Organize Your Files
To find something in a house or apartment, we start with a mental model of the place. Let’s say I’ve misplaced my keys, which in my house are usually kept on a table by the door. It’s more likely I set them down in the living room or kitchen than in the dining room or bathroom, but they could also be in my bedroom, in the pocket of the pants I wore yesterday. With that quick map in my head of the most likely places, I can start searching.
Similarly, it helps to have a mental model of where files are located on your devices, too. Apple does some of this work for you by creating folders in macOS for Documents, Pictures, Movies, Downloads, Music, and other categories; in iOS and iPad OS, files are generally stored with the application ...
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