Oddbean new post about login | logout I use the #pomodoro method for productivity. I don't use todoist as a productivity tool. It was not my style. **The best tool is the one that fits with your workflow and organizational style (i.e. the one you will actually use)**. I used #Workflowy for years before switching to privacy-first #Logseq (it's like Workflowy on steroids!) + a free self-hosted instance of #Nextcloud with Nextcloud Deck for team collaboration projects. Both are free and open source. Logseq also has a premium version with features like Sync and Whiteboards. https://logseq.com/ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oBtKHwFBn0k&list=PLNnZ7rjaL84JjFpgDxRlAOKRa9ie25gtp https://youtu.be/gZokslmBZug https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_0cHeSG8NBM
A brief riddle: one can only follow a productivity method if there is a will; if there is a will, a productivity method is dispensable.
A direct response: Using the right tools helps "the will" get the job well done, faster.
My will is smart, it knows all the tricks 🙃
Thank you, will schedule to peek at these... Sounds a little too complex for me as I am not self hosting savvy atm
So maybe Nextcloud is out. If you want, have a look at the Logseq website, then just give it a spun and play around for a bit. There's a mobile app as well, but I suggest starting on desktop. Once you get a little feel for the UI, then watch the small bite-sized course videos I shared, play along with the basics, and have fun with it for a week...see if it speaks to you. It's free and open source, so no harm, no foul. When you open it up, it looks like a minimalist note taking app! The cool thing about Logseq is It's as minimalist simple, basic and clutter-free, and also as powerful as you want to make it. The basics are only the beginning. There's a beast under the hood when and if you're ready to watch more of the videos and move beyond basic navigation. The plugin area is awesome; there's a ton of added functionality via plugins you can add, from GPT-3 to visualizing your notes as mindmaps, Kanban, and over 360 more if I recall correctly.
Forgot to mention, there's a live demo on the website homepage :)
Sweet! I may do this. Sounds cool and I wanna align my actions with my value system so open source makes this attractive. Though, I just drove back into Notion, where I'd purchased a template a couple of years ago and trying to integrate that I my life... Revising and contemplating if I wanna give it another go... We shall see. The try it for a week idea is great!
Ok I just watched the first video of the YouTube list you shared and I am looking forward to trying it... It absolutely addressed the consuming organizational mess I feel like I am dealing with and filing things away... And how I feel my brain works. I have been feeling this need the last few days to start some kind of organizational tree around storing journal entries, images and other files as I deepen with my Gene Keys studies and was thinking I might try Scrinever which is a tool I've used for years but never utilized its fullest potential... But this seems it may work even better. We will see.
Multiple paths (methods): sometimes Logseq, sometimes Obsidian, sometimes Tiddlywiki, other times paper notebook. Drift and have fun 😉