Life Admin System
A complete folder structure and index for your life admin.
You found Johnny.Decimal because you're trying to be more organised. The Life Admin System is the fastest way to get there. Lucy and I spent hundreds of hours designing it so you don't have to.
Life Admin design goals
We wanted this to cover everything that a normal human might need to manage. So that's:
- Being a human and a member of society.
- Living somewhere and getting around.
- Earning, spending, and saving money.
- Dealing with technology.
- Going places and enjoying life.
This all fits in a single area: 10-19 Life admin.
We specifically didn't design it to contain your hobbies or job. How could we? We can only design what we know. So this area is the start of your new system. Use our free workbook and the accompanying video workshop to organise the rest of your life.
Consistent and unambiguous
We took great care to make the structure internally consistent, so it feels familiar throughout. There are patterns that help your brain just know where a thing is going to be.
And we were careful to make all of the IDs unambiguous. They're clearly documented, and link you to other IDs where relevant.
You could ask ChatGPT to design you a system. I know, I've tried. The quality can't match the human thought that went into ours.
How it works
Download the folders and index (JDex) files, and start moving your files in. You will be more organised in 10 minutes.
Hundreds of people have been using this system for over a year. If you have any questions, there's a supportive community ready to help. You'll find a link directly to the support channels once you're signed in.
Use it exactly as provided, tweak it slightly, or be inspired by its patterns and change it completely. People have had great success with all three approaches.
I use this system exactly as designed to organise my own life. I know where everything is, and I spend no time managing it. Because life admin is an overhead: it's not what you should be spending your life on.
Guaranteed
All our products come with a 14-day, no-questions, money-back guarantee. So it's risk free.