My Favourite Mac Task Management Solution Isn’t One App, It’s Three
How I run my life in Obsidian and two stock Apple apps
If you’re in the habit of trying out every task management app available for the Mac just to see what you’re missing out on, you’re not doing yourself any favors.
After years of trading a balanced and productive life for the fleeting thrill of a new perspective, I’d finally had enough. It was time to walk away from toxic productivity and opt for a simpler approach.
Where do you keep your brain?
If you don’t have a photographic memory, you’re going to need a system to record information, thoughts and insights.
My first, God-given brain, lives in my head. My second brain exists as a large number of plain text files in a folder that syncs between all my Apple devices. As of this moment, all 1,364 items only take up 58.6 MB, including over 30 MB of jpeg attachments.
Obsidian is the interface I’m currently using to interact with those files. Plain text (or, in this case, Markdown) is a joy I didn’t know I was missing! I love how it centres me in the peaceful, minimalistic vibe of the analog productivity system I used as a design student.
