Category: Productivity
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Using Apple Notes as a task manager
Do you think it’s possible to use just Apple Notes as your task manager? I’m thinking I have a today note and a running overall task list. I can then use the notes widget to remind and give me quick access. Worthy of an experiment I think, especially now I’m using my iPad Mini as…
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Going back to basics with my productivity system and task list
I’ve been very bad lately at being on top of what I have to do. With everything going on in the world I just fell off maintaining any idea of task list and just did the minimum I needed to get through the day. I’ve now taken it back to basics and using Tot I…
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Declaring app bankruptcy
Ever get to the point that you have too many apps that you’re either not sure about or serve the same purpose. I’ve hit that point again with productivity apps, so I’ve deleted them all and I’m taking a step back. I’m planning out on a paper notepad for now as I decide what I’m…
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Adding a due time to your most important tasks?
I’ve been using Apple Reminders a bit more lately. I can’t currently really afford to spend upwards of £5 a month on a to do app so I’m using what I have. I’ve been using apps that force a due time (like OmniFocus) and ones that don’t (like Things and Apple Reminders). But, regardless of…
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Should you add a due time to a task?
Adding a time due to a task is something I’ve been wrestling with for years. I’ve always liked just having a running list of things due today but I think I now understand how I should be doing it. If you have something important then set a time so that you get a visual reminder…
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Keeping your iOS setup simple (and a switch of apps)
I’ve been using a lot of Apple apps lately and appreciated their simplicity but I’ve found Reminders has gotten a little too complicated (especially managing sub tasks). In a bid to simplify things I stopped using it. As you’ll see from my Home Screen I switched over to Things. I realised it was a lot…
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Keeping your iPhone apps to a minimum
In a bid to simplify things I’ve been deleting apps on my iPhone. I’m going through my entire iPhone delete time suck apps or ones that I don’t use. I’ve got a 128GB iPhone so it’s not really a space issue it’s more about focus. My iPad Mini needs to be my device at home…
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Apple Reminders is one of the most flexible to do apps on iOS (and it’s free!)
I’ve been using Apple Reminders for a little while now in parallel with Things 3 and Todoist as a test and I have to say that Reminders is more flexible. I’m able to add a URL, Notes and Images to a task and it’s available from the share sheet in all of the places I…
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Using Apple Reminders to get things done
Since the refresh of Apple Reminders I’ve been using it more and more, I’ve now just kept on using it. It’s a simple app but does everything you’d want in a to do app. I’ve kept things pretty simple as you’ll see from my lists above. I split my main focus down to lists and…
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Has iOS 15.4.1 broken Apple Reminders for you?
I’ve been using Apple Reminders on and off for a couple of months now quite happily but the latest iOS update (for me at least) has broken the UI. You’ll see from this image that it shows I have 0 items due today, which isn’t correct. I have 3 things due today. The widget shows…
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What does digital minimalism mean to me?
This year I really wanted to try to be more intentional about how I’m using my technology. The first step was to read through Cal Newport’s book on the subject. I’m in the process of working through a digital declutter, where I’m taking breaks from various activities that have been time sucks or raised my…
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Do I still like Todoist?
I’ve been a Todoist user on and off for years now and I’m also part of the affiliate program but I’ve been trying other apps lately. I’ve tried Reminders, Things and Omnifocus. In the end though whilst I do have my problems with Todoist I keep coming back. Here’s some of what I do like…
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What’s in my iPhone dock
My dock switches around a bit over the course of a month but this year I’m trying to calm things down a bit and stick to a setup. With this in mind I switched up my dock to cover my most used apps. Messages: probably my most used app. Lots of iOS within my friends…
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Don’t overthink your to do app
I’ve been taking things back to basics a little with my productivity. I’ve installed Fantastical (mainly to use it’s widgets) and Things 3. I’m trying not to overthink and spend any time messing with productivity apps. I’m not even creating projects anymore to categorise by type I.e. home, finances etc. Things like paying bills and…
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Setting up Things 3
I’ve felt overwhelmed with my todo setup using Todoist lately and at the end of the year I’ve stopped even checking it. I’ve decided to not worry about my personal projects and just get the basics (things like remembering to pay a bill or put the bins out). Whilst I don’t enjoy how small the…
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