I tend to go big or go home and I chosed go big with JD, I basically fit my entire life including businesses and projects, even my list of contacts using the same 00-99 system, but I struggle with the order of my playlists, where the music playlists fit?
I ordered my life in the most important things of life are, health and relationships, then wealth and stuff, my question is, if someone uses JD on absolutely everything such as me, where the music comes?, on productivity? projects?
I basically used wrong the system at the beginning, I just took advantage of the system that orders everything by the numbers and used like 09 - Chillwaves, I created playlists by mood
I will attach it here if anyone wants to know what I’m talking about https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nn8vyyrIDWnd5fR0D6St9?si=c936bc7f709b4951
The ultimate thought I got was to create a mood playlist to every area and then use that number but in my mind inside spotify that could look not neat.
I would thank whatever anyone responds to this
I attach my current system 00-09 - Management & Meta 10-19 | Health 20-29 | Wealth 30-39 | Relationships 40-59 | Wisdom 60-69 | Businesses 70-79 | Projects 80-89 | Systems 90-99 | To define later
Based on your numbering system, I would put it in “Systems”, as you’re creating a “music system”. However, I think it depends on how you consider music. Do you listen to it for your health, or for wisdom, when you work? I think putting playlists and music files around the different folders will make it difficult.
I have my music files on an “entertainment” folder I have.
That’s a really interesting way to take Johnny.Decimal and apply it across every part of your life — I don’t think many people go as deep as mapping even playlists into the system!
For music, it might help to think less in terms of productivity categories and more about whether playlists support or belong inside those areas. For example:
If you use music to focus while working → it could live under Projects or Systems.
Playlists tied to mood or wellbeing (like Chillwaves, workout mixes, meditation tracks) → they’d naturally fit in Health.
Music you share socially or associate with specific people/events → Relationships makes sense.
The neat part about JD is that it doesn’t force one single “correct” answer — you can create a convention that feels natural, and once you’re consistent with it, your brain will know exactly where to find things.
And if you ever feel like the playlists don’t sit neatly in one category, MusConvtool (a playlist transfer and organization tool) could be useful — it lets you organize, move, or duplicate playlists across platforms so you’re free to experiment with structure without worrying about losing them.
Your “mood playlist per area” idea actually sounds like a smart balance between order and flexibility — especially since moods often overlap with life areas anyway.