• 10 Awesome Mac Apps

    10 Awesome Mac Apps

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    1. AirBuddy Apple has done an excellent job with how they allow AirPod devices connect with your mobile devices, and very much missed that mark with macOS. This is where AirBuddy steps in to help you. AirBuddy brings the excellent UI of your mobile devices to your Mac, but then it pushes it even further.

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  • Barriers Clarify

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    In the same way someone who wants to lose weight might hide the sweet treats, I am putting my weakness behind as much of a hurdle as I can.  Greg Morris One of the reasons I love Analogue Productivity is that your notebook defaults to no. It’s not going to move tasks forward for you.

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  • Matt takes a long term look at the price of oil

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    My point here is not to prove that inflation isn’t a thing or that I’m an expert on the oil markets, my point is simply to point out that we should all be careful with how we interpret the data put in front of us. Matt brings up a good point about how we look

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  • Obsidian Incremental Writing Plugin

    Obsidian Incremental Writing Plugin

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    Today we’re going to look at the Incremental Writing plugin for Obsidian. At first, I had no idea why it was named as it was because it’s more a spaced repetition plugin than a writing one. Evidently, Incremental Writing is the act of cycling through your notes and doing a bit of work on them

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  • Time Off by John Fitch and Max Frenzel

    Time Off by John Fitch and Max Frenzel

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    Many of us would love to have more time off for ourselves, at least we say that’s what we’d like. The truth is a bit more complex than that, in that produce far more than generations past, but get paid less for it and work longer hours. Part of this is addressed in Time Off

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  • Obsidian Workflow Tips for Making Connections

    Obsidian Workflow Tips for Making Connections

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    Today we’re going to look at a lesson from my Obsidian course where I show you some of the workflows I use to make connections with notes. You can get all the lessons by becoming a member or by purchasing the course below.

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  • Just Like Greg I love Focus Mode

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    Greg showed off his focus modes an I agree that while they’re a bit confusing to set up they’re excellent. I’m almost always in a focus mode that only lets my wife and daughter get through. Sure I want to message with friends about bikes and stuff, just not during my workday or in the

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  • Developing Book Ideas in Obsidian

    Developing Book Ideas in Obsidian

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    Today we’re going to look at fleshing out a big research project I’ve been toying with for a few years. We’ll look at some Obsidian plugins, how I search DEVONthink for more content I may have captured at different times and Shortform to evaluate resources that may fit with the project. Shortform is a sponsor

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  • We’re Suckers for Purported Features

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    How many times have I purchased tech on the promise of it helping me do something that I’ve never even thought about doing. – Greg Morris My last phone was an SE2 which got upgraded after 1 year, but only because my daughter was getting a phone and we didn’t want to purchase her a

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  • When We Embrace Boredom We Embrace Thinking Time

    When We Embrace Boredom We Embrace Thinking Time

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    A recent post from Jamie got me thinking about our relationship to boredom and good deep thinking and progress on hard problems in our lives. I’ll start by highlighting a pertinent paragraph he writes as he wrestles with the choice to always have an audiobook around. The walk got me thinking: there are probably a

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