Tag: Productivity
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How I’m getting organised using Things 3
After playing with pen and paper (and forgetting or losing lists and notes) I’ve figured out digital is probably best for me. Whilst Apple Reminders is ok for iPhone it’s terrible on Mac so I’m back to Things 3. The first thing I did was actually go back to pen and paper and write everything…
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Apple Reminders is great (if you only use iOS)
I’ve been in and out of task managers and I’ve finally given Apple Reminders a good try. It’s has one show stopping problem though (for me), it’s macOS app. It doesn’t match the app on iOS and takes too many clicks to get tasks in and organised with due dates. I spend more time on…
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Trying to do too much
The more I’m messing with paper to do’s or apps I realise it doesn’t make much difference, I think I’m trying to do too many tasks in a day. I’m going to try to pick 3 or 4 a day and spread out across a week. Also, I’m off paying to do apps and on…
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Moving to a paper to do list
Over the last week or so I dropped all of my to do apps. I’ve realised it makes no difference to the way my mind works if it’s on paper or on an app. So, I took everything out of my apps and put them into a paper note book. This is my running list…
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Tech isn’t always the answer to your problems
When you’re into technology it’s easy to think that it always has a solution. Be it a to do app or smartwatch, thinking if you use tech it’ll solve your problem. I’m stepping back and realising it’s me not the tech. Finding the motivation to do something is the first step, not going straight to…
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How much is too much to pay for a to do app subscription?
I’ve started to drop all of my to do apps and revert to paper to sort some overwhelm out, this was ok but I’ve started to feel that I need actual reminders pop up so that I remember to do the important stuff. I have my problems with Reminders (the lack of a good macOS…
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Struggling to focus on creative projects
I struggle to manage my time outside of work, I have so many creative ideas but I fall back to playing video games at the end of the day, I’m so tired from work I don’t have the energy a lot of the time to get into a new or existing project. I’m looking to…
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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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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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