Latest posts tagged with #PTPL on Bluesky
This week: Finding my old plain text files reminded me that visual simplicity isn't boring—it's relief for a highly distractible brain trying to stay on task. (thread…)
#PTPL #PlainTextPlanner #PlainText #productivity #minimalism
This week: Reflections and resources to help you focus on the work that matters instead of overcomplicating your systems. (quotes in the comments)
#ptpl #productivity #mindfulness #MentalHealth
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This week: one idea and one link to reveal what "good enough" can look like when your mind and your schedule are too full to get everything done. Plain text related, but both can apply to any well-balanced life. Be kind to your elephant!
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#ptpl #productivity #PlainText
I’ve used ⌘-hover to preview internal links in #Obsidian for years, but this week I discovered that it also works on tabs. Holding down ⌘ while hovering over the name of a tab gives a 3rd-party-plugin-free, scrollable preview of that page — with clickable links (!)
#ptpl #plainText
…taught me an important lesson about interoperability that I hadn't picked up the first time around.
#ptpl
Medium miscellaneplans.medium.com/the-3-levels...
Blog ellanew.com/2025/11/24/p...
…The big takeaway from this is that no app or system can take away the emotional resistance you're feeling toward a task. Acknowledging that resistance and letting it speak has to come first.
#PTPL #productivity #procrastination
Connecting one stubborn task to my core values changed everything. Sometimes you need to feel the why before you can do the work. (thread…)
#PTPL #productivity #procrastination
Medium miscellaneplans.medium.com/how-to-climb...
Blog ellanew.com/2025/11/10/p...
Learn calendar.txt, a simple plain text system for time management. Just add dates and events, no complex apps needed. The perfect companion to todo.txt. (h/t to @ploum@mamot.fr for putting me onto it) (thread…)
#productivity #plainText #ptpl #calendar
This week: the plain text enthusiasts and simple tool users who inspired my productivity journey, plus thoughts on what makes a tool stack work.
#productivity #Mac #design #app #obsidian #plainText #ptpl
After nearly 30 years of email chaos and 8,000+ messages, I, a chronically messy person, finally achieved Inbox Zero. Here's the simple 3-folder system that made it happen.
#ptpl #productivity
Medium miscellaneplans.medium.com/three-decade...
Blog ellanew.com/2025/09/08/p...
…a card cover, and small enough to fit in a pocket or in whatever you're using to carry your stuff. #ptpl #productivity #analog #paper
Medium miscellaneplans.medium.com/the-surprisi...
Blog ellanew.com/2025/09/01/p...
A simple time scheduling idea from Merlin Mann, a fight with Apple Calendar (guys! stop micromanaging!), and the double dashes I use today.
Blog ellanew.com/2025/08/25/p...
Medium medium.com/@miscellanep...
#productivity #macOS #ptpl
Get productive with plain text with a simple 2-tool system, Beorg file editing on Mac, VS Code tag fixes, and EasyOrg agenda access for beginners.
#productivity #org #ptpl
Blog ellanew.com/2025/08/18/p...
Medium ellanew.com/2025/08/18/p...
Dedicated Read-It-Later apps are nice, not necessary.
The links you save today might be a mystery tomorrow. 30 seconds can mean the difference between one more link being lost to the black hole of ambiguity, and having useful resources at your fingertips. (thread…)
#productivity #obsidian #ptpl
The quiet power of just enough
Imagine a world without apps or fancy planners… and remember that between you and the (paper/digital) blank page lies enough to be both organised and creative.
#ptpl #stationery #apps #productivity
Blog ellanew.com/ptpl/163-202...
Medium medium.com/@miscellanep...
