How would you feel like if your tasks done & all digital notes would in the right places?
AAH, just imagine your computer without clutter, and your all notes, tasks, documents, and messages, email… in pretty good shape. No open loops.
Take a good position and close your eyes, then 2 minutes to think about previous scenery.
I know we (especially computer geeks) have a dream about Unicorn app which solves all the things.
My honest confession: I’m a productivity app junkie. I get high from all the new software, especially updates (daily fix, weird??).
So far, within last 25 years I’ve at least tried, used and analysed 50+ different note-taking and task management apps, on desktop computer and in the smartphones. Especially I have focused on UI, UX, and overall usability of the app. Workflow being a very important factor. It needs to have no barriers.
Now, some readers might be wondering what those tools actually are?
Microsoft’s OneNote & Evernote are the mighty market leaders, and very good (and old…) products. Actually, Devon Think is also quite old.
Since there are Microsoft’s Word, Apple’s Pages, Google Docs, Textedit etc.
I was pondering and trying to capture the essence:
-> Why people use those apps at all? Isn’t Google Docs enough?
After reflecting a while, obvious reasons being, users have different needs:
- task management = user wants to remember important things to do, and helping to prioritize them, reminders are also good (at least for me)
- note-taking = no-brainer, either documenting meeting notes at work or writing for oneself for learning & remembering. (This seems to be current trend)
As a summary; task management’s target is to get right tasks done and note-taking’s target is to capture, edit & communicate information and/or being a learning tool for yourself.
One thing is still bugging me; I still need to use multiple apps.
We are living in the years 2022!! And each of the existing apps are good, but not enough good. Why?
Importance of the Workflow — The Hardest Thing
The actual apps are all good enough, however, you need to develop your own fluent way of working. That’s hard and takes effort.
In fact, most of the note-taking & task-management problems are not apps’ fault, the workflow is just not right.
Fortunately, there is a solution
My coming book “The Power of The Workflow — The Best Kept Secret” is now coming to pre-order, and the first 100 orders get 30% discount.
The Power of the Workflow (The best kept secret)
Contents of book:
- The real life of Knowledge Worker
- History and review of previous & existing apps
- My journey through the productivity jungles
- Collector’s syndrome & Procrastination — scientific review
- Productivity methods: GTD, PARA/CODE, Eat that frog, 3 tasks, Pomodoro, Autofocus, Forster’s methods, Just Do It and many more
- My learnings & insight — what really works & what is illusion
- How to build easy and fluently working system for you
- Step-by-step guide for workflow
- Beware pitfalls
- Future of Knowledge Work
- Cheat sheets
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