I just posted this and realised a glaring flaw! My writing app of choice should support offline access even though I do work from home and rarely leave the house. If this app is going to have all of my writing, I don't want to be staring at a blank screen if I don't have internet access. In this scenario, I would go with Obsidian. Will give this some more thought though!
This does make me overthink a lot haha. Because I suddenly realise how chaotically I handle my stuff, lol.
Whatsapp - Messages, Notes/Ideas/Sometimes whole blog posts to myself:)
Drive/Google Keep - Extention of Notes/Ideas/Blog Posts (this is where I f*ck up! Because I have no one place, and it's everywhere. I usually find my best ideas months later in some random folder)
Gmeet - Client calls
Zoom - Podcast recordings
Lemonsqueezy/Wise/Tealfeed - For payments
Descript - Podcast Editing
YT/Spotify - Releasing the Podcast
Thank you so so much for making me think of this Renee!!
This was so fun to read about the tools that you use in your business Shruthi! Thank you for sharing 🤗
I think you'd find a lot of peace of mind with a simple and I mean SIMPLE (don't overcomplicate it) notes database! Notion's Docs template is an easy place to start: https://www.notion.so/templates/docs
This is pretty much the mindset I've been going through for the past month.
What I've discovered over and over again is that I gravitate toward apps with limitations. For example I really enjoy writing in Bear. Theoretically, I could try using it as a PKM system but it would require some stretching and compromise, so I simply don't try. Bear is my writing app. I don't need to think about it any harder. When I open it, I know why I'm there.
That simplistic mental clarity is the essence of the satisfaction we feel from analog tools. When i pick up an index card, I know what I'm doing. I know when I run out of space. Or when I pick up a camera, I'm obviously taking a picture.
I wonder if to some degree we will discover that using all-in-one apps effect our brains in a similar fashion to multi-tasking?
It's interesting that you mention gravitating towards apps with limitations as I've always viewed apps in 2 categories: the blank canvas where you build what you want and the apps which have limitations but add structure so that you don't have to think about it, you just get to the primary activity that you came to the app for.
"When I open it, I know why I'm there" - this is the essence of why I enjoy an assortment of apps instead of one workspace for everything.
Your idea about multi-tasking and all-in-one apps makes a lot of sense! It's hard for my brain to context switch if everything is in the same place although I think having different spaces in the app like in Capacities can help with that segmentation.
I just posted this and realised a glaring flaw! My writing app of choice should support offline access even though I do work from home and rarely leave the house. If this app is going to have all of my writing, I don't want to be staring at a blank screen if I don't have internet access. In this scenario, I would go with Obsidian. Will give this some more thought though!
This does make me overthink a lot haha. Because I suddenly realise how chaotically I handle my stuff, lol.
Whatsapp - Messages, Notes/Ideas/Sometimes whole blog posts to myself:)
Drive/Google Keep - Extention of Notes/Ideas/Blog Posts (this is where I f*ck up! Because I have no one place, and it's everywhere. I usually find my best ideas months later in some random folder)
Gmeet - Client calls
Zoom - Podcast recordings
Lemonsqueezy/Wise/Tealfeed - For payments
Descript - Podcast Editing
YT/Spotify - Releasing the Podcast
Thank you so so much for making me think of this Renee!!
This was so fun to read about the tools that you use in your business Shruthi! Thank you for sharing 🤗
I think you'd find a lot of peace of mind with a simple and I mean SIMPLE (don't overcomplicate it) notes database! Notion's Docs template is an easy place to start: https://www.notion.so/templates/docs
This is pretty much the mindset I've been going through for the past month.
What I've discovered over and over again is that I gravitate toward apps with limitations. For example I really enjoy writing in Bear. Theoretically, I could try using it as a PKM system but it would require some stretching and compromise, so I simply don't try. Bear is my writing app. I don't need to think about it any harder. When I open it, I know why I'm there.
That simplistic mental clarity is the essence of the satisfaction we feel from analog tools. When i pick up an index card, I know what I'm doing. I know when I run out of space. Or when I pick up a camera, I'm obviously taking a picture.
I wonder if to some degree we will discover that using all-in-one apps effect our brains in a similar fashion to multi-tasking?
It's interesting that you mention gravitating towards apps with limitations as I've always viewed apps in 2 categories: the blank canvas where you build what you want and the apps which have limitations but add structure so that you don't have to think about it, you just get to the primary activity that you came to the app for.
"When I open it, I know why I'm there" - this is the essence of why I enjoy an assortment of apps instead of one workspace for everything.
Your idea about multi-tasking and all-in-one apps makes a lot of sense! It's hard for my brain to context switch if everything is in the same place although I think having different spaces in the app like in Capacities can help with that segmentation.
Same. No matter how I try I can't write in a note app. I have to have a dedicated writing apps. I can't switch that mode on without doing so.