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Productive proclivities for the teacher — and learner — in us all. Look at the wall your ladder leans against and remember that productivity is a vehicle, not a destination.
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PTPL 112: Organise Your Stuff— Alternatives to Bartender and Hazel
PTPL 112: Organise Your Stuff— Alternatives to Bartender and Hazel
Plus some Obsidian plugins to make life easier without messing with your plain text
Ellane W
Jul 7
PTPL 111: You Only Need 2 Calendar Categories For Effective Time Management
PTPL 111: You Only Need 2 Calendar Categories For Effective Time Management
Differentiating between Sacred and Frontier territory will keep you focused without sacrificing play time
Ellane W
Jun 30
PTPL 110: How to Easily Type macOS Modifier Keys
PTPL 110: How to Easily Type macOS Modifier Keys
Plus 2 things you need to know about the CalcCraft plugin
Ellane W
Jun 23
PTPL 109: Households With Written SOPs Are More Resilient Than Those Without
PTPL 109: Households With Written SOPs Are More Resilient Than Those Without
Plus 3 tips for better Markdown exports from Workflowy to Obsidian
Ellane W
Jun 16
PTPL 108: Workflowy’s Plain Text Calendar Beats Obsidian’s
PTPL 108: Workflowy’s Plain Text Calendar Beats Obsidian’s
Drag and drop into the side bar was the clincher
Ellane W
Jun 9
PTPL 107: Follow Along As I Learn the Command Line From Scratch
PTPL 107: Follow Along As I Learn the Command Line From Scratch
Not a Mac wizard yet, but I learned my first spell and nothing broke!
Ellane W
Jun 2
PTPL 106: Intentional Use of Paper, Plain Text, and Plugins Will Set You Free
PTPL 106: Intentional Use of Paper, Plain Text, and Plugins Will Set You Free
Plus a brief overview of the Notebooks app
Ellane W
May 26
PTPL 105: Plain Text Budgeting Progress — Paper Made My Markdown Tables Better
PTPL 105: Plain Text Budgeting Progress — Paper Made My Markdown Tables Better
Plus how to move multiple iPhone app icons between screens
Ellane W
May 19
PTPL 104: 6 Plain Text Task Management Options—an Overview
PTPL 104: 6 Plain Text Task Management Options—an Overview
Embracing simplicity, even for a time, can bring valuable insights
Ellane W
May 12
PTPL 103: 4 Practical, Fascinating Uses of Plain Text in the Wild
PTPL 103: 4 Practical, Fascinating Uses of Plain Text in the Wild
From writing and websites, to a Mac utility and a worklog
Ellane W
May 5
PTPL 102: No App Lasts Forever — Tips For Your Data Bug-Out Bag
PTPL 102: No App Lasts Forever — Tips For Your Data Bug-Out Bag
nvALT users take note — you’re about to lose everything!
Ellane W
Apr 28
PTPL 101: Forget Perfectionism — Raw Notes Are Real Notes
PTPL 101: Forget Perfectionism — Raw Notes Are Real Notes
Capture, review, refactor and link; observing yourself will reveal how you think
Ellane W
Apr 21
PTPL 100: One Big Text File — Top Down, Or Bottom Up?
PTPL 100: One Big Text File — Top Down, Or Bottom Up?
Why I changed my OBTF from one to the other this week
Ellane W
Apr 14
PTPL 099: The Vital Bridging Habit That Makes My Task Management System Abandon-Proof
PTPL 099: The Vital Bridging Habit That Makes My Task Management System Abandon-Proof
There’s productivity power in noting where you’ve been, and where you need to go next
Ellane W
Apr 7
PTPL 098: One Tool for Everything, or Separate, Simple Solutions?
PTPL 098: One Tool for Everything, or Separate, Simple Solutions?
A plain text accounting case study, and a 3-step recipe for simplifying your processes
Ellane W
Mar 31
PTPL 097: Informed, Intentional Note Makers Value Processes Over Apps
PTPL 097: Informed, Intentional Note Makers Value Processes Over Apps
Quiz: Are you an A, B, or C-type note maker / tool user?
Ellane W
Mar 24
PTPL 096: Content Over Tools, Files Over Apps, Internal Observation Over External Inspiration
PTPL 096: Content Over Tools, Files Over Apps, Internal Observation Over External Inspiration
Also — Cal Newport’s plan.txt, and the Plus, Minus Next method
Ellane W
Mar 17
PTPL 095 - Markdown Smart Bookmarks in Obsidian, Portable and Plugin Free
PTPL 095 - Markdown Smart Bookmarks in Obsidian, Portable and Plugin Free
With a case study on embedded queries for language learning
Ellane W
Mar 10
PTPL 094: The Joy of Playing in a Focused, Offline Digital Garden
PTPL 094: The Joy of Playing in a Focused, Offline Digital Garden
Plus: How block references in Obsidian can still be part of an app-agnostic workflow
Ellane W
Mar 3
PTPL 093: Projects With a Code Name Work Better Than Those Without
PTPL 093: Projects With a Code Name Work Better Than Those Without
Plus: Moving between Obsidian Sync vaults on iOS without stuffing things up
Ellane W
Feb 25
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