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Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Aug 12, 2021 at 05:52 PM

I’m probably similarly revealing much about myself, but I would argue that there is a difference in the ‘disciplines’ required to

- wake up early and go jogging, and
- focus one’s mind on a specific topic while researching, especially in front of a screen.

The second may be particularly difficult depending on how one’s brain is wired. In this context, the process that you mention becomes even more important. I would go as far as to say that such a process needs to become a habit in order to be successful.

I’ve spent many hours trying out tools and processes highlighted in this friendly forum and, though less than 2% have actually worked for me (or, to be honest, I had the patience and discipline to make less than 2% work for me), those which did work became habits which have helped me move forward inumerable times.

Most tools are indeed conceptualised around some kind of process, so I fully agree that finding and documenting the process that works for one is the prime issue—hence my suggestion to Dellu to check out the Kanban Method.

I also admit that another ideal tool attribute for me is an element of fun. Interestingly, I recently read on such a tool’s blog that its development began from visual design, because “änything where we spend much of our lives should be beautiful”.

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I’m probably revealing more about myself than illuminating issues for
>others, but… This is really all a matter of discipline. Any process
>will work if you’re disciplined in following it. No process will work if
>you’re not disciplined. I guess the key is finding a process/tool that
>makes it easy to stay disciplined to following it. The problem with
>CRIMP (at least for me) is that it becomes a built-in excuse for not
>being disciplined.

Posted by MadaboutDana
Aug 16, 2021 at 09:51 AM

I entirely agree with @Alexander that a beautiful, satisfying UI/UX is much more important than is generally acknowledged by the Greater Developer Community.

Look at the mind-blowing popularity of Craft – quite a lot of users have admitted they can’t decide exactly what to do with it, but love the interface!

Cheers,
Bill

Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Aug 16, 2021 at 02:36 PM

You hit the nail on the head re Craft, Bill.

MadaboutDana wrote:
I entirely agree with @Alexander that a beautiful, satisfying UI/UX is
>much more important than is generally acknowledged by the Greater
>Developer Community.
> >Look at the mind-blowing popularity of Craft – quite a lot of
>users have admitted they can’t decide exactly what to do with it,
>but love the interface!
> >Cheers,
>Bill

Posted by MadaboutDana
Aug 16, 2021 at 08:34 PM

I guess we ought to find something to call that kind of software: CRIMP Trigger?

Suggestions welcome ;-)

Stephen Zeoli wrote:
You hit the nail on the head re Craft, Bill.
> >MadaboutDana wrote:
>I entirely agree with @Alexander that a beautiful, satisfying UI/UX is
>>much more important than is generally acknowledged by the Greater
>>Developer Community.
>>
>>Look at the mind-blowing popularity of Craft – quite a lot
>of
>>users have admitted they can’t decide exactly what to do with it,
>>but love the interface!
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Bill

Posted by Darren McDonald
Aug 17, 2021 at 08:31 AM

I was first attracted to Craft for the interface and thought it would make me to fall into the CRIMP trap. However, after using it seriously for several months now as my electronic (academic) research journal, Craft has filled a critical gap in my workflow. Craft’s interface and features actually work well in translating the traditional paper version of a research journal into an electronic one. Just using Craft has helped me move on in my research projects more than any other tool to date. :)

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