From planner systems to no-code platforms to 3D printing, creating your own productivity tools today using analog or digital products has become easier than ever. But, how do you approach this so that you make an effective personal productivity tool for yourself, so not just scurrying down the proverbial rabbit hole?
That’s what we discuss in this week’s ProductivityCast! Creating your own productivity tools is possible, and we discuss the tools but also the strategy and methods to consider in approaching such an endeavor.
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In this Cast | Creating Your Own Productivity Tools
Ray Sidney-Smith
Augusto Pinaud
Art Gelwicks
Francis Wade
Show Notes | Creating Your Own Productivity Tools
Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context.
Special Theory of Productivity
General Theory of Productivity
Levenger Circa notebook system
Staples Arc
Office Depot OfficeMax TUL system
Moleskine Smart Writing Set
Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner - OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader - Wireless
Foundations of Programming (Lynda)
Airtable
Getting Things Done (GTD) System in Google Sheets Tutorial
Coda
Notion
Microsoft Sharepoint
G Suite App Maker (this has been deprecated since the recording)
3D printing services:
* Shapeways* Sculpteo* More high-end, engineer-level 3D-printing: 3D Hubs
iOS Shortcuts (née Workflow)