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Posted by dan7000
Feb 20, 2018 at 04:24 AM
Sharknader wrote:
> dan7000, do any of these scheduling apps integrate with Trello?
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Yes, Focuster has 2-way integration with Trello that is getting more and more capable over time. Last I checked (about a month ago) it seemed like it synched enough of the trello card movements to make it work with my system.
Focuster also works with Zapier, so it can integrate with tons of apps that way.
Skedpal works with IFTTT, and is apparently adding Zapier soon. Skedpal also recently started a beta of Asana 2-way sync.
I should have mentioned in my initial post: most of the new breed of thede sync with Google Calendar, a must for me. Skedpal, Focuster and Sheldonize all sync with GCal. Timeful of course works with your Outlook calendar which could also have your GCal events.
Posted by dan7000
Feb 20, 2018 at 04:26 AM
Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
Dan, thanks for this very interesting overview!
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>Does Watership Planner fit in the same category?
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Yes, exactly. I should have added that one to my list. It never caught on for me because it’s windows only and doesn’t have Google calendar support, but I think maybe it syncs with outlook calendar?
Posted by kjxymzy
Feb 20, 2018 at 07:47 PM
Just ran into another article w/ someone jumping into block scheduling:
https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2018/2/the-hyper-scheduling-experiment
The author notes how he has now found time to work on his books:
> One of the biggest advantages of this practice is the commitment I am making to spending time on the next MacSparky Field Guide. Before I started this experiment, there never seemed to be time to work on my books. Now it is built into the schedule.
Dr Andus wrote:
@kjxymzy
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>Thank you so much for going into the trouble to lay out your system in
>such detail.
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>It looks very interesting. I will need to block some time out to
>properly delve into it, to see how I could adopt it.
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Posted by kjxymzy
Feb 20, 2018 at 07:48 PM
Even though you may have move on from your outline method, Im curious as to what it looked like?!
washere wrote:
> I developed a note taking outline method at college years ago which I
>learned to hide too, as many would come to query after each new class. I
>have developed it greatly since. Then a couple of years ago I realized I
>had fallen into a misconception which is quite common. That a magic
>software, or few, and/or notebook writing method would make me: more
>creative, fix time/other management problems, be more efficient etc etc.
>As I said, often the problem’s root cause(s) is elsewhere for each diff
>case. Which can change from period to period or person to person too.
>And has to be analyzed in each problem case and nothing to do with an
>app or a notebook method. Like a mental Systems Analyst. I also
>realized, one does not want to face that particular root cause(s)
>usually, maybe it is just me, but somehow I don’t think so. C’est la
>vie.
Posted by washere
Feb 21, 2018 at 12:18 AM
kjxymzy wrote:
Even though you may have move on from your outline method, Im curious as
>to what it looked like?!
>
These days I use a memory indexing system, needed training for a few years, which lets me retain up to a couple of dozen points, then write up later. Plus writing some notes on the phone on the spot if needed, such as URLs addresses numbers names etc.
The paper outlining, I developed further, I still use it sometimes, rarely though, as don’t attend lectures anymore. An outline on the left and gets visually complex on the right, using various container types, a method of collage for the containers, and several link types. I use a new mindmapping (sort-of but not really mindmapping) methodology sys I have developed for new concepts &/or problem solving, I have not seen anything like it, and I looked,still refining it. This, I use a lot more.