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Posted by bartb
Apr 17, 2021 at 10:39 PM
So imagine my surprise when I came across/read this blog post:
that I actually tried something very similar (my own creation) with index cards in 2020.
I was stunned that someone actually had already turned this into a product!
https://ugmonk.com/pages/analog#container_36aa62a9-883b-4ffc-acea-324c27791ee0 (video).
Great minds think alike! ; - )
Posted by GeorgeB
Apr 18, 2021 at 12:43 PM
This is interesting. I’m going to give it a whirl.
Posted by Jeffery Smith
Apr 18, 2021 at 02:18 PM
I’ve tried a lot of notecard-based systems (both hard copy and digital), and find that hard copy note quickly get covered with all the crap that hits my desk, then are past due when I dig down to them. Bullet Journal works better as it is harder to lose. I’m not ready to spend $80 or so on a nice wooden card holder.
The digital notecards are nice, but aren’t accessible if they are not iOS-based as well as Mac-based. Taskheat came up on this forum a while back, and now it is both OSX and iOS, so I’ll give it a try.
Posted by Graham Rhind
Apr 18, 2021 at 02:24 PM
I’ve been doing something similar for some years. Not the Ivy Lee method - that’s far too restrictive for me and would tie me up instead of liberating me - but the “Analog” system, using cards containing appointments and tasks for the day on the desk in front of me. My “cards”, though, are dated (someday events are written on paper elsewhere), so I have the today and tomorrow cards on my desk. And my system is a LOT cheaper - I use scraps of paper cut to A7 size. That system works great for me - being able to see what’s planned for the day without having to try to find/open/scan/scroll etc. is great.
The Analog hardware does look nice if you want to spend money making your desktop look snazzy, though ... :-)
Posted by Ken
Apr 18, 2021 at 05:09 PM
I have been heading this way for some time, but it now seems a bit like this method has become FOTM. MS To Do has a similar feature built in where it requires you to add items to your “My Day” list and then it clears out the list at the end of each day (a “feature” that would drive me crazy). As I mentioned in a recent thread, I have been using Kanbanflow in this manner alongside Clickup. This is a much more fluid approach IMHO, and I like using it, but I have not seen how well it holds up when things get really crazy.
—Ken