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Why Do New Year’s Resolutions? Every Day is Already a Fresh Start - Ellane W
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PTPL 136 · 2024-W52 · Endings are beginnings. What might happen if you created the day in your head or on paper before the sun gets up, then slept on it?
on Mon, 3AM
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This is Why To Do Apps Fail and What I’m Using Instead - Ellane W
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The Japanese-inspired hybrid BuJo of my dreams is here, and we are getting along famously. Paper planners + text files suit me much better than to do apps.
on Dec 16
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PTPL 104 · 6 Plain Text Task Management Options—an Overview - Ellane W
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6 different plain text task management options, from paper-equivalents to plugins and scripts. Links to the Author's and others' articles on the topic.
on Dec 10
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Paper, or Paperless? Yes Please - Ellane W
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PTPL 134 · 2024-W50 · 3 disparate productivity gems, a paper vs paperless story link, and a Christmas season message from me to you
on Dec 9
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Kindness, Hope, and a Christmas Carol from Me to You - Ellane W
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May you feel and share feelings of peace, acceptance, and belonging this Christmas season! I sing you a Christmas carol, and proffer an Aussie nativity picture to download and colour.
on Dec 5
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My simple template for trips away makes each day easier to plan. Better queries for my Master Task List that work in Obsidian, but don't require it.
on Nov 25
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Classifying Notes in an OBTF, Inspired By the Dash-Plus System - Ellane W
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Don't be dogmatic about the tools you use, but do insist on protecting your work. Dash-Plus works best on paper; letters work better when classifying daily notes.
on Nov 18
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11 No-Nonsense Tips to Build a Note-Taking Habit That Sticks - Ellane W
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Notes by the computer, let’s go As 2025 approaches, it’s natural to start decluttering. You’ve probably cleaned out your desk, closed a hundred
on Nov 13
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No and Low-Clutter Gifts for Apple, PKM, and Analog Enthusiasts - Ellane W
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Gifts are a nice but optional way of showing you care. Here are a few things that would bring a smile to my face, and hopefully to your loved ones as well.
on Nov 8
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PTPL 129 · Live Out of Your Notes the Way Tom Lives Out of His Car - Ellane W
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Are your essentials (notes, possessions) at your fingertips? Could you live out of your car? One way to handle dot-point notes in the Dash-Plus system.
on Nov 4
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PTPL 128 · Keep Your Content Separate From the Container in Which It Lives - Ellane W
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Content, containers, files, and apps. Don't limit the choices your future self can make. Metadata changes are making my text-based flashcards more useful.
on Oct 28
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App Agnostic Plain Text Tasks in a Single Document - Ellane W
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Last week I returned to a single plain text file structured with the TaskPaper syntax. Other options work equally as well, and let you change between them at will.
on Oct 21
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PTPL 125 · Choosing Between Digital and Analog, and a Plain Text Accounting Update - Ellane W
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You are in the driver's seat of your own life-vehicle, so welcome departures from your regular routes. Also, I'm very glad I stuck with plain text accounting.
on Oct 10
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How to Keep Your Wheels Turning Smoothly Despite the Automation Paradox - Ellane W
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The better machines get, the more we might struggle when they fail — but not if we perform our daily activities with foresight and intention.
on Oct 5
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PTPL 124 · Saving Safari tabs as Markdown links, and Mono Fonts in Obsidian - Ellane W
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Saving Safari tabs as a list of Markdown links augments an interstitial journaling practice. I’m enjoying the uniformity of a mono font in Obsidian.
on Sep 30
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Looking Through Windows (From the Outside In) - Ellane W
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Stolen glimpses through uncurtained windows at dusk show different normals. Live webcams of animals around the world remind me that my Now isn't the only one.
on Sep 27
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This website is my personal think tank and playground. Here you will find scribbly sketches, technical articles, thoughtful musings, and cool finds.
on Sep 27
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What’s PTPL? What’s plain text? Why Ellane W? Why can’t I leave comments on your posts? What’s Mastodon? How did you make this site? Why doesn’t it
on Sep 25
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Celebrating Independent Indie Blogs - Ellane W
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Independent blogging is a beautiful statement on the importance of the humanness of the internet. I'm delighted to join the world-wide indie-blogger movement!
on Sep 23
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Mastodon and the Fediverse — Social Media's Brighter Future - Ellane W
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Social media as we know it is not what many people think or hope it to be. One day I hope that decentralised, Federated social interactions will be the norm.
on Sep 22
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Celebrating Independent Indie Blogs - Ellane W
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Independent blogging is a beautiful statement on the importance of the humanness of the internet. I'm delighted to join the world-wide indie-blogger movement!
on Sep 20
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108 · Workflowy’s Plain Text Calendar Beats Obsidian’s - Ellane W
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The text-based calendar and task management system that’s got me looking at a proprietary app, all thanks to one beautifully detailed Workflowy video.
on Sep 18