Zachary & Mike reunite to discuss the basics of capturing, why it’s important, and the pros & cons of both analog and digital tools (including a hybrid product they’re both pretty excited about) to help you get things “on the paper and off the mind.”
Cheat Sheet:
- Why capturing your all of you woulds, coulds and should is so important for mental clarity.
- Mike’s and Zack’s favorite capturing app.
- The unlikely focusing benefits of paper.
Links
- Intro to GTD
- Asian Efficiency iPhone Apps
- Drafts
- Evernote
- The Productivity Show, Episode 28: Sam Carpenter
- Day One – iOS | Mac
- Notability – iOS | Mac
- The Productivity Show, Episode 18: Mike Vardy
- Kindle Paperwhite
- Rocketbook
Mike and Zack’s Top Digital and Analogue Capture Tools
Digital
Resources / Reference File
- Evernote, Dropbox, Drive, iCloud
Tasks
- OmniFocus, Trello, Things, Todoist, Asana, Wunderlist
Obligations (Calendar)
- BusyCal, Sunrise, Fantastical (big awesome update)
Analogue
Resources / Reference File
- filing (rolling cart)
- In tray
Task
- Field Notes
- Bullet Journal – “an analog system for the digital age”
- Baron Fig – Sketchbooks and Notebooks for thinkers
- Hobochini Techo Planner
- Dash/Plus system
- Levenger Circa notebook system
- note cards
- emergent task planner
- storyline productivity planner
Obligations
- big ol neu year calendars
- sticky notes
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