PTPL 216 · 4 plain text and other low-tech goodies

Plain text tasks, pencil notes, digital caveman-ism, and some OBTF love I’m enjoying a bounty of family life at the moment! It truly is a delight. It’s also a time when most of the spare spaces of my calendar and brain are comfortably full. So this week I will share with you a collection of things that I believe to be worth your time and mine. They are things I intend to explore more fully when the flow of my life becomes a little slower than at present. A great way to track todo items for projects. Post discovered thanks to Endre on DFOS/Plain Text (join here if you’re not a member yet). In this episode of The Rest is Science, Michael explains why he’s switched to a mechanical pencil for notes. Now while I’m in almost zero danger of having an energy drink explode all over my notebooks, he makes some great points. I really appreciate Vlad Campos’ enthusiasm for mindful digital practices. Here’s his micro post on being a digital caveman, and here’s another on implementing his Timeline…