Blog Posts & Articles by Chris Bowler

Ulysses is great for keeping track of notes, thoughts, quotes, and other bits of text as you embark on a long-term research project. »

Starting a journaling habit can be overwhelming, but starting with small steps is one way to tackle it. »

How to use third-party apps to manage your workspace and resize windows on macOS. »

Whereby we take a look at how to better process email and take a look at a workflow to move necessary emails into your GTD system. »

I find when I use my calendar to plan my weeks, I’m improving in two areas. One, I’m more honest with myself. Second, I’m better at recognizing the importance of rest and play. »

The purpose of GTD and other tools like it is twofold: to help you do your work well and to give you peace of mind. If your current ways of working are not providing both, something is amiss. »

Collection is a crucial part of the GTD process, but one that we easily overlook when life gets hectic. »

The best way to get a better start to your day is to make sure you end the prior day with a clear, concise, and consistent shutdown routine. »

How to use physical books alongside Day One as a central commonplace book for all your ideas, quotes, thoughts, and highlights from your favorite eBooks. »

How to use Day One as a central commonplace book for all your ideas, things to read, quotes, thoughts, and highlights from your favorite eBooks. »

Rather than subscribe to your apps one at a time, Setapp is designed to allow you to pay one subscription price that gives you access to many different apps. Like Netflix, Apple Music, or Spotify, but for Mac apps. »

How and why to keep a commonplace book and with which tools to do the job. »

Siri is the way of the future, and Chris has some tips to expand your workflows with voice automation. »

The operating system is what sets Apple products apart from others. macOS (aka OS X) is what drew me to make the switch from the world of Windows, with its sleek look and brushed metal. It was not only better looking, but the form and function were both far better than what I was used to. »

macOS High Sierra has a lot more to offer than it may seem on the surface. »

With Pinboard and a few other tools, you can make sure you never lose something you've read before. »

Using Hazel, you can automatically copy your new photos from your computer to an offsite storage service like Amazon S3 every day. »

By stringing together a couple apps and the ever-powerful IFTTT, filing paperwork is easier then ever. »