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Shawn Blanc’s Ulysses Setup

Ulysses has become the central spot for where I store all my notes, research, and other tidbits of inspiration. It's also where I toss all my writing ideas, and it’s where I actually do all my writing. Here's what it looks like... »

How Ulysses Can Help You Achieve Your Writing Goals

Ulysses, one of our favorite apps, has several features that make it ideal for writing and organizing short and long projects. The app has several features that make it a great tool for accomplishing your writing goals. Let’s start by examining the toolbar options above the editor. »

The Ulysses URL Scheme and Siri Shortcuts

The Shortcuts app is full of hundreds of native actions with customizable parameters and advanced functionality — these are unique capabilities beyond what's possible with the Siri Shortcuts developed by third-party apps. »

You Have Ideas (July Focus Digest)

Welcome to July! This monthly digest is for creative professionals and small business owners looking to create a more ideal schedule, get organized, and stay in control of the things that matter. If you are new to the digest… here’s what to look forward to at the start of each month: A short article on a […] »

The Notion Home Page Gets Another Round of Updates

The most notable update to Notion in the last few months has got to be the Notion Home Page. In the past, if you wanted something in Notion, you had to build it. I’ve spent lots of time building Notion dashboards and personal “Home Pages”, but they are debuting new native templates, page types, and […] »

[Closing Soon] Let’s remake your schedule together

Time’s almost up! We’re kicking off the Build Your Dream Week Summit tomorrow, which means today is your last chance to enroll before the first workshop. Go here to save your spot now » If your weekly schedule feels unsustainable or unsatisfying and you want to experience a BIG change in it… This is your […] »

4 Fatal Productivity Flaws

It’s the most common question I’ve heard since opening enrollment for the Build Your Dream Week Summit… “Why will this be ANY different?” You’ve tried the apps. You’ve tried time blocking. You’ve tried a dozen different routines and systems for getting your calendar under control. And yet you still struggle to dedicate time throughout the […] »

Mike’s Obsidian Task Management Dashboard Workflow

I've been obsessed with crafting my own task management workflows in Obsidian. I decided several months ago I was going to go all in with managing tasks and projects in Obsidian, and in this post I'm going to show you how I set it all up using the Tasks plugin. »

How to cut 20% off your calendar

Think about your calendar for this week right now. Do you automatically tense up a little at the mere mention of it? So many people are swimming in tasks they either… Don’t want to do Don’t need to do (AKA things that can be delegated) Only do because they’re on autopilot The bad news: there […] »