times more organised than you were before. The system is here to help you find things. As long as you can do that, you’ve won. ---
**Author:** ![theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/theirishman/32/93_2.png) [@theirishman](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/theirishman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/5 "2021-08-18T02:51:42Z")
Cool. I am going to try to apply your method here. I’m also thinking about dividing the students according to class, semester or year quarter if it ever reaches 100. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2021, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/6 "2021-08-18T03:54:10Z")
Ah yep, good idea too. ---
**Author:** ![eltaho](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/3e96dc/32.png) [@eltaho](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/eltaho)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/7 "2021-08-24T13:39:46Z")
if you run out of the numbers, then you can use XX.XXX triple digits for ID, or even more…why should you be limiting yourself? ---
**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:** [August 26, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/could-i-use-this-system-for-tutoring/192/8 "2021-08-26T21:08:05Z")
Generally I agree, the system should work for you not the other way round. I am developing software for this thing (s … l … o … w … l … y) and it will (initially\*) enforce the `AC.ID` system where `ID >=0 && ID <=99`. So that’s one little consideration, or maybe if you’re making your own scripts/software with an assumption that this will be the case. (\*Perhaps I can add a ‘not strict mode’ toggle at some point.)