When I say that one of the most important things that I did in graduate school was set up a directory structure and workflow for my files, I am not kidding. Reading theory, learning statistical methods, and writing literature reviews were all important. However, just as important -- though not nearly as sexy -- is setting up a file structure and working directory.
Despite how trivial it sounds, maintaining a well-designed directory structure not only provides a framework for files, it structures productive work.
Given how important it was for me, I will attempt to explain the directory structure that I developed. Let me begin by saying that I am ...