PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 104 · 6 Plain Text Task Management Options—an Overview

Embracing simplicity, even for a time, can bring valuable insights

Plain text, Paper, Less (PTPL) Productivity Digest, text-based image by Author

This week: Plain text task management in six different flavours, from paper-equivalents to plugins and scripts. Lots of links to the Author’s and others’ articles on the topic.

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Task and project management software is useful but unnecessary for most people some of the time, and for some people all of the time.

In its simplest form tracking tasks in plain text is like pen and paper used to be, but more flexible and easier to back up. Here are some of the ways I’ve managed my to dos over the past several years.

Pencil sketch on home-printed dot grid paper by the Author

Plain text Bullet Journal

Use symbols to categorise everything you want to remember as tasks, notes, or events. Regularly review entries, and create collections to organise common themes.