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At a certain age, a good percentage of your self-worth comes from finishing stuff. I know we’re supposed to stop being hard on ourselves, but that’s sort of unrealistic, so might as well be efficient. Using iPhone Notes is ok for drafting stuff, but not as a to-do list. For paper lists I use the Action Method notebooks that Ghostly distributes. I have very very bad handwriting though so I've probably used 10 different apps over the years. I’ve found that I don’t really need features and folders. So this is dumb simple, and something about the action and sounds it makes it fun to add to. BUT, buyer beware, this app seems to be phased out by the developer, so play at your own risk.
Apr 6, 2021
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I used to feel like I needed to keep one perfectly streamlined to-do list, but these lists are there to work for you, not the other way around!
Clear is a beautiful for simple lists: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clear-to-dos-reminders/id493136154
Google Keep is great for more complicated lists: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-keep-notes-and-lists/id1029207872
Bear is perfect for short- or long-form writing. It's like if the Notes app didn't suck. Formatting and organizing is intuitive and easy: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bear-markdown-notes/id1016366447
I also use Apple's Reminders and physical notes as well. I never forget anything.
(The screenshots below are my own. And the chocolate cake is from Claud's in NYC!)
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Most underrated native productivity app on iPhone tbh. am I the only one who organizes all their lists with it???????
Feb 3, 2024
I’m a scatter brain
https://apps.apple.com/app/id507605066
Jul 27, 2024
Top Recs from @sam-valenti
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I started a playlist series called Herb Sundays, which came out of posting sort of uncool (“herb-y”) records that I was listening to online and thinking about how the perfect Sunday records get played when other people aren’t looking. I don't feel bad plugging this series because it’s free and the mixes are by other people than myself. I don’t think I could host a podcast so this scratches the itch of inviting interesting people to contribute to something beyond my regular job, and its also purely for fun. Music discovery is one of life’s great gifts. A good new song can make your week, and a good mix can make your day. This series is also a love letter to the Mixtape. I still think a hand-cranked mix is one of the greatest DIY projects as far low-effort satisfaction on both ends of the chain. I’m not anti-algo on the whole, it has a place, but you can feel it when someone puts time into making a great mix.
Apr 6, 2021
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Prob fave this year
Dec 10, 2023
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Stripping back the cult of ENO and just looking at the music, Music For Airports has got it all. Forget the Isaac Newton-y backstory (TLDR: Eno is bedridden while recuperating after being hit by a car, friend visits and puts on record, volume too low to “hear” properly, turntable too far to reach, the idea of music as room “tint” ensues), and the brilliance of the technical execution, the tunes are what matter here. I actually met ENO once, yes, in an airport. I associate this music along with a lot of the ENO cannon as the search for a romantic life. That there is more going on than meets the eye, but only if you look for it. Also the idea of Eno as the consummate “non-musician” is very appealing/comforting to me. Eno apparently said he sought to create music “as ignorable as it is interesting” which is great, and is coincidentally the basis of my personality.
Apr 6, 2021