My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file

Re:My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a sing... by marban on Saturday February 08, 2020 @01:23PM (#22277396)

I use one large mind-dump file (~15 years) in Apple Notes and keep todos for the next day on a single sheet of paper which I throw out in the evening — why would anyone archive their accomplished tasks? I love destroying the past every single day.

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Re:My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a sing... by egypturnash on Saturday February 08, 2020 @02:09PM (#22277687)

“Ugh this was such a weird week, I don’t feel like I got a damn thing done.”

looks back over a week full of lots of yak-shaving and distractions

“Oh! I feel better. I got a lot done! It just wasn’t on the stuff I think is really important.”

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Re:My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a sing... by ellius on Saturday February 08, 2020 @06:59PM (#22279478)

The Bullet Journal book actually has a really good point about this, which is that you should be archiving this stuff to have the exact realization you just pointed out and then figure out how to adjust your behavior to focus on things that are actually meaningful to you.

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Re:My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a sing... by pzumk on Saturday February 08, 2020 @01:48PM (#22277541)

How do you format your Apple Note?

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Re:My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a sing... by marban on Sunday February 09, 2020 @03:31AM (#22281050)

Either just bullet points or a headline with a short blurb below (usually ideas).

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