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Nov 18, 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

Classifying Notes in an OBTF, Inspired By the Dash-Plus System

PTPL 131 · It’s okay to be dogmatic sometimes

Nov 18, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Nov 18, 2024

PTPL 130 · If You’re Keeping Tasks in Your Calendar, I Hope You Know What You’re Doing

Calendar and notes app vital, task manager optional

Nov 11, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Nov 11, 2024

PTPL 129 · Live Out of Your Notes the Way Tom Lives Out of His Car

Plus working with dot-points in the Dash-Plus System

Nov 4, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Nov 4, 2024

PTPL 128 · Keeping Content Separate From the Container in Which It Lives

And a review of my updated plain text flashcards

Oct 28, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Oct 28, 2024

PTPL 127 · On Backing Up Paper, and Static Websites for Tiny Archives

Plus a return to TaskPaper-style to do lists

Oct 21, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Oct 21, 2024

PTPL 126 · What the Dash-Plus System Looks Like in My OBTF and Analog Notes

Patrick Rhone’s symbols vs Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal bullets

Oct 14, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Oct 14, 2024

PTPL 125 · Choosing Between Digital and Analog, and a Plain Text Accounting Update

You’re the one driving this thing, so why not welcome departures from regular routes

Oct 7, 2024

A page with stylised lines (representing text) sits at an angle on the left of the image, with text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less

Oct 7, 2024

PTPL 124 · Saving Safari tabs as Markdown links, and Mono Fonts in Obsidian

Sep 30, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left on a white background, with black text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

Sep 30, 2024

123 · Learning RSS, the ‘Analog Office’ Blog, and Tomoe River Planner Recommendations

Both of which I found because I’ve finally learned about RSS!

Sep 23, 2024

Pencil comic drawing of a figure with a suitcase walking away from a large building toward a small, friendly-looking cottage

Sep 23, 2024

PTPL 122 — Aligning Your Task List with the Values All Humans Share

Values-driven tasks lead to better time management

Sep 16, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left on a white background, with black text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

Sep 16, 2024

PTPL 121 — Getting Focused With a 4-Quadrant Weekly Planning Matrix

Plus an invitation to look back and see how far you’ve come

Sep 9, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left on a white background, with black text overlaying it that reads Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

Sep 9, 2024

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PTPL 120: Quick Add vs Text Expansion in Obsidian

Plus a backup tip for people using apps like Tana and Notion

Sep 2, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits on a white page at an angle on the left, with black text overlaying it that reads: 114, Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST. Miscellaneplans.

Sep 2, 2024

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PTPL 119: How to Be Plain-Text Enlightened and Still Use Apple’s Reminders

Plus a quick print-to-PDF shortcut for your Mac

Aug 26, 2024

PTPL 119: How to Be Plain-Text Enlightened and Still Use Apple’s Reminders

Aug 26, 2024

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PTPL 118–My (Very) Simple Plain Text to Proprietary App Workflow

Plus a thank you to the encouraging souls who patiently teach us the tricky things

Aug 19, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left side of a white page, with black text overlaying it that reads: 114, Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST. Miscellaneplans.

Aug 19, 2024

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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, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left, with black text overlaying it that reads: 114, Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST. Miscellaneplans.

Aug 12, 2024

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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, 2024

A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left, with black text overlaying it that reads: 114, Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST. Miscellaneplans.

Aug 5, 2024

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PTPL 115: There’s Something New at the Top of My One Big Text File

It’s the equivalent of a sticky note on the bathroom mirror

Jul 29, 2024

Two screenshots side by side, a TextEdit window on the left and a Marked window on the right. Both show the same file, titled One Big Text File (OBTF) 2024. Text is the same as the preceding images. There’s a small overlay window (TableFlip) showing the first table from the document.

Jul 29, 2024

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PTPL 114: Obsidian, Silver Bullet, Org-Mode — I Honestly Don’t Care Which One You Think is Best

Any path will do as long as you like using it, own your data and keep it portable

Jul 22, 2024

PTPL 114: Obsidian, Silver Bullet, Org-Mode — I Honestly Don’t Care Which One You Think is Best

Jul 22, 2024

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PTPL 113: Some Free Tools Cost Too Much

Put these features in order of importance and you’ll know what to do

Jul 15, 2024

PTPL 113: Some Free Tools Cost Too Much

Jul 15, 2024

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PTPL 112: Organise Your Stuff— Alternatives to Bartender and Hazel

Plus some Obsidian plugins to make life easier without messing with your plain text

Jul 8, 2024

PTPL 112: Organise Your Stuff— Alternatives to Bartender and Hazel

Jul 8, 2024