PTPL 018: Including—How Other Apps Are Shaping My Productivity System

Also: order and chaos, and ignoring hacks to actually get stuff done

PTPL screenshot by Author

Welcome to the 18th in a series of posts documenting my plain text, paper-less, Obsidian-flavoured journey — exploring productivity through a future-proof, plain text mindset, with a soft spot for the paper that counts.

Today I’ll be talking about —

• Using apps beyond their intended purpose

• The balance between order and chaos

• The 4D approach to stop chasing productivity hacks and actually get stuff done

• How iA Writer is helping me simplify my Obsidian daily and weekly notes

Productivity Inspiration

This story from Zoi contains one of the most beautiful quotes I’ve read on finding true productivity in the between spaces of life; specifically, in the value of writing by hand:

Only slowing down could I see where I wanted to go. Only in a limited space of a paper page could I remember where I came from. 
— Zoi

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