# Start from my structure?

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**Category:** Workbook/Workshop\
**Created:** [January 12, 2025, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/start-from-my-structure/2037 "2025-01-12T03:45:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/start-from-my-structure/2037/11 "2025-01-13T09:11:43Z")

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Hi @gabriel, i think you could maybe try taking your actual _legacy_ structure and try to adapt it to -more or less- follow the #10-19-concepts instead of redoing years of work to fix a template (in this case life admin), that maybe is not optimized for your particular workflow.

As an example there is a screenshot of an JD structure i started 2/3 years ago on my former job, specifically purposed for technical documentation.  
At the time, the core JD concepts were a little bit different, and there was not a life admin template, so i started “numerating” my existing folder structure, and moving things from one area/category to another _on the fly_ finding what at the time **made sense to me**.

 ![immagine](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/17b70300b4c0b81948dd57141f2827d0ba2461b0.jpeg)

If you like more info you could see my original post from a couple months ago (from where i took the screenshot):

> [@Joplin (notes app) for JDex+ filesystem](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/joplin-notes-app-for-jdex-filesystem/1800):
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> Hi! I’m sorry if this post is grammatically incorrect. English is not my first language and I only use it on the internet globe_with_meridians. I refuse to use translate tools (or GPT) to do the writing. I’d rather sound unnatural than “artificial” (so i can even throw around some bad puns) Why? Joplin changed my life, before that i have a zillion of tabs on notepad++, and some folders here and there, very chaotic. Today i have all files and docs in one place (Joplin), and is all organiz…

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## Remember, the imporant thing here is to be organized, find stuff fast, and not have a zillion subfolders.

> **[11.04 Philosophy](https://jdcm.al/10-19-concepts/11-core/11.04-philosophy/)**
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> The philosophy behind Johnny.Decimal is simple. To help you find things, quickly, with more confidence, and less stress.

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