Here are ten clever plain text files that you might want to keep on hand.
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Keeping things simple can be quicker than loading a bloated app, in some cases.
Here are ten plain text files that you might want to keep on your desktop.
The commenter had a single text file saved to their desktop in which they wrote something every day.
For some text editors, you might get plugins to add things likesyntax highlighting.
Start out with the date and just list your “done” items underneath.
There are no hard rules for this plan.
Some weeks it’s a few sentences.
Usually, it’s a few paragraphs.
Sometimes it spans multiple pages.
A related idea is writing letters for your children to read when they grow up.
I came across thisidea on Hacker News, where a parent mentioned writing emails to their son every day.
Collect Your Ideas in a Brainstorming File
I recently wrote about how tocome up with better ideas.
Another option is to use one folder per task.
She is a writer atCrewand was previously Buffer’s first Content Crafter and Head of Content at Attendly.
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