Rose and Scotty discuss the importance of saying no as a way of limiting commitiments, creating a platform for collaboration, and playing metaphorical Jenga.

Some things we mention and love:

Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell

Jenga

OmniFocus

AirTable

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Other apps that complement Rose's use of DEVONthink:

DEVONthink Reminders

Send to DEVONthink action for Drafts

Yoink

PopClip

DEVONthink browser extensions

Zapier

IFTTT

Hazel

Shortcuts

Scotty's setup is available on Nested Folders episode 20.

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Rose and Scotty talk about creating structure in the course of a pandemic, or in any kind of context where lines between activities can blur because of environmental factors or not changing physical spaces.

Some things we mention and love:

Donut

Day One

OmniFocus

Agenda

Streaks

Scotty's journaling stack

Learn Klingon

AirTable

Automators #47: The Daily Brief

Nested Folders episode 21: Boundaries

Nested Folders episode 16: The Maker and the Manager

Getting Things Done trigger list

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Rose and Scotty discuss the importance of defining and managing boundaries, as well as how they might need to shift in the context of significant change.

Things we mention and love:

Jonathan Lacour's article on automating a Fire tablet as a sign

Philips Hue

Airtable

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Other things we mention and love:

Nested Folders Episode 12: Actions vs. Reference

OmniFocus

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Rose and Scotty discuss approaches to handling and managing sudden and large changes.

Things we mention and love:

OmniFocus

Things

Todoist

Eisenhower 2x2 matrix

Due

Back to Work (I couldn't identify the exact BIQNX

What I Need shortcut (set to make notes in a project in Agenda, but you can modify it!)

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Rosemary and Scotty discuss the symptoms of being blocked by perfectionist tendencies, as well as a variety of strategies to keep moving and getting past feeling blocked.

Things we mention and love:

Nested Folders episode 16: The Maker and the Manager

Nested Folders episode 2: No(n) Zero Day

Three random OmniFocus actions

The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day, by Cal Newport

OmniFocus

Drafts

iOS Shortcuts

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Rose and Scotty discuss how we manage through feelings of overwhelm, how we think about overwhelm, and reflect of strategies to prevent overwhelm.

Things we mention and love:

Nested Folders Episode 15: Staying on the Rails

Nested Folders Episode 14: You've Got to Have a Plan

Nested Folders Episode 5: How We Weekly Review

Nested Folders Episode 13: The Year End Review

Nested Folders Episode 9: Professional and Personal

X-Wing design Moleskine day per page notebook

Mindmapping

OmniFocus

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Rose and Scotty discuss the differences in schedules and workflows between those who have maker-like calendars and those who have manager-like calendars.

Stuff we mention and love:

Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule, by Paul Graham

Maker vs. Manager: How To Schedule For Your Productivity Style, by Stella Garber on Trello blog

Maker vs. Manager: How to make a schedule that supports your working style, by Jory MacKay on RescueTime blog

Nested Folders Episode 2: No(n)-Zero Day

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With year end reviews in our rearview mirrors, Rose and Scotty discuss mechanisms and practices to keep consistent in our workflows and systems to avoid going off the rails.

Some things we mention and love:

Nested Folders, Episode 13: The Year End Review

Nested Folders, Episode 5: How We Weekly Review

MPU, Episode 519 (using the Drafts badge)

Mike Schmitz's Personal Retreat

DevonThink

Unibox

ScreenCastsONLINE preview of Unibox

OmniFocus

Agenda

Mindnode

Field Notes

Scotty's daily journal shortcut

Pushcut

Due

X-Wing design Moleskine day per page notebook

WhenWorks

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