PLAIN TEXT; PAPER, LESS — PRODUCTIVITY DIGEST

PTPL 050: More on the Supremely Awesome TaskPaper Syntax in Obsidian, and 4 Other Apps

PLUS Folders in Photos, and allowing your own set of values to steer your notes

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Welcome to the Plain Text, Paper — Less Productivity Digest! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week taster of the unusual, the helpful, and the delightfully mundane, as well as the next instalment in my quest to future proof and simplify my digital-analog workflow.

This week —

• A new-to-me way of organising albums in Photos: folders!
• TaskPaper syntax in Obsidian, how I name my projects, and the 4 additional apps that work with my tasks file
• How the plain text journey is leading me to root everything in my core values, and why/how you should identify your own set of values if you haven’t already

Productivity Tips and Inspiration

Process always wins

Here’s an important quote from Curtis McHale :

The tools you use matter so much less than the process you have built around using them. The latest note app won’t suddenly make you a great…