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I recently created two shell scripts. 1) site It just adds sites to a list and has basic parameters like "list", "edit", etc. I really like the fact that I ca

I recently created two shell scripts. 1) site It just adds sites to a list and has basic parameters like "list", "edit", etc. I really like the fact that I can do it from the shell and vim. I often get requests for online information, so cb (clipboard) saves another mouse movement. For me, the quicker I can respond, the higher the chance I'm not out of my flow. 2) note And yes, I'm getting difficulties with flow at times. For example, I'm working on something and need to reorganize a certain datastructure. Something like note "make logmvnpdf.m row-friendly" serves as a todo list, but most importantly does help me continue my flow on starting next day again. Everything I can move from the browser (time sink) to my shell (productivity) I get really happy about!

ThomPete 10y ago
I would be interested in hearing if something like https://www.ghostnoteapp.com https://www.ghostnoteapp.com could work for you. Its also made to maximize flow by keeping the notes contextual.
- MrQuincle 10y ago
  # Shell I applaud any effort for maximizing flow. However, in my particular case I run Linux and I'm not spending any time in a file explorer application for example. Issues like a screen "popping up" as described in the FAQ of https://www.ghostnoteapp.com/ https://www.ghostnoteapp.com/ are just not there because I prefer to run things from the shell. # Syncing I'm the kind of person who happily pays for services like https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/ (not affiliated) to be able to get something like Dropbox or Google Drive to my shell without loosing collaboration options. # Text-level access to collaborative documents If there would be cloud service that combines (1) online editing and collaboration with others, and (2) offline editing in a text-editor for myself, for spreadsheets, presentations, documents, etc. I would buy it in a heartbeat. An example is https://www.sharelatex.com/ https://www.sharelatex.com/ (not affiliated) where people can edit online, but behind the screens there is Dropbox/Github integration. # Window manager Another way I organize my "dashboard" for a particular purpose is by using tmuxp. # Browser In the browser I use vimium (https://vimium.github.io/ https://vimium.github.io/) and I've several profiles depending on the task at hand. Probably you can summarize a lot of it as "not needing a mouse". If it requires a mouse it's difficult to let my muscle memory do the work for me.
  - ThomPete 10y ago
    Thanks for your answer. That was very informative. I am working on a collaborative version of this, but it's quite complex. One point I want to make though is that the app works well with a shell. Not sure if you saw the entire video but in the end it shows how you can use it in context with terminal (and I have users who use it with iTerm2 (http://disq.us/p/vao7ti http://disq.us/p/vao7ti) Anyway this was very valuable as I am always looking for ways to optimize flow for my user.

ThomPete 10y ago

I would be interested in hearing if something like https://www.ghostnoteapp.com https://www.ghostnoteapp.com could work for you. Its also made to maximize flow by keeping the notes contextual.

MrQuincle 10y ago
# Shell I applaud any effort for maximizing flow. However, in my particular case I run Linux and I'm not spending any time in a file explorer application for example. Issues like a screen "popping up" as described in the FAQ of https://www.ghostnoteapp.com/ https://www.ghostnoteapp.com/ are just not there because I prefer to run things from the shell. # Syncing I'm the kind of person who happily pays for services like https://www.insynchq.com/ https://www.insynchq.com/ (not affiliated) to be able to get something like Dropbox or Google Drive to my shell without loosing collaboration options. # Text-level access to collaborative documents If there would be cloud service that combines (1) online editing and collaboration with others, and (2) offline editing in a text-editor for myself, for spreadsheets, presentations, documents, etc. I would buy it in a heartbeat. An example is https://www.sharelatex.com/ https://www.sharelatex.com/ (not affiliated) where people can edit online, but behind the screens there is Dropbox/Github integration. # Window manager Another way I organize my "dashboard" for a particular purpose is by using tmuxp. # Browser In the browser I use vimium (https://vimium.github.io/ https://vimium.github.io/) and I've several profiles depending on the task at hand. Probably you can summarize a lot of it as "not needing a mouse". If it requires a mouse it's difficult to let my muscle memory do the work for me.
- ThomPete 10y ago
  Thanks for your answer. That was very informative. I am working on a collaborative version of this, but it's quite complex. One point I want to make though is that the app works well with a shell. Not sure if you saw the entire video but in the end it shows how you can use it in context with terminal (and I have users who use it with iTerm2 (http://disq.us/p/vao7ti http://disq.us/p/vao7ti) Anyway this was very valuable as I am always looking for ways to optimize flow for my user.