Category: Links of Interest
Chris Lawley’s Tips for Using Drafts
by
Chris Lawley has a good short walkthrough to show you some of the power that Drafts has. I took some of his suggestions and an [action to help change workspaces faster](https://actions.getdrafts.com/g/1HZ) and I’ll be using Drafts for the next number of weeks to see if it’s better than iA Writer. I already have to drop…
I think this is my next keyboard – Moonlander
by
It’s expensive, but I’ve always loved ergonomic keyboards and this one looks excellent.
Part 3 of Chris Lawley’s iPad Workflow
by
Every time I see Chris talk about Drafts I think I shoud use it, but then I use it and it feels like too much friction. Specifically the “folders” as workspaces pradigm doesn’t fit with my mindset on storing documents. Maybe I just need to commit to Drafts and dig in deep to grok it.
The Focus of Famous People is Merely Aspirational
by
[Cal Newport](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/09/11/michael-connelly-starts-writing-before-the-sun-comes-up/) on Michael Connelly’s writing practice: > For the rest of us, drowning in our inboxes and Zoom invites, this should be more than a source of aspirational escape. It represents a reminder that getting the most out of the messy jumble of neurons known as the human brain requires sacrifices. To instead orient…
Writer’s Writing App Round Up
by
Very much been enjoying William’s YouTube channel. This video highlighted TextSoap and while I write mainly on iPadOS, I could see using this for some of my content.
Jeff Perry going Analogue with Bullet Journal
by
[From Jeff](https://jeffperry.blog/2020/09/08/going-offline-has.html): > After starting out using this notebook I noticed the “intentional friction” with this system and it was something I hadn’t had in my other task managers. I would have hundreds of tasks in my digital task managers over time, clogging up the system and making it nearly impossible to decide what is…
Chris Lawley’s iPad Workflow
by
Yup I follow his channel. **Part 1: Morning Routine** In part I was mostly interested to see Things and Fantastical in split view. It’s pertinent to the Time Blocking course I’m working on. [If you want to get notified about that subscribe](https://curtismchale.ca/subscribe) **Part 2: File Management, Writing Code, Git…** Most interested here in how he…
GBDuro 2019 – Cool Loooong Cycling Race
by
Yeah, this race looks super cool. Not sure I’d head across the pond for it, but with the new gravel bike coming in a week or two I’m looking at some big rides I could do.
William Gallagher – Writer’s Essential Tools: OmniFocus
by
[William gives us a decent overview of how OmniFocus can help writers get their projects under control](https://youtu.be/-vlMCIvAlSU). I wish he showed his Shortcuts stuff in more detail, but he didn’t. Overall, I’ve been enjoying William’s videos.
Ben Brooks on the State of iPad Heading to iOS 14
by
[Ben Brooks in his member post about iOS 14 and the iPad](https://brooksreview.net/2020/09/member-journal-972020/): > As we enter iOS 14, the true limiting factors are: our willingness to adapt to new tools… I’ve believed for a while that most of the complaints about iPadOS and an iPad as your main main computer can be mostly boiled down…