I’ll just check real quick first if clicking the first link in Wikipedia articles really does eventually lead to Philosphy.

However you go about it, keep it simple. If it’s complicated or a chore to do, compliance will likely fall off and you might not maintain it.

I do the YMD thing with folders, but fail to do the text file; it’s not a deal killer for me, but there are times we have to figure out what on earth we were doing. We can get a lot of contextual clues from the photos themselves. Depending on what you’re shooting, establishing shots can be really helpful.

Folders get YYYY-MM-DD, files get whatever they get. A simple text.txt file get placed in each folder describing the photos of that day.

NEVER look at the demon in the corner…

You mean Phil? He’s been helping me arrange the room