You can even make the top card stand at a similar angle if you want: take the top card off the stack, bend the edge inward by 120 degrees or so, and tuck that "hook" of the bent card back into the hair tie to stand it upright. You can even put a pen in there. It's great to take to the store for shopping!
Analog: A simple productivity system
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#13I'm using this in combination with a Python script I wrote that sends me SMS messages for tasks as hard deadlines approach. So, if I get too distracted for some days, because of a technical issue or whatever, to pay much attention to the paper task process, I still get the SMS messages. Since I always check any SMS messages that come in, this prevents me from missing a deadline. And the physical setup of the Analog s…
Have you open sourced it? This sounds like something I'd benefit from.
I'm 65, and this current system is the result of about 4.5 decades of trying to figure out a system that would work for me, including trying various commercial task lists and reminder systems.
[edited: I wrote more text but deleted it because I don't think it was worth anyone's time to read. :) ]
Re: Analog: A simple productivity system
#14I saw this last year! You can replicate this system with a stack of index cards and a hair tie. :) You can even make the top card stand at a similar angle if you want: take the top card off the stack, bend the edge inward by 120 degrees or so, and tuck that "hook" of the bent card back into the hair tie to stand it upright. You can even put a pen in there. It's great to take to the store for shopping!
I was just wondering how I would make the wood thing, and now you've inspired me to have this system on my desk by the end of the day. Brilliant!
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#16I'm using this in combination with a Python script I wrote that sends me SMS messages for tasks as hard deadlines approach. So, if I get too distracted for some days, because of a technical issue or whatever, to pay much attention to the paper task process, I still get the SMS messages. Since I always check any SMS messages that come in, this prevents me from missing a deadline. And the physical setup of the Analog s…
Re: Analog: A simple productivity system
#17I saw this last year! You can replicate this system with a stack of index cards and a hair tie. :) You can even make the top card stand at a similar angle if you want: take the top card off the stack, bend the edge inward by 120 degrees or so, and tuck that "hook" of the bent card back into the hair tie to stand it upright. You can even put a pen in there. It's great to take to the store for shopping!
Re: Analog: A simple productivity system
#18And these todo cards off Baron Fig for $10 (they have a dot pattern and a todo pattern): https://baronfig.com/accessories/strategist-index-cards