On March 12, 2014, we discussed on #ProdChat, the topic: Analog versus Digital Productivity. Here are the discussion questions, articles and other notes that I found, noted or wrote in the process of preparing for the tweetchat. Please add any other resources or links you think would help!
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Here are the discussion questions:
Q1: ARE YOU MOSTLY PAPER/ANALOG OR DIGITAL IN YOUR #PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM, AND USING WHAT TOOLS? #prodchat
Q2: PAPER GURUS, WHY DO YOU LIKE YOUR ANALOG SYSTEM? DIGITISTAS, WHY DO YOU LIKE YOUR DIGITAL SYSTEM? #prodchat
Q3: WHERE IS YOUR PAPER / DIGITAL SYSTEM CREATING #PRODUCTIVITY FRICTION? WHERE MIGHT THE OTHER HELP? #prodchat
Q4: BETTER: THE PAPER TASK LIST OR THE DIGITAL TODO APP? WHY? #prodchat
Q5: BETTER: DIGITAL CALENDAR OR PAPER PLANNER? WHY? #prodchat
Q6: ARE THERE TASKS OR PROJECTS THAT LEND BETTER TOWARD DIGITAL OR PAPER? WHICH? WHAT DO YOU USE? #prodchat
BONUS Q: WHAT ARE SOME UNIQUE DIGITAL OR ANALOG PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS? FOR EXAMPLE, THIS HOURGLASS TO TRACK POMODORO’S! http://goo.gl/MdL5AO
I have placed an asterisk next to the resources I found especially helpful.
- Get out of your head & get things done: How to create a basic productivity system | http://thenextweb.com/lifehacks/2012/10/20/get-out-of-your-head-get-things-done-with-this-productivity-system/#!ztq92
- Do You Prefer Paper or Digital To-Do Lists? | http://lifehacker.com/do-you-prefer-paper-or-digital-to-do-lists-1304584205
- Four Planner Hacks for Paper-Based Productivity | http://www.diyplanner.com/node/332
- *ProdPod: Episode 31 — Your Digital Productivity System Needs a Paper-Based Redundancy | http://productivity.podbean.com/2012/03/27/prodpod-episode-31-your-digital-productivity-system-needs-a-paper-based-redundancy/
- The Strikethrough System: A Simple Paper-Based Productivity Tool | http://www.productivityist.com/blog/the-strikethrough-system
- Autofocus is a Single, Paper-Based List Organization System | http://lifehacker.com/5151111/autofocus-is-a-single-paper-based-list-organization-system
- How Analog Rituals Can Amp Your Productivity | http://99u.com/articles/6915/how-analog-rituals-can-amp-your-productivity
- How to Achieve Mobile Productivity Using Pen and Paper | http://corbinlinks.com/labor-productivity-with-pen-and-paper.html
- *How to make a productivity system that works for you (in three parts)
- http://jessversteeg.ca/2013/01/08/how-to-make-a-productivity-system-that-works-for-you-part-1/
- http://jessversteeg.ca/2013/01/09/analog-or-digital-how-to-find-a-productivity-system-that-works-for-you-part-2/
- http://jessversteeg.ca/2013/01/10/what-method-how-to-find-a-productivity-system-that-works-for-you-part-3/
- 3 Tips for Embracing Analog Productivity | http://gtd.marvelz.com/blog/2007/08/21/3-tips-for-embracing-analog-productivity/
- *Advocating for Analog: Why I Still Use Paper | http://www.gradhacker.org/2013/01/18/advocating-for-analog-why-i-still-use-paper/
- The More Productive Medium: Digital or Analog? | http://www.cloudproductivity.net/productive-medium-digital-analog/
- Analog and Digital Workflows | http://www.johncooper.me/analog-digital-workflows/