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PTPL 36 — Omnivore or Reader: Free vs Paid Read-It-Later Apps

PTPL 36 — Omnivore or Reader: Free vs Paid Read-It-Later Apps

Plus, Logseq and Obsidian’s spatial canvases compared, and another PKM newsletter I think you’ll like
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PTPL 35 — The Japanese-Inspired Paper Calendar Template That’s Keeping Me Focused

PTPL 35 — The Japanese-Inspired Paper Calendar Template That’s Keeping Me Focused

Plus, The bravery of destroying childhood journals, and corralling the wild inboxes of my life
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PTPL 34 — Forget the Obsidian Graph; Create Digital Content Maps By Hand

PTPL 34 — Forget the Obsidian Graph; Create Digital Content Maps By Hand

Plus, Why I’m loving writing (and re-writing) my tasks, and an in-browser collaboration-friendly Markdown editor
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PTPL 33 — My Obsidian Planning Workflow Now Includes Paper

PTPL 33 — My Obsidian Planning Workflow Now Includes Paper

Plus, initial thoughts on a new Markdown app, and how 3 Good Things can rewire your brain
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PTPL 32 — This Markdown editor puts your vault online at half the price of Obsidian Publish

PTPL 32 — This Markdown editor puts your vault online at half the price of Obsidian Publish

Plus Linear, Design, and Systems thinking, and a graphics capable clipboard manager
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PTPL 31 — When You’re Too Good At Doing Things Wrong, the Right Way Feels Uncomfortable

PTPL 31 — When You’re Too Good At Doing Things Wrong, the Right Way Feels Uncomfortable

Plus: Arc browser’s infinite whiteboard vs Apple’s Freeform, and why weekly notes are back in my system
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PTPL 30: How to Get an Analog Sense of Accomplishment From Completing Digital Tasks

PTPL 30: How to Get an Analog Sense of Accomplishment From Completing Digital Tasks

Plus — Why I’m keeping separate daily notes again, and a summary of my new plain text task management system
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PTPL 29: Go Ahead and Build That Productivity Sarcophagus

PTPL 29: Go Ahead and Build That Productivity Sarcophagus

Plus slowing down when you need to, and how I kept the wheels on my Obsidian monthly log
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PTPL #28: Forget Productivity Hacks; Try Anti-Time Management

PTPL #28: Forget Productivity Hacks; Try Anti-Time Management

Plus sketchnoting, 3 Obsidian plugins I’ve stopped using, and the monthly log experiment continues
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PTPL #27 — How I Escaped the Dark Playground of Procrastination

PTPL #27 — How I Escaped the Dark Playground of Procrastination

Also: pkm.social on Mastodon, a MASSIVE Obsidian tutorial, and navigating long-form notes in iA Writer
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These 7 Setapp Tools Alone Make the Subscription Worth It

These 7 Setapp Tools Alone Make the Subscription Worth It

Some have free alternatives, but free isn’t always better
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PTPL #26: Obsidian—an App For Productivity Obsessives

PTPL #26: Obsidian—an App For Productivity Obsessives

Plus: Full-screen Mac clock screensavers, and the value of being able to access your vault via more than one app
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PTPL #25: Handwritten Text Recognition in Obsidian, and Welcome Changes to the Notenik App

PTPL #25: Handwritten Text Recognition in Obsidian, and Welcome Changes to the Notenik App

Plus: Forgetting the shoulds when notemaking; nested Kanbans; and the Projects plugin
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Simple Productivity: Track Subscriptions in Your Calendar

Simple Productivity: Track Subscriptions in Your Calendar

Dedicated subscription trackers are nice, but not necessary
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PTPL #24: The Bible in Markdown — a Downloadable Obsidian Vault

PTPL #24: The Bible in Markdown — a Downloadable Obsidian Vault

Plus: How simple productivity apps are like a good quality kitchen knife, and the 3 folders you need for notemaking magic
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How to Discover Your Ideal Planner Type

How to Discover Your Ideal Planner Type

Tips, tricks, and a mini-quiz to find the best planner for you
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PTPL #23: On Brown Noise, Simple Task Management in Obsidian, and Gentle Productivity

PTPL #23: On Brown Noise, Simple Task Management in Obsidian, and Gentle Productivity

Why you shouldn’t worry about your software dying, and Tana’s iCloud storage vs. other apps’ local files
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PTPL #22: Taming Obsidian 1.0, and 3 Questions For People Who Recommend Books to You

PTPL #22: Taming Obsidian 1.0, and 3 Questions For People Who Recommend Books to You

Plus—how thinking this could be the last time, can profoundly change the way you do things
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PTPL #21: Flip To-Do List Cons Into Pros, and Hiding ALL Obsidian YAML Metadata in Read View

PTPL #21: Flip To-Do List Cons Into Pros, and Hiding ALL Obsidian YAML Metadata in Read View

Plus: Shifting to a new tool when you need to, and new Apple Mail features you might find useful
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PTPL #20: On Over-Automation, a New To-Do List Structure, and Journaling in Obsidian

PTPL #20: On Over-Automation, a New To-Do List Structure, and Journaling in Obsidian

Also: Tana — a revolutionary new productivity app to check out
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