Nested Folders

Rose and Scotty discuss the importance of saying no as a way of limiting commitiments, creating a platform for collaboration, and playing metaphorical Jenga. Some things we mention and love: Talking to Strangers, by Malcolm Gladwell Jenga OmniFocus AirTable If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

A very special thank you to DEVONtechnologies for sponsoring this bonus episode of Nested Folders. In it, Scotty interviews Rose and explores her setup, architecture, and usage of DEVONthink to organize her projects, studies, reference material, version control, and life. Follow our special link to the DEVONtechnologies website to enjoy a 10% discount on any of the editions of DEVONthink, a special for listeners of Nested Folders! Other apps that complement Rose’s use of DEVONthink: DEVONthink Reminders Send to DEVONthink action for Drafts Yoink PopClip DEVONthink browser extensions Zapier IFTTT Hazel Shortcuts Scotty’s setup is available on Nested Folders episode 20. If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rose and Scotty talk about creating structure in the course of a pandemic, or in any kind of context where lines between activities can blur because of environmental factors or not changing physical spaces. Some things we mention and love: Donut Day One OmniFocus Agenda Streaks Scotty’s journaling stack Learn Klingon AirTable Automators #47: The Daily Brief Nested Folders episode 21: Boundaries Nested Folders episode 16: The Maker and the Manager Getting Things Done trigger list If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rose and Scotty discuss the importance of defining and managing boundaries, as well as how they might need to shift in the context of significant change. Things we mention and love: Jonathan Lacour’s article on automating a Fire tablet as a sign Philips Hue Airtable If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

A very special thank you to DEVONtechnologies for sponsoring this bonus episode of Nested Folders. In it, Rose interviews Scotty and explores his set up, architecture, and usage of DEVONthink to organize his files, reference material, and life. Follow our special link to the DEVONtechnologies website to enjoy a 10% discount on any of the editions of DEVONthink, a special for listeners of Nested Folders! Other things we mention and love: Nested Folders Episode 12: Actions vs. Reference OmniFocus If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rose and Scotty discuss approaches to handling and managing sudden and large changes. Things we mention and love: OmniFocus Things Todoist Eisenhower 2×2 matrix Due Back to Work (I couldn’t identify the exact BIQNX What I Need shortcut (set to make notes in a project in Agenda, but you can modify it!) If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rosemary and Scotty discuss the symptoms of being blocked by perfectionist tendencies, as well as a variety of strategies to keep moving and getting past feeling blocked. Things we mention and love: Nested Folders episode 16: The Maker and the Manager Nested Folders episode 2: No(n) Zero Day Three random OmniFocus actions The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day, by Cal Newport OmniFocus Drafts iOS Shortcuts If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rose and Scotty discuss how we manage through feelings of overwhelm, how we think about overwhelm, and reflect of strategies to prevent overwhelm. Things we mention and love: Nested Folders Episode 15: Staying on the Rails Nested Folders Episode 14: You’ve Got to Have a Plan Nested Folders Episode 5: How We Weekly Review Nested Folders Episode 13: The Year End Review Nested Folders Episode 9: Professional and Personal X-Wing design Moleskine day per page notebook Mindmapping OmniFocus If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

Rose and Scotty discuss the differences in schedules and workflows between those who have maker-like calendars and those who have manager-like calendars. Stuff we mention and love: Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule, by Paul Graham Maker vs. Manager: How To Schedule For Your Productivity Style, by Stella Garber on Trello blog Maker vs. Manager: How to make a schedule that supports your working style, by Jory MacKay on RescueTime blog Nested Folders Episode 2: No(n)-Zero Day If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!

With year end reviews in our rearview mirrors, Rose and Scotty discuss mechanisms and practices to keep consistent in our workflows and systems to avoid going off the rails. Some things we mention and love: Nested Folders, Episode 13: The Year End Review Nested Folders, Episode 5: How We Weekly Review MPU, Episode 519 (using the Drafts badge) Mike Schmitz’s Personal Retreat DevonThink Unibox ScreenCastsONLINE preview of Unibox OmniFocus Agenda Mindnode Field Notes Scotty’s daily journal shortcut Pushcut Due X-Wing design Moleskine day per page notebook WhenWorks If you enjoy Nested Folders, we’d love your support as a subscriber of Unnested Folders, where we produce monthly bonus supporter-only episodes to discuss and try to help solution listener questions and challenges. Thanks everyone!