## Metadata: - Source: Brandon Boswell (YouTube) - Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53aEnT53f3Q [[3. Resources/Readwise/Full Document Contents/Articles/How to stay organized & focused with Arc Browser]] - Note: backfilled 2026-06-20 from the related Arc Browser source (no source titled exactly "Setting Up Spaces & Profiles" exists); covers Arc's spaces/profiles/organization features. ## Summary: Arc Browser supports a PARA-style organization of the browsing workspace: spaces and profiles separate contexts (work vs. personal vs. project), pinned tabs persist key resources, and keyboard shortcuts make navigation fast. The throughline is using the *browser itself* as a focus-and-organization layer rather than a passive window — applying second-brain principles to where knowledge work actually happens. ## Main Content: - **Spaces & profiles:** segment browsing by context so each workspace shows only what's relevant — the browser-level equivalent of PARA folders. - **Pinned tabs:** persist the resources you return to, so a space opens into a ready workspace rather than a blank slate. - **Keyboard-driven navigation:** shortcuts for new tabs, tab switching, split-view (two pages side-by-side), and "peek" (preview a link without opening a tab) reduce friction. - **Browser as second-brain surface:** the design pulls organization/focus tooling into the place knowledge workers spend the most time, rather than treating the browser as a dumb container. ## Links - [[Personal Knowledge Management MOC]] — applies-in — extends PKM organization into the browser workspace - [[Building a Second Brain and the Zettelkasten Method]] — extends — applies PARA/second-brain principles to browsing - [[Methods for Organizing Notes in Obsidian]] — contrasts — organizing the browser vs. organizing the note vault, same underlying instinct - [[A Knowledge Tool's Environment Is a Lever on Thinking]] — applies-in — tuning the browser environment (spaces, friction) to shape focus, the same principle as tuning an Obsidian theme