Here’s one from the archives that I recently re-surfaced. As I was reading through this listicle, it’s amazing how smart and timeless a lot of this advice is. I would say that the first two items in the list still stand as true as ever, if not even more so now.
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How to send voice memos hands free →
In one of the 2×2 newsletters from about a month ago, I quipped that I wished there was a way to send voice messages to folks hands free. Well, huge thanks to reader, Aidan, for pointing out that you can do this.
Just tell Siri: “Hey Siri, send a voice message to So-And-So.”
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying →
Tip #8 is totally my jam — I wish there was a way to do this completely hands-free with Siri. And #43 is one of my favorite ways to eliminate small decisions.
Two Purposes for Reading Non-Fiction: Deep OR Wide →
Consider that not every single book you read has to be fully absorbed.
You can opt to either (a) digest it for later use; or simply allow the book to (b) spark ideas (related and unrelated) to the topic.
In short: feel free to go deep OR to go wide.
Rich vs Poor mindset →
An excellent comparison by Ben Hardy on the differences in our actions when we see things as costs compared to investments.
When I first came across this video, I was instantly able to apply it to two difficult decisions I was faced with: one for my neighborhood HOA and another for my business.
In those situations, when I was able to look at taking actions as investments in my desired outcomes, then the path forward became much more obvious.
The Netflix of Coffee →
Crema is different than any other “ship to your door” coffee roaster out there that I know of. You choose any coffees that you want from their slew of roasters. Your bag is then roasted-to-order and shipped to you in the mail. I also love that you can set your delivery timeframe down to as short as 3 days. My two favorite roasters on Crema are Onyx and Ruby.
(If you use this link that I have as a Crema customer myself, you’ll save $5 each of your first 4 orders.)
Marie Poulin’s Notion Journaling Flow →
Love this Twitter thread from Marie about how she has been using Notion to journal for the past 1,000+ days.
(See also how Chloe has begun using Notion to track her habits.)
Reminder: Our November Webinar is Tomorrow →
Tomorrow — Tuesday, 10 November — I am hosting a free webinar for how to plan your year.
More than 900 folks are registered to join us. Which makes this one of the biggest webinars we’ve done so far in 2020.
If you haven’t already, you should RSVP to join us, because I can already tell this is going to be a good one.
How to Plan Your Year: Webinar Workshop →
It feels like 2020 deposited a cloud of fog inside my brain.
For one, there is all the crud and trauma that we have all had to deal with in 2020 so far, we’re not even through November yet. And, like many of you, I’ve had my fair share of additional challenges to work through at home and at work.
And it has me longing for clarity. Because I’m not a fan of the fog, the overwhelm, and the lack of focus.
With clarity comes a freedom from busywork. It allows you to bring something into alignment and then actually direct your attention on it.
Moreover, clarity can help with stress, anxiety, and worry. Because you’re confident in the direction you’re going.
You know that feeling of overwhelm when you think of all the things you have to do, all the possible options, all the spinning plates, all the open loops…??
When you take a few moments to step back, look at the big picture, and get clear … well, it’s liberating.
Sometimes clarity can come in a few minutes. Sometimes it takes much longer, and it requires a process…
On Nov 10, I’m hosting a free webinar training on How to Plan Your Year.
(Yes, even if you hate planning, think goals are dumb, and would rather not be reminded that it’s almost 2021.)
Here’s what we’ll be covering at the workshop:
- A walk-through of the systems and tools I use to set goals (and get clear).
- How to make daily progress on your goals.
- Get clear on the change you want to see in 2021.
I’ll show you how to then turn your plans and goals into something you can make progress on every single day. Use this system to help you to get clear — and identify what change you want to see in the next year. You can also use this framework to stay productive on your monthly, weekly, and daily goals.
If you want to be there, use this link to RSVP so we can send you the details.
The Focused Writer (a TSS Webinar) →
Tommorrow (Wednesday 15 July) I’m hosting a webinar to talk about all the ways I use Ulysses to keep my ideas (mostly) organized.
I’ll be sharing some easy ways you can make the writing process easier and more productive on yourself. And I’ll be sharing some simple suggestions for how to organize all your ideas, and notes, and writing, etc.
RSVP here so we can send you the link to the live room.
The Ultimate Guide to Collaborative Writing in Ulysses →
Something a lot of folks ask me about with Ulysses if it can be used for collaborating.
While Ulysses doesn’t support “native” collaborative features (such as what you get in Google Docs or (kinda) Pages in iWork), you can sync external documents, which means that if you use a 3rd-party service (such as GitHub) then you can write in Ulysses and then sync and collaborate in the background.
It’s a little bit nerdy to set up. But it’s something that can be very much worth it because, well, Ulysses is the best writing app out there.
And so that is why we put together this step-by-step guide for how to collaborate in Ulysses.
You can read the full guide — or watch the videos that Marius made — right here.
iPadOS 14: The Power User Update (Kinda) →
Remember that period shortly after 2010 all the way up until about 2018 where everyone thought the iPad was a product Apple didn’t really care much about, didn’t take seriously, and was just a “bigger iPhone”? Yeah. Well, that’s definitely over. Thank goodness.
TSS Webinar Replay: Our WWDC 2020 Keynote Reactions →
Speaking of the WWDC Keynote, yesterday the TSS team and I hosted a live webinar to share our initial Keynote reactions with the TSS community.
Mike, Josh, Rose, and I discussed our overall thoughts and impressions from the Keynote as well as which new features of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS we are most excited about — including some features that didn’t get airtime during the keynote but that are pretty fantastic.
Everything You Need to Know from Apple’s WWDC 2020 Keynote Presentation →
Mike Schmitz put together a fantastic summary for The Sweet Setup, covering all the highlights from Apple’s keynote yesterday.
I thought this was one of the most polished and entertaining Apple keynote events of the past decade. Obviously there are some advantages to having a pre-recorded broadcast rather than doing a live event. But Apple’s production team did an excellent job with making it feel authentic, whimsical, and intentional. And that’s just the production…
The announcements around iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and more were all huge.
As a long-time Apple nerd, it is encouraging to see Apple’s software continue to mature and expand in both useful and whimsical ways. And, as someone who uses an iPad for the vast majority of just about everything I do, these next iterations of refinements and features to iPadOS just keep moving things forward for power users.