PTPL 059: Analog-Inspired Task Management in Obsidian—Does Your System Fit Your Needs?

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Welcome to a once-a-week taster of things that I’ve found helpful in my quest to create a simple, future proof, digital-analog workflow.

Productivity Inspiration

This Medium article from Theo Stowell encourages letting go of unrealistic task management expectations. What might happen if you embraced the messiness?

On Mastodon this past week, Epiphanic Synchronicity told me they have a task management workflow in Obsidian that doesn’t need plugins, or a special syntax like TaskPaper. Theirs is a straightforward approach of manually moving tasks from one day to the next. “Like analog, but faster.”

Whether or not you use a dedicated task manager, does your system embrace the spirit of this approach? Is the way you are currently handling tasks either more, or less complex than your needs require?

If you’re not sure, try this exercise. 

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