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OP uses their calendar as a supplement for their the todo file. There is a lot of functionality implied in that decision: - calendars have mobile apps which e
by tarr11 3y ago
OP uses their calendar as a supplement for their the todo file. There is a lot of functionality implied in that decision:
- calendars have mobile apps which enable quick and precise entry
- calendars understand time spans
- calendars have many options to display events
- calendars have cloud syncing
- calendars are backed by a queryable data store
Not saying using a text file is good or bad, but I think a more accurate title would be “my productivity app is a never ending txt file and a calendar app”
- joemi 3y agoIndeed. The calendar app really is doing the heavy lifting in their case, not the txt file. I can kind of understand the author not really registering just how much the calendar app does for their organization, since calendar apps are so ubiquitous.
- mortify 3y agoI love using my calendar as a data store. The "notes" section of the calendar is often full of info. E.g. for travel it includes my itinerary, confirmation codes, links to my boarding pass, etc. One stop shopping for an event. However it's limiting for detailed lists of things to do (e.g. great for travel, lousy for packing list), and it's terrible for time-independent data: notes from talking to my heating contractor, screenshots of setting for my media player, etc.