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The Bullet Journal looks interesting, but to me it feels much more like it should be a tablet app, than in a physical notebook (mainly due to migration of items

by rasur 10y ago

The Bullet Journal looks interesting, but to me it feels much more like it should be a tablet app, than in a physical notebook (mainly due to migration of items, but this is of course achievable with an erasable pen or pencil). I say this as someone that is trying to use a physical notebook more & better, and looking for good organisational/notekeeping schemes.

zump 10y ago
An app never works for productivity stuff.
- movedx 10y ago
  It would be interesting to hear your experiences on this, such as what apps you've tried and had fail for you in terms of productivity? I would agree with what you've said to a point, but this kind of statement needs expanding. For my wife and I, we're using Wunderlist (bought my Microsoft in 2015) and we can assign things to each other, star them as important, comment on tasks, leaves notes, set reminders, and so on. It's a... wunderful (har! har!) app and so far it's UI doesn't get in the way. I'm just waiting for the moment we hit the limitations of the free version and have to spend nearly AUD$130/user/year (USD -> AUD) to maintain its place in our household.
  - zump 10y ago
    I've tried OneNote, WorkFlowy and a few no name Android apps. Platform issues and friction is far too high. Even just loading up the browser, or context switching to a different tab. Plus... if your work is of mathematical nature, it's an added headache.
    - bbcbasic 10y ago
      I use the simple notes app on my Huawei phone. It's just notepad.exe basically but helps me a lot
- rasur 10y ago
  My issue is latency from _idea in head_ to adequately captured somewhere. A book is usually open in front of me with a pen at the ready. An application.. well it depends, but best-case scenario is that it's in a easy-to-switch-to window and is natural to just get the idea down without jumping through hoops. As an aside from a sufferer of ADHD, I think Augmented Reality tech would be a killer platform for an in-place TODO/Note/Reminder/assistant.
  - jasonkostempski 10y ago
    A small boost to that workflow is the ability to unlock and launch apps in one swipe but that still leaves the power button, optional pin, and never being quite sure what state the app will resume in. Edit: Forgot to include the animations that run slower than my hand can move.

by rasur 10y ago

zump 10y ago

An app never works for productivity stuff.

movedx 10y ago
It would be interesting to hear your experiences on this, such as what apps you've tried and had fail for you in terms of productivity? I would agree with what you've said to a point, but this kind of statement needs expanding. For my wife and I, we're using Wunderlist (bought my Microsoft in 2015) and we can assign things to each other, star them as important, comment on tasks, leaves notes, set reminders, and so on. It's a... wunderful (har! har!) app and so far it's UI doesn't get in the way. I'm just waiting for the moment we hit the limitations of the free version and have to spend nearly AUD$130/user/year (USD -> AUD) to maintain its place in our household.
- zump 10y ago
  I've tried OneNote, WorkFlowy and a few no name Android apps. Platform issues and friction is far too high. Even just loading up the browser, or context switching to a different tab. Plus... if your work is of mathematical nature, it's an added headache.
  - bbcbasic 10y ago
    I use the simple notes app on my Huawei phone. It's just notepad.exe basically but helps me a lot
rasur 10y ago
My issue is latency from _idea in head_ to adequately captured somewhere. A book is usually open in front of me with a pen at the ready. An application.. well it depends, but best-case scenario is that it's in a easy-to-switch-to window and is natural to just get the idea down without jumping through hoops. As an aside from a sufferer of ADHD, I think Augmented Reality tech would be a killer platform for an in-place TODO/Note/Reminder/assistant.
- jasonkostempski 10y ago
  A small boost to that workflow is the ability to unlock and launch apps in one swipe but that still leaves the power button, optional pin, and never being quite sure what state the app will resume in. Edit: Forgot to include the animations that run slower than my hand can move.