Simplifying Productivity: A Minimalist Approach

The author expresses frustration with complex productivity apps and shares a simpler system for staying organized and efficient. The author emphasizes the importance of personal habits and discipline over the features of productivity apps.

The author’s system revolves around a few simple, efficient apps. TickTick is used for task management. It’s appreciated for its simplicity and power, allowing the user to quickly add new tasks, set up recurring ones, and add location-specific reminders. It’s cross-platform, syncing tasks across devices, and includes a built-in calendar for weekly planning.

For note-taking, the author prefers Google Docs and Windows Notepad. Reading is streamlined with Feedly, Pocket, and Google Discover. The author argues that productivity is not about designing complex systems but about quickly checking in on one’s calendar, tasks, and notes, and getting on with life.

The author concludes by stating that a good productivity app should prioritize useful features over gimmicks. The system may seem too simple for some, but it works for the author. The key is to find a system that works for you and doesn’t get in the way of your productivity.

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