A community discussion thread on Lobsters where developers share their personal productivity setups. Responses range from analog solutions like sticky notes, index cards, and physical notebooks to digital tools including Obsidian, Todoist, Notion, Logseq, Emacs org-mode, and Apple's built-in apps. A recurring theme is that simpler systems tend to stick better than complex ones, and that reducing friction is more important than finding the perfect tool. Several commenters note that no system worked until they stopped trying to capture everything and learned to let things go.
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