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My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
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Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#12Same, two Google docs (one for year, one for current month).
I just switched to roamresearch.com. I like it a lot.
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#13Yeah but with a .txt file how am I gonna boast about my productivity on Instagram every 5 minutes, geez.
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#14The same for me, but it's a markdown file (notes.md)
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#15Same, two Google docs (one for year, one for current month). I just switched to roamresearch.com. I like it a lot.
Seems similar to Workflowy which I've been using for 6 years and I'm very happy with.
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#16This is very close to what I do, with a few modifications. Biggest difference is that I use Emacs Org-mode (https://orgmode.org/) which automates things like date strings, building a daily agenda, adding due dates, and the monotony of getting your itemized lists properly indented. (and a whole lot more)
Everything lives in my TODO.org file that's mirrored via dropbox between all my devices and on my phone where I use the Beorg app on the iphone (https://beorgapp.com/).
I archive my finished TODO items at the end of the year. Taking the opportunity to delete (mark CANCELED) things that no longer need doing and carrying over any TODO items that still need getting done.
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#17I have attempted something similar for some time, but always have issues making a habit of it. My solution is to use a physical piece of paper that I can always carry with me. The physicality of it is a great reminder for me.
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#18In the last few months Ive moved to a single vc'ed text file for work notes and a notebook for tasks and calendaring similar to the typical bullet journal but broken into weeks instead of months. I love it far more than shucking my life into 2-5 productivity apps because I can change my system on a dime. Sometimes my week calendar is a quarter page, sometimes its 2. Having my work notes in git makes them constantly available to my team and eventually Id like to let them contribute. I dont think id even consider personal info management in any other way.
Re: My productivity app for the past 12 years has been a single .txt file
#19I do exactly this, but with the sticky notes application. I find it easier to shuffle and tweak the raw text than moving around and editing discrete todo items, and I have it covering the next 2-3 weeks at any given moment with longer term stuff noted at the bottom. I've also started carrying around a small notepad that acts sort of like a buffer for the todo list, both incoming items that occur when I'm not at the keyboard and outgoing data/thoughts for meetings. It feels more like a natural extension of my memory than any todo app I've tried.
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#20For people on the go that need somewhat more organization I like iAWriter for iPhone (let’s you use md files for notes) and then you can also edit the markdown files directly on your laptop in the iCloud folder. Everything syncs up nicely in a nonproprietary format it’s seriously life changing