12/15/2023 0 Comments Simplenote folders![]() This is one feature that I find extremely valuable. Google Docs is nice because it's highly available and replicates between desktop, macbook, and iphone almost instantly, such that I can leave one device and pick up the next without losing my 'memory'. There is simply no way I could deal with the insane demands of life without relying on an external memory. It doesn't really matter which tool you use, as long as it's predictably formatted and easily searchable. ![]() It is extremely uncommon for things to 'slip through the cracks' as a result. If I promised someone something or began a task, it keeps getting rolled over into the next day's notes until it's complete. Because of this, I can tell you that I did 'x' on Tuesday, March 12th, around 2pm, and for that it is invaluable because if I were to rely on my grey matter for all of this, I would fall flat on my face. If I promise someone something, it goes into the file. During meetings, I type non-stop taking notes into this file. As you might expect, there's a simple format that is followed for each day, so that someday I could parse these files into a database of some sort. Bank balances, payment schedules, work tasks, personal tasks, items ordered, deliveries expected, and even a couple sentences about how I felt and what happened. having daily meditation and scripture study & prayer about what I can do to be a better person, which I then incorporate into the routines above.Įver-growing Google Docs text files tell you everything about my life, going back to about 2007. ![]() ![]() I make voice notes on my phone and have a daily to-do to transcribe any new ones into the prioritized system, along with a scripted/fast periodic backup routine. This includes reminders to relax, and lists of things I want to do to relax to make sure they stay beneficial. putting my daily routine as well as all reminders/notes/calendar/ticklers/prioritized plans/todos etc organized in there, making it more efficient & effective as I learn, over time. having a highly efficient organizer (I use the one I wrote, AGPL, at, desktop-only and requires you to manage postgresql those mentioned by others might also work well) to track things I don't want to forget Those are carefully considered and solidified but open to new learning, for me, now. thinking top-down: PVSGEERRRR which stands for purpose, vision, strategy, goals, empowerment, execution, report, review, revise, repeat. Before this, I used todoist, which is also quite good, but it had some critical flaws for my workflows, so I moved away after some years. It's not perfect, has some flaws and lacks features, but it's my system, and I can work on fixing the flaws because everything is open and accessible. For the regular tasks, I have either Google Keep, which I use to collect notes, links, photos for later, or markdown-files, for which I have a routine to review them regularly, or just use on the spot if work leads to them. It also has a section for notes, and a dataview-query for filtering urgent and due tasks from my vault (dataview is an extension for obsidian). So at the moment, my solution is to generate daily a markdown-file with routines, unfinished routines from the previous day, and links to visit that day. Also, humans are lazy, and organization is a low-level job where little flaws can make a big difference. I've dabbled with many tools, services and methods over the years, but they all suck in some way, because they are not custom-made for my demand and personal situation, and I will always find some critical unfixable flaw which will nag me.
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