It’s what you do once your newsletters are grouped together that makes the difference — Confession: inbox-zero articles churn my gut. Most of them weren’t written for people like me. I need small and simple steps, like this one from Martine Ellis. Go read Martine’s article, then come back here to see how I’ve made it work for me. Auto email grouping isn’t the answer I use an email service that…

The holy grail of plain text task management is finally within reach — Plain text task management? Are you serious?? Dedicated task managers exist for a reason, you know. Sheesh. —Oh, I know. Believe me, I know! But hear me out. I’ve been managing my projects and tasks in plain text, with varying success, for more than four years. …

Also: Tana — a revolutionary new productivity app to check out — Welcome to the 20th in a series of posts documenting my plain text, paper-less, Obsidian-flavoured journey — exploring productivity through a future-proof, plain text mindset, with a soft spot for the paper that counts. Past Episodes live in my PTPL List. Today I’ll be talking about — The dangers of…

Welcome to a simple, future-proof method for organising your plain text files in apps like Obsidian — Mem is inviting us to “Say goodbye to folders,” and Napkin wants to liberate us from them. With good reason — those babies can work magic! Even in the plain text (or Markdown) arena, apps like Workflowy and Logseq strongly imply that folders are unnecessary. …

The superpower of teleporting straight to your favourites — You’re working on your Mac, when you think of something to add to your daily note in Obsidian. The usual procedure involves — Switching apps, via keyboard shortcut or the dock Being distracted by whatever file is already open Navigating to your daily note (or other target file) Not so…

It’s what makes my workflow organised and authentic, so I can write about what matters — Using a template for articles and blog posts can turn you into a writing machine, or—if it’s a poor fit—make the process harder. After three main iterations, I can’t say I have the perfect template setup, but I do have one that works for me. …

Plus: How to tell if your phone is a tool or a toy, and a free text widget for your lock screen — Welcome to the 19th in a series of posts documenting my plain text, paper-less, Obsidian-flavoured journey — exploring productivity through a future-proof, plain text mindset, with a soft spot for the paper that counts. Past Episodes live in my PTPL List. Today I’ll be talking about — A free text…

Obsidian’s still my favourite on Mac, but something’s not right on mobile — Early this morning, before getting out of bed, I opened iA Writer to check something in my notes. My digital life is organised inside Obsidian, so why did I bypass the purple crystal this time? Because of how utterly shocking the Obsidian mobile app is on my trusty iPhone X…

Why on earth hasn’t Apple baked this one in? — Expect the best, prepare for the worst. That’s my motto. It’s why I’ve always had text on my iPhone lock screen with an alternate phone number on it, and my email address. An honest person will have immediate access to my contact details, and can (in theory) quickly get my…