PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 118: My (Very) Simple Plain Text to Proprietary App Workflow

Plus a thank you to the encouraging souls who patiently teach us the tricky things

Ellane W
Produclivity
Published in
4 min readAug 19, 2024

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A beige page with stylised white lines sits at an angle on the left side of a white page, with black text overlaying it that reads: 114, Plain text. Paper, less PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST. Miscellaneplans.
PTPL image by the author

This week — No matter what app you’re required to use at work, write (and update) all important text in a locally stored, open format. Case study: my ridiculously simple plain text to proprietary app workflow.

No AI here; all words, ideas, and faults 100% human made. While paid subscribers are enormously encouraging and help me to keep writing, non-subscribers are always welcome to read for free.

Announcement: I’ve decided to retire my Produclivity publication on Medium (unless someone can give me a good reason to continue placing this extra layer between what I’m writing here and those who like to read it). I like neat lines, so I won’t pull the plug until after episode 120 hits the press. EDIT: To clarify, I’ll be continuing to publish both on Medium and my own blog, just not using the “Produclivity” label.

The following thoughts continue from where I left off last week. The ongoing topic is mindfulness around how you store your thought babies in the digital realm.

Where’s your home base?

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Ellane W
Produclivity

Designer and educational publisher for 30 years+. Plain-text advocate. Still using paper, but less of it. https://linktr.ee/miscellaneplans