Category: Productivity
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Adding due times to tasks
When setting up my Todo system I’ve always wrestled with adding a due time so that a reminder pops up. I’ve preferred to have a due date so that I can keep a list of items due today but not have notifications with times popping up all over the place. But, I’m starting to see…
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An Apple Notes appreciation post
Sometimes you go looking for that perfect app and you end up back to the iOS apps that came with your iPhone. That’s what often happens for me with notes. I try apps like Notion, Obsidian and Craft and whilst I appreciate their use case I end up getting overwhelmed and come back to Apple…
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Starting fresh with Todoist
After feeling overwhelmed using Reminders and testing out Things (still an accessibility nightmare) I’m starting from scratch with Todoist. I’ve decided to use Labels, Priorities and Projects to organise this time. It’s still a starter for ten but just wanted to share an initial setup. I’m not even cross referencing my other apps I’m just…
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Productivity app bankruptcy and setting deadlines
I feel like I reach this point every few months, overwhelmed with to do items that keep rolling over or get missed. I’ve been playing around with different apps a bit but it makes no difference I’m so busy I’m not able to keep on top of things. What I’ve come to realise is It…
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Using Apple Reminders to get things done
I’ve been doing a little experiment for the last couple of week, I’m back using Apple Reminders. I’ve been using Todoist for ages but when I recently got a new Apple Care+ replacement I decided to stick to some of the apps that came with iOS. Part of this is I’m a little bored of…
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Switching apps to help to do app overwhelm
I’ve been using Todoist for quite a while now and whilst I’ve been enjoying it I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed. Despite all of it’s positives Todoist still isn’t great at dealing with overdue tasks. If you miss a task or don’t get to it it’ll flag as overdue, which is great for some but…
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Don’t overthink your productivity apps
If you have been following me for a while you’ll know that I switched productivity apps constantly trying to figure out what would work 100% with how I work. What I have come to realise is that there’s no 100% (for you) app out there and that if you use one solution for more than…
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Dealing with overdue tasks using Todoist
I’ve not done much since Friday and as a result this image is what I’m left with – 18 due tasks today. I’m aware that I’ve slacked off a bit this weekend and I’m also aware of the pressure building up knowing that I’ve got stuff to prepare for and not moved it forward. Incidentally…
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Setting up Apple Reminders
I know I know, another post about me going back to Apple Reminders… Well, I’ve been feeling overwhelmed and wanted something Free (with functionality) Simple creation of items Sync between devices A widget Simple… I’ve used them all, as you most probably know but at the end of the day I don’t need major project…
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Organising my email
I’m not sure if it’s because my day job now is locked in job seeking so I’m at the Mac a lot more but I decided to clear down my email. I just normally let them come in and delete very rarely. I decided with so many job search emails coming in and appointments or…
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Should you put habits in your task manager?
Should you put habits in your task manager is a question I’ve been asking myself for a few weeks now. I’ve both used a task manager and habit tracker in the past and I’m leaning towards two separate apps. This is why. Overwhelm I set up my task manager based on a mind map I…
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Job hunting with Apple Notes
Job hunting with Apple Notes is something that kicked off last year so that I could keep a record of everything I had applied for (believe me, you need to keep track of it all). I looked at other solutions maybe using a third party app or using Apple Numbers but I ended up settling…
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Splitting up calendar items and your task manager
I’d been of the mindset that seeing my calendar items within my task manager was a must have but now I’ve switched over to Todoist and this isn’t an option for my iCloud I’ve come to the conclusion it actually clutters things up. Having a division of these two actually helps with overload to me.…
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