In Episode 511, I'm thrilled to welcome Francesco D’Alessio, a trailblazer in the productivity app space. Our conversation revolved around his Bento methodology, the evolution of productivity software, and the future role of AI in managing our daily tasks. Francesco is widely recognized as a leading authority in the productivity space, particularly for his role as the creator and host of the Keep Productive YouTube channel. Through this platform, he assists hundreds… Continue reading
Why I Quit Evernote
On June 29, 2008 I started using Evernote. I was a massive fan of what Evernote could do and I shared plenty of content about the app over the years. On June 29, 2021 I quit Evernote. 13 years later… Continue reading
The 5 Best Ways to Use Evernote (That I Haven’t Tried Yet)
Evernote has long been a part of my productivity gestalt. It’s incredibly versatile; even as it evolves under different leadership, I still find myself looking into how I can leverage it more. But I don’t necessarily want to reinvent the… Continue reading
How I Use Evernote for Meetings
Evernote is a big part of my workflow. I use it to hold my ideas until I’m ready to do something tangible with them. I use it in conjunction with Todoist all the time, and I even used it to build… Continue reading
How I Use Evernote as a Spark File
Writer Steven Johnson has written an excellent piece over at Medium about what he calls The Spark File. He describes it as follows: “…for the past eight years or so, I’ve been maintaining a single document where I keep all… Continue reading
How to Start and Keep a Journal in Evernote
One of the best things you can do to clear your head and to improve your level of self-awareness is to journal. There is nothing quite like being able to empty out your thoughts in a place that is for… Continue reading
How I Use Todoist And Evernote Together
I’ve long used Evernote for my resource and reference materials. all of my research is stored there, along with notebooks that contain living documents that I want to share with those who are helping build Productivityist and my virtual assistant. Pretty… Continue reading
How To Use Evernote To Store And Organize Your Ideas
I write for a lot of different sites and I write for a lot of different projects (books, etc.). Keeping track of what should go where can be a real challenge in a writing app itself (I use Byword for… Continue reading
How I Built My CreativeLive Course in Evernote
Some of you may have taken my CreativeLive course – Time Management 101: Prioritize the Right Things – and for that I thank you. The process of building and delivering the course was an experience I'll never forget. In this post I'm… Continue reading
How My 8 Year Old Daughter Uses Evernote
I've already outlined how I use Evernote to track my beer cellar (and I will probably write further on that use case somewhere down the line as the cellar grows), but I'm not the only one using Evernote in my… Continue reading
A Look at Evernote Essentials 4.0
I didn't really use Evernote all that much until this year. Sure, I used it for some things, but not nearly to its potential. And while I definitely don't use it for task management1, I do use it as a… Continue reading