Writing Goals in Ulysses, Shawn’s Ulysses Setup, and More

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Shawn Blanc’s Ulysses Setup »

This video is from our Learn Ulysses course, which is on sale for 50% off right now.

I’ve been using Ulysses as pretty much my one and only writing app since about 2017. In some of the other videos in the Learn Ulysses course, I share with you how Ulysses compares to other apps and why I use Ulysses versus different notes apps and things like that.

In this video, I want to take you through a complete walkthrough of my whole Ulysses setup and workflow. I’ll show you what’s in the app, all the different things that I’ve done in the app. I used to have my writing scattered all over the place. Several years ago, I consolidated all of it within Ulysses, and it’s been a huge game changer for me.

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.

But what preceded Siri Shortcuts entirely was a framework called URL schemes, which were what originally enabled the pre-Shortcuts app Workflow to do advanced iOS automation.

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 single concept around focus
• A couple quotes that we’ve enjoyed thinking on
• Links to interesting or related articles from our corner of the internet
• Upcoming events and resource spotlights for our Club Members

Mike’s Obsidian Task Management Dashboard Workflow »

I’ve written previously about Obsidian task management basics and creating task management queries, but lately 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.

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 week to the most important stuff in your life. The distractions, pointless meetings, and random busywork still manage to slow your progress on the things that actually matter.

Why will this work when everything else has failed to move the needle?

To show you, I want to talk about WHY productivity systems fail in the first place.

There are four specific reasons, and we’ve designed the Build Your Dream Week Summit to counteract all of them.

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