I’ve continued to adjust my productivity workflows in the three years since my last update:
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Google remains my calendar system of choice for the reasons previously stated. I am down to four main calendars for the color-coded scheduling of events, and a few others that provide holidays, critical deadlines, and important reminders.
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Omnifocus retains its position as my project-planning tool for all things related to work and career. I have personal projects stored in Things, as a means of separation. I am using Apple’s Reminders app for simpler task tracking, like my grocery list.
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The Full Focus Planner became more than I needed for daily and weekly task planning and tracking, but I still demand an analog system. I adopted the Bullet Journal approach more than two years ago, and it is working well for me. A wealth of BuJo examples can be found on the Internet, and I crafted a series of templates for monthly and weekly page setups.
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I have dropped Evernote. I am now using a combination of DEVONthink Pro, Apple’s Notes app, Dropbox, and Google Drive for the storage of documents.
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The 43 folders tickler file remains, though I have never found a method to reliably integrate the structure into my daily work. It is too easy to overlook, as it stands separately from the rest of the system. I honestly cannot believe that after more than 12 years, no one has recreated a digital version of this approach.