Writing is such a beautiful way of expressing oneself. A kind of music that flows from the brain and fingers, much like playing the piano I shall practice here in public. I hope that inspires you to DO the thing instead of waiting until you are perfect at the thing. I've waited too long...
Today as I was listening to one of my FAVE podcasts Mac Power Users (it's so nerdy and so good I jus LUV it) one of the hosts talked about an email he received from a listener "I don't want to make Omnifocus my job… the job isn’t to manage my tasks - my job is to do the tasks.”
This resonated with me so. deeply.
There are some incredible platforms out there doing and allowing incredible things. You know what they are. The way you can create and customize these platforms is thrilling.
But at this time in my biz life, it's just me and I have a lot to do and get done. My systems are simple - straightforward - and easy. For me, is the caveat I'll add.
It’s not the right time to fully rehaul my systems. Not sure if I even want to! I love the tools I am using. They work well and help me get the job done.
My current mini tech stack is:
Apple notes
Readwise
Goodnotes
Workflowy
GarageBand
Descript
Mailchimp
Revue
Setapp
Zapier
All of these were instantly easy to use and have room for creating a more custom experience. Most of these work across both OS and iOS which is one of my biggest needs
All of these help me keep track, save important research, automate things (at the beginning of that journey!), organize client and work flow systems and best of all, create things.
I am in constant refinement of my systems and workflow. Which, for me, is the the key to getting where I want to go.
It’s the whole reason I jumped on board with Apple - windows has never made sense to me. I don’t need to know the details of how and why some things work.
I just need it to work for me and with me.