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blog: rewording etc.
Anirudh Oppiliappan x@icyphox.sh
Fri, 03 Jan 2025 17:06:29 +0200
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@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ *me* to constantly check the notebook to learn of things to be done. For

me, this failed constantly: * I didn't check it often enough and missed time-critical tasks -* I checked it but I *forgot* because I was distracted +* I checked it but I *forgot* to do the thing because I was distracted -As an example, every so often during the day -- I'd note down a task to -say, "buy oat milk". Easy enough, I can do that on my way home from +As an example, every so often during the day, I'd note down a task to +say "buy oat milk". Easy enough. I can do that on my way home from work. There's a supermarket at my nearest metro station so popping by there before walking home should be a trivial task.

@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ intervals. Especially given that said information has an arbitrary TTL

in my head, and the poll interval is not fixed, there are several of these blind spots where tasks get missed. -And so, my new push-based system -- one that I've been using to great effect -for the better part of last year -- came about. At its core, it's +And so, my new push-based system -- one that I've been using to great +effect for the better part of last year -- came about. At its core it's incredibly simple: my phone's Reminders app. I use Apple Reminders but really, this works with any similar app.