The biggest transition for me when I started college was learning to get organized. There was a point when I couldn't just remember everything in my head. And having to constantly keep track of things was distracting me from whatever task I was doing at the moment.
It's getting harder to focus every day
I’m feeling it right now. I had to set a timer for 15 minute on my computer and block all distractions to write this. If I didn’t force myself to focus I would easily get distracted by something after few minutes. Even when I’m doing things that I’ve been waiting to do it, I still feel the urge to do something else. I don’t know how and when this happened. During the last few years I was always studying, working, and doing open source. And actually got stuff done. Doing all of those at the same time requires paying attention to what I wanted to do and ignore the noise.
Craft — Productivity App for Notes, Tasks, and Docs
A free notes and productivity app that follows you across all your devices. Premium features available.
It’s Time to Embrace Slow Productivity
We need fewer things to work on. Starting now.
Unclutter for Mac
A new space on your desktop to store and organize your Files, Notes and Clipboard data.
Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible - …
I combed through several years of my private notes and through everything I published on productivity before and tried to summarize all of it in this post. If you’re unproductive right now Here’s what you should do if you’ve been procrastinating for an entire day: Accept that you won’t do anything today and try not to get angry at yourself Set the alarm for the time you will be preparing to go to bed today No, really. Do it. It will take 20 seconds Procrastinate for the …
Plaintext Productivity | Introduction
The Plaintext Productivity system is a smart way to get organized on Windows, using plaintext files as your trusted system and great software to make it easy.
Desktop Productivity Apps | The Paper Pilot
The Paper Pilot's digital garden of thoughts on philosophy, politics, and sociology
Productivity
I think I am at least somewhat more productive than average, and people sometimes ask me for productivity tips. So I decided to just write them all down in one place. Compound growth gets...
File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity
My take on the 'file over app' philosophy and why it’s essential for keeping my data resilient and built to last.
An LLM wiki changed how I work
And everything else I learned about productivity this year
Desktop Neo – rethinking the desktop interface for productivity.
The desktop computer hasn’t changed much in the last 30 years. It’s still built on windows, folders and mouse input. But we have changed. We now use smartphones and tablets most of the time, since they are much easier to use.The traditional desktop computer is struggling to adapt the simple interfaces of mobile devices while also keeping its focus on productivity. With people switching to mobile devices for mundane tasks, we have the opportunity to rethink the desktop computer with a focus on getting professional work done.
reMarkable: The Paper Tablets for Focused Work
Experience the power of focused work. reMarkable’s paper tablets and accessories provide a dedicated space for your notes, documents, and ideas, free from notifications. Reclaim your attention now.
Super Productivity – Open-Source Deep Work Task Manager
The open-source deep work task manager for developers. Plan tasks, track time & notes in a privacy-first workspace for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android & iOS.
Just in time software
I didn’t plan to write software in the grocery store last night. I was tired and hungry, kids in tow. My long shopping list sat in a text message. I wished I could check items off as I found them. Ideas filtered through my head: I could transfer the list to a piece of paper: too tedious I could copy/paste it into a notes app or an email draft and delete items: too much tapping I could search the web and app store for a thing that would do what I want (of which there were no doubt a great many): slow and painful and annoying Nope nope nope nope nope.
Coping strategies for the serial project hoarder
I gave a talk at DjangoCon US 2022 in San Diego last month about productivity on personal projects, titled “Massively increase your productivity on personal projects with comprehensive documentation and …
Don't Get Distracted
I’m going to tell you about how I took a job building software to kill people. But don’t get distracted by that; I didn’t know at the time.
