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Every category you create determines what you group together and what you separate.
There is no single correct way to categorize — categories serve purposes.
When you name and define your categories you can evaluate and improve them.
Dividing things into only two groups forces a false simplicity.
Many things are better understood as positions on a continuum than as discrete categories.
Nested categories with parent-child relationships create powerful organizational structures.
The best category systems have no overlaps and no gaps.
Classifying items by importance or urgency enables systematic decision-making.
Defining roles for people and objects clarifies what each is responsible for.
Lazy or inconsistent categorization creates a growing mess that eventually must be cleaned up.
Changing how you categorize things is a sign of learning not inconsistency.
Putting something in the wrong category means the wrong actions get applied to it.
Items that do not fit neatly into any category expose weaknesses in your system.
Sometimes you need to classify the same items along multiple independent dimensions.
The best category systems adapt as you learn more about what you are organizing.