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My productivity app is a never-ending .txt file (2020)

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242 points simonebrunozzi | 2 comments | 11 Dec 25 19:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.595s | source
1. _spduchamp ◴[11 Dec 25 21:14 UTC] No.46237256[source]▶
I use a google spreadsheet. Shortcut on my phone home screen so I can add items any time easily.

I log all my lab work and how many hours I've worked in a day and it calculates my hours in a separate tab automatically. Items I need to follow up on are in bold, and get unbolded when I've followed up on them. When I have to write a report, everything is there in chronological order and it is super easy to take the relevant lines and write out the path of my work. When I get into the lab, I open my sheet and bam! I'm right where I left off before I can have the first sip of coffee.

This has been a complete game changer for me.

I've never been so organized in my life.

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2. runjake ◴[11 Dec 25 21:37 UTC] No.46237523[source]▶
> I use a google spreadsheet. Shortcut on my phone home screen so I can add items any time easily.

And if you aren't already doing this, you can set up a Google Form for mobile that asks for input and then puts the data into the spreadsheet. I do this for exercise tracking and it works great.