Alright, let’s talk about this Paul Pyo thing. Heard the name floating around, connected to some kind of workflow or maybe it was a productivity hack? Can’t quite remember the specifics now, happens when you try a million things.
So, I decided to give it a whirl. Seemed popular, or at least someone was pushing it hard somewhere I read. The first step was digging up the details. Found some notes, maybe it was a blog post, maybe just forum chatter. It involved structuring things in a very particular way. You know, folders named just so, files tagged with specific keywords.
My Experiment
I spent a good chunk of an afternoon on it. Cleared my desk, metaphorically speaking, and started reorganizing my current project based on this Paul Pyo setup.
- Created the new directories exactly as prescribed.
- Moved tons of files around. Renamed a few things.
- Tried using the tagging system suggested. Felt kinda clunky from the start.
Honestly, it felt like busy work. Like I was just shuffling deck chairs. But hey, gotta try things, right? Maybe there was some hidden genius to it.
The Reality Check
It didn’t take long for things to get annoying. The structure felt rigid. Finding stuff actually became harder because it wasn’t intuitive to me. It was intuitive to whoever Paul Pyo was, I guess. My usual quick searches weren’t working as well because things were tucked away in these weirdly named folders.
Collaborating also became a pain. Had to explain this whole convoluted system to a teammate. They just gave me that look, you know the one. The “why are you making things complicated?” look. Can’t blame them.
The Aftermath
After about a week of forcing myself to stick to it, I just couldn’t anymore. It was slowing me down. Adding friction where there wasn’t any before. So, I scrapped it. Spent another hour or two putting everything back roughly the way it was before. Felt like such a waste of time.
My big takeaway? Just because someone has a name attached to a method doesn’t make it universally good. What works for Paul Pyo, or whoever promotes his stuff, didn’t work for me. Simple as that. Gotta stick with what makes sense for your own brain and your own projects. Lesson learned. Moved on.
