Productivity

I keep my bookmarks in Obsidian. Not in the browser’s bookmark manager, not in a read-later app: a plain markdown note, grouped by theme, that I can add to/remove from anytime. It’s a good system, except for the last mile. Every time I want to open one of those links, I have to leave the browser, find the Obsidian window, find the note, click the link, and land back in the browser. Five seconds and a context switch, several times a day, for something the browser should have been able to show me directly. ...

In recent years I’ve spent more and more time trying to continuously optimize my daily routine. Fixing the pain points, and improving my productivity. At the end of the day, it’s all about freeing up more time and being able to focus more on what matters and what I like. As I was thinking about it, wrapping up 2022, I realized how aligned this life mindset is with my Automation engineering job’s principles. At the end of the day, my work is all about freeing up internal customers’ time so they can focus on where they provide the highest value (and of course by doing so, saving the company more money). ...