Golden tips for automating the little things, to free thinking space for big things by Kate Tapper https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j SWDTP 2024-25 - Please share any apps, tips, hacks that you have found work for you.. en-us 2024-03-11 11:58:01 UTC 2025-04-24 07:10:01 UTC hello@padlet.com Trello! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525072 Trello is a project management tool, but I find it really useful for breaking down tasks into very small pieces to make them much easier - there are many layers of lists that you can use, so you can, for example, have a card for "Today's To Do" that you can just keep ticking off.

]]> 2024-03-12 12:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525072 Note taking made easy. https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525430 2024-03-12 12:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525430 Delete social media apps! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525431 Don't keep the apps on your phone. If you want to check them, fine - re-download the app. It'll free up so much time and will prevent procrastination doom scrolling 💕

]]> 2024-03-12 12:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525431 Notion! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525793 2024-03-12 12:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915525793 Just 'Reminders' app on phone https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526545 2024-03-12 12:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526545 My absolute favourite website with all sorts of nature sounds for creating a better thinking/focus environment: https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526593 2024-03-12 12:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526593 end the endless what shall I make for dinner with hellofresh/gusto ect https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526669 2024-03-12 12:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526669 Bring List https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526813 Family shopping list

]]> 2024-03-12 12:15:23 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526813 Digital Calendar (iCal/Google) https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526860 Schedule time for your tasks

]]> 2024-03-12 12:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915526860 Obsidian paulstevens https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527060 2024-03-12 12:15:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527060 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527183 This is a relatively expensive one, but I have a remarkable where I put everything I can. Not having access to internet means I'm a lot more focused even if I'm just writing notes or brainstorming. I also have my planner in it which is great for on the go.

]]> 2024-03-12 12:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527183 Mendeley for those who hate referencing https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527372 it is free, you can sign up with your gmail account and take your library with you. There is a Chrome extension that can take citations from papers/reports/web pages, etc. The word extension does your referencing for you.


]]> 2024-03-12 12:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527372 Put distracting apps not on the front page of phone https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527489 2024-03-12 12:15:56 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527489 ClickUp for all your project management needs... https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527507 2024-03-12 12:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527507 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527749 2024-03-12 12:16:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527749 Time Timer https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527865 Visual timer, identify what you want to focus on and for how long

]]> 2024-03-12 12:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915527865 LiquidText for annotating PDFs paulstevens https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915528377 2024-03-12 12:16:41 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915528377 Time Blocking on Google Calendar: You can choose to automate the repetition of the task (1x month, 2x week, etc.), which means you know Google will remind you when it's time to do that again. https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915528937 2024-03-12 12:17:06 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915528937 https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529035 I have time controls on social media websites on my phone and my partner is the only one who knows the code to change them.

]]> 2024-03-12 12:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529035 Zotero - linking it to your browser and syncing it across devices https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529123 2024-03-12 12:17:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529123 Not an app, but a physical locked container https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529638 You can stick your phone in it and lock it for a period of time and you can't access your phone until the timer is up. Really helps.

]]> 2024-03-12 12:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915529638 Tabcopy https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915530147 TabCopy is great for copying all the tabs open - I copy and paste them into OneNote and work through them the next day. It's super helpful to be able to stop the millions of tabs open on my laptop and makes me realise which are/are not helpful

]]> 2024-03-12 12:17:35 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915530147 The clock app on Windows laptop can set a 'focused time' and you watch the tree grow instead of the clock counting down https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915531437 2024-03-12 12:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915531437 Create a Research Database on Notion, and then everything you save to read later will go automatically to your database, which you can use later for Bibliography. https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915531832 2024-03-12 12:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915531832 Digital Minimalism Hacks! https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915549909 Leech Blocker

Minimal Phone App

Read Cal Newport for more!

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]]> 2024-03-12 12:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/2915550573 Meal / lunch plan https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350646537 I make a meal plan on the weekend, then do my food shopping, then have the flexibility to move things around to any day. I have a 6-week meal plan that I use to vary things.

]]> 2025-03-04 12:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350646537 Steve Jobs' / Batman wardrobe https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350647566 When I find clothes I like, I buy lots of the same things that all go together so I don't have to spend time deciding what to wear.

]]> 2025-03-04 12:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350647566 Greyscale https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350648404 I find turning my iphone to greyscale makes it way less appealing to use

]]> 2025-03-04 12:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350648404 Browser / bookmarks https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350649389 I set up my browser home page to what I need to start on and bookmarks always visible along the top to make it easy to navigate online.

]]> 2025-03-04 12:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350649389 Lists https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350650429 Not an app but sending a WhatsApp to yourself with a list of jobs to do that day. This can be copied and updated daily so as an evolving list. Can work alongside reminders on your phone

]]> 2025-03-04 12:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350650429 Driving reminders https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350652542 'To Do' items / ideas always pop in my head when I'm driving so I use Siri to set me reminder / write a note about it for when I'm working.

]]> 2025-03-04 12:21:11 UTC https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350652542 my hacks https://padlet.com/katebuddevelopment/4msqjakmha0w6a7j/wish/3350653770 I actually have post-its on my computer.. one side for ongoing stuff I need to tick off. One side for 'urgent stuff' that needs to be under my nose.


Food: I cook in advance and freeze portion sizes. Ritual in the morning is take one out for lunch/ dinner..


Exercise: I tend to book classes a week in advance - early morning and that starts me for the day

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