List: Plain Text. Paper, Less. | Curated by Ellane W

Oct 14, 2024
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Plain Text. Paper, Less.Exploring productivity through a future-proof, plain text mindset, with a soft spot for the paper that counts. More Obsidian goodness in this collection: https://miscellaneplans.medium.com/list/obsidian-my-stories-d3cc5e031983
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PTPL 126 · What the Dash-Plus System Looks Like in My OBTF and Analog NotesPatrick Rhone’s symbols vs Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal bullets
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3d ago
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PTPL 125 · Choosing Between Digital and Analog, and a Plain Text Accounting UpdateYou’re the one driving this thing, so why not welcome departures from regular routes
Oct 7
Oct 7
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PTPL 124 · Saving Safari tabs as Markdown links, and Mono Fonts in Obsidian
Sep 30
Sep 30
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123 · Learning RSS, the ‘Analog Office’ Blog, and Tomoe River Planner RecommendationsBoth of which I found because I’ve finally learned about RSS!
Sep 23
Sep 23
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PTPL 122 — Aligning Your Task List with the Values All Humans ShareValues-driven tasks lead to better time management
Sep 16
Sep 16
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PTPL 121 — Getting Focused With a 4-Quadrant Weekly Planning MatrixPlus an invitation to look back and see how far you’ve come
Sep 9
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Sep 9
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PTPL 120: Quick Add vs Text Expansion in ObsidianPlus a backup tip for people using apps like Tana and Notion
Sep 2
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Sep 2
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PTPL 119: How to Be Plain-Text Enlightened and Still Use Apple’s RemindersPlus a quick print-to-PDF shortcut for your Mac
Aug 26
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Aug 26
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PTPL 118–My (Very) Simple Plain Text to Proprietary App WorkflowPlus a thank you to the encouraging souls who patiently teach us the tricky things
Aug 19
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Aug 19
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PTPL 117: Oh, You Like Making Notes! Why Not Use…?I wouldn’t dream of telling you what to do (actually, yes I would)
Aug 12
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Aug 12
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PTPL 116 — Plain Text Accounting Level 1, Complete!Plus how and why I edit my .journal files in Obsidian
Aug 5
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Aug 5
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PTPL 115: There’s Something New at the Top of My One Big Text FileIt’s the equivalent of a sticky note on the bathroom mirror
Jul 29
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Jul 29
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PTPL 114: Obsidian, Silver Bullet, Org-Mode — I Honestly Don’t Care Which One You Think is BestAny path will do as long as you like using it, own your data and keep it portable
Jul 22
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Jul 22
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PTPL 113: Some Free Tools Cost Too MuchPut these features in order of importance and you’ll know what to do
Jul 15
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Jul 15
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PTPL 112: Organise Your Stuff— Alternatives to Bartender and HazelPlus some Obsidian plugins to make life easier without messing with your plain text
Jul 8
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Jul 8
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PTPL 111: You Only Need 2 Calendar Categories For Effective Time ManagementDifferentiating between Sacred and Frontier territory will keep you focused without sacrificing play time
Jul 1
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Jul 1
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PTPL 110: How to Easily Type macOS Modifier KeysPlus 2 things you need to know about the CalcCraft plugin
Jun 24
Jun 24
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PTPL 109: Households With Written SOPs Are More Resilient Than Those WithoutPlus 3 tips for better Markdown exports from Workflowy to Obsidian
Jun 17
Jun 17
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PTPL 108: Workflowy’s Plain Text Calendar Beats Obsidian’sDrag and drop into the side bar was the clincher
Jun 10
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Jun 10
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PTPL 107: Follow Along As I Learn the Command Line From ScratchNot a Mac wizard yet, but I learned my first spell and nothing broke!
Jun 3
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Jun 3
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