# Now at least I know where to look **URL:** \ **Category:** Concepts\ **Created:** [August 30, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203 "2021-08-30T15:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jack.baty](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/jack.baty/32/392_2.png) [@jack.baty](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/jack.baty)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203/1 "2021-08-30T15:41:51Z")
I must admit that I cheat an awful lot with my personal J.D system. I put loose files in category folders, I sometimes go a level too deep. Sometimes I don’t even number things. Gasp! But… I find that using even my loose version of J.D I am much more likely to find things quickly. And allowing myself to cheat a little has helped with some of the friction I found when trying to figure out where stuff should go. And yes, for some reason I remember the folder numbers even when only used occasionally, e.g. “Taxes are in 23”. I love it. Anyway, I’ve been away from the forums for a bit but wanted to catch up, say hello, and reiterate my endorsement of the entire J.D enterprise. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 6, 2021, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203/2 "2021-09-06T22:38:25Z")
Hey Jack! Good to see your face, I hope you’re well. Same to all of the regulars here, it’s been a while, things are quiet, but I hope you’re all fine and healthy. Just coming out of a cold winter here in Canberra, Australia. The days are getting longer and there’s no longer frost on the ground in the morning. We are in lockdown, like a lot of Australia – we’ve managed to escape it, but the state of NSW which totally surrounds us is running rampant with the ol’ COVID and so it was always going to reach us eventually. I have a house with a garden which makes a _massive_ difference. I’m running a ‘how to JD’ course at work tomorrow! Still spreading the word. And I’m slowly slowly still working on some software but it’s very much just the time that I can scrape together on the weekend and, like I’ve said before, I’m kinda lazy. 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![ks84](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b5e925/32.png) [@ks84](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/ks84)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2021, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203/3 "2021-09-09T00:02:22Z")
Would it be possible for you to share a recording of your workshop? ---
**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:** [September 12, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203/4 "2021-09-12T07:20:53Z")
Honestly it was a bit of a mess! First time, just my team, so I kinda rambled. But I’d be very happy to put together something on YouTube. What would you like to see? Hold that thought, starting new thread. ---
**Author:** ![KlaasVaak](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/klaasvaak/32/104_2.png) [@KlaasVaak](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/KlaasVaak)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2021, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/now-at-least-i-know-where-to-look/203/5 "2021-09-15T04:33:08Z")
@jack.baty > [@jack.baty](#): > > “Taxes are in 23” What drove that home for me was when I went to the new local supermarket, they had a central path with perpendicular side paths with the shelves. Each of the side paths is numbered, so I know “organic” is in path 5,spices in 7, etc. Then when someone recently mentioned JD, and I looked at it (again), it suddenly clicked for me. I am happy I adopted the JD system. As for “cheating”, I did a bit of that when I started off setting up JD, but found it actually increased friction for me. The JD system forces you to think carefully whether a file is worth keeping and exactly in which location.