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PTPL 053: Plain Text is the Vehicle, Simple Productivity the Destination

PTPL 053: Plain Text is the Vehicle, Simple Productivity the Destination

PLUS The 3 neurochemicals of fun, fear, and focus, and why they matter
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PTPL 052: Simple Task Management Advice for People Who Can’t Stick to Their Lists

PTPL 052: Simple Task Management Advice for People Who Can’t Stick to Their Lists

PLUS A bare bones time line template for my Obsidian daily notes
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PTPL 051: Accessing Your Obsidian Vault in nvUltra and Taio

PTPL 051: Accessing Your Obsidian Vault in nvUltra and Taio

PLUS Tips for tables, and 3 lessons after using Obsidian for a year
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PTPL 050: More on the Supremely Awesome TaskPaper Syntax in Obsidian

PTPL 050: More on the Supremely Awesome TaskPaper Syntax in Obsidian

PLUS Folders in Photos, and allowing your own set of values to steer your notes
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PTPL 049: Better Project Management Using TaskPaper and Taskmator with Obsidian

PTPL 049: Better Project Management Using TaskPaper and Taskmator with Obsidian

PLUS How Apple Notes can be a serious productivity app, and 3 Hookmark-to-Obsidian URL options
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PTPL 048: How to Quickly Find Unlinked Pages in Obsidian, and the Home Tab Plugin

PTPL 048: How to Quickly Find Unlinked Pages in Obsidian, and the Home Tab Plugin

PLUS Making sure our tools aren’t weakening us, and why I’m sticking with Anki — for now
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PTPL 047: The Plain Text Experiment Helped Me Discover 2 Superb Apps

PTPL 047: The Plain Text Experiment Helped Me Discover 2 Superb Apps

PLUS Why manual note taking might suit you better than automated alternatives
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PTPL 046: Using Mindful Productivity to Conquer Procrasti-Tasking

PTPL 046: Using Mindful Productivity to Conquer Procrasti-Tasking

PLUS What I learned from doing without Obsidian for 4 days, and solving problems with things built for something else
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PTPL 045: Dashboards in Obsidian Canvas, and Why PKM Apps Aren’t Necessary

PTPL 045: Dashboards in Obsidian Canvas, and Why PKM Apps Aren’t Necessary

PLUS a plain text accounting update, and a scary experiment
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PTPL 044: Running Obsidian on an E-ink Device Might Not Be All You Were Hoping

PTPL 044: Running Obsidian on an E-ink Device Might Not Be All You Were Hoping

PLUS a secret code for writing numbers, and how I’m processing my notes in Obsidian
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PTPL 043: Pretty Obsidian Callouts, and Sketchnotes on Paper rather than iPad

PTPL 043: Pretty Obsidian Callouts, and Sketchnotes on Paper rather than iPad

Plus my first impressions of the Noteful app for handwritten notes and PDF markup
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PTPL 042: Many “Ergonomic” Workspaces Don’t Encourage Healthy Body Shapes

PTPL 042: Many “Ergonomic” Workspaces Don’t Encourage Healthy Body Shapes

PLUS Why growth loops are better than linear goals, a new iPad notes app to try, and how to get free access to PTPL
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PTPL 41: How a New Obsidian Vault Structure Is Helping Me Shape My Notes

PTPL 41: How a New Obsidian Vault Structure Is Helping Me Shape My Notes

PLUS the benefits of laziness, a plain text accounting update, and a Medium to Substack warning
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PTPL 40: One Small Idea Has Profoundly Changed the Way I Use Obsidian

PTPL 40: One Small Idea Has Profoundly Changed the Way I Use Obsidian

PLUS the pens I’m currently using, how your tools affect your work, and the benefits of co-working sessions
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PTPL 38: Should I Use Obsidian, Raindrop, or Arc to Manage Bookmarks?

PTPL 38: Should I Use Obsidian, Raindrop, or Arc to Manage Bookmarks?

Plus—How to create a permanent note, new plain text directions, and visual PDF annotation on the iPad
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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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