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Topic

Productivity

A collection of 4 issues

aText and Google Drive

Today, I simplified some of the apps I use, specifically: I decided to go back to aText and stop my Text Expander subscription. Originally, I wanted to use Text Expander for two reasons: (1) Formatting didn't transfer well from aText to Craft for 'metadata' info. However, I don't use this

Learning visual note-taking with Verbal to Visual

I was talking to a fellow course creator about the Skillshare course we're creating. He mentioned that including simple illustrations work super well for him. The ideas are more 'sticky' for students. I'm in love with words. I love reading and writing. However, I lean too much on words. Many

Caveday

Yesterday, while searching for 'online coworking' services, I discovered Caveday. Caveday facilitates daily group focus sessions on Zoom. To my delight and surprise, I was able to sign up for a session less than an hour after I discovered it. It was magic. After procrastinating for weeks, I finally started

Tiago Forte on Procrastination

I was reviewing Building a Second Brain 11 and Tiago expressed one of the most profound ideas I’ve ever encountered on procrastination. A student asked a question, Do you have tasks that are just forever on your To-Do List?And here’s Tiago’s answer (edited for brevity): Almost