I’m really late to the Shortcuts party but trying to build a simple Shortcut to move (or copy) all of my Omnifocus tasks into Reminders. I’ve been listening to the podcast for around a year now and have been automating stuff for as long as I can remember (longtime Hazel fan). Once I have a complete list I will post it here on my blog.Hello, I’m new here, but not new to automation. And, I want to get even more out of my running – finding opportunities to run in interesting places and over longer distances.At work, I want to spend less time on ‘urgent but unimportant’ tasks.Re-engaging with my blog since August has been very satisfying therefore a goal to write more regularly seems appropriate.I have already noted down some ideas for 2019: Also, I completed The Guardian crossword everyday… the Quick crossword on weekdays and Saturdays the Speedy crossword on Sundays. One of the unforeseen benefits, particularly in terms of items 2 and 3 in my ‘less’ list, was that I had a much better year in terms of reading for pleasure. By making some intentional decisions about what I wanted to do ‘less, more and none’ of at the start of the year, I focussed more on the things that matter and also achieved a level of personal growth that has been missing over the previous few years. Overall, I really valued the impact this had on my life over the course of 2018. I am going to carry this over to next year’s ‘none’ list and really try hard to put my phone away when people start speaking to me. looking at my mobile phone when people are talking to me.However, I could still be much better at this and will add it into my ‘more’ list for 2019. I have done better, particularly when my phone was not in my hand… see item one in my ‘none’ list. In terms of item six, I’ll give myself a C grade. That said, we did visit Copenhagen again (our eighth trip to Denmark in four years) in the summer. Jennifer and I have been reviewing our priorities and travel got pushed down the list a bit. In terms of item five, I will give myself a bye. We live in a pretty area so this has been lovely and it has also helped ensure that Jennifer and I get to spend as much time together as possible. Jennifer has been walking with me and then she runs home. I now walk to work in the morning (yes, even in the cold and pouring rain) as well as home from work. We have tried a new recipe every week and it has been a wonderful culinary journey that we plan to continue next year. Jennifer and I worked really hard to build more vegetarian meals into our diets, including lots of beans and pulses. This was supported by an excellent weekly menu. I go to the gym three to four times per week and run on weekends. As I have written about a lot recently, I lost a significant amount of weight and also became addicted to running. I also did well in relation to the things that I wanted to do more of. This helped me plot out my day better and ensure that things got finished rather than half-done. The updated perspective allows you to interleave your ‘tasks’ in with your ‘calendar’. Moreover, the updated ‘Forecast’ view in OF3 had a huge impact on helping me manage my work. Doubling down on my use of OmniFocus was significant in ensuring that my daily routines and projects were well thought through and planned out. I have not really brought work home at all this year and I have been far more productive at work. Items two and three were work related and I did well with both of them. I am not posting anything it is simply an ‘inspiration’ tool when I feel I need it. I narrowed my Instagram use to specific accounts related to running and fitness. I have also removed Tweetbot from my iPhone and MacBook. This happens automatically using IFTTT so I never have to actually visit Twitter or log in. Twitter has been relegated to a liminal space that is fed updates from my blog. So much so, I have decided to share my 2018 list with a reflective commentary about how I got on. However, I did write it down and I returned to it regularly to give some focus and attention to aspects of my life that I felt could be improved. Unlike Jacoby, I did not publish my list publicly. I can’t remember who originally drew my attention to the idea of Less, More, and None on educator Jacoby Young’s website, but the notion of prioritising your life around these three determiners appealed to me.
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