![]() Last week, I wrote about my writing workflow. But there’s a layer just beneath this surface which is at least as important to the writing side of the equation for me: reading. A very large percentage of what I write stems directly from what I read. And so I thought I’d share that workflow as well - I think it actually evolves more often than my writing workflow does.Īs people may know, I try to capture nearly everything I want to read in Pocket. ![]() I rarely read anything in real time, and even when I do, I often still save it to Pocket, just so I have a record of it. ![]() Given just how much I read, I’ve found I need a few different tangential services to capture everything and to create an ideal workflow for my reading. To that end, I actually also use Instapaper. I know this sounds silly or superfluous given that it’s the same type of “read it later” service. But I use it for a different purpose: I send things there that I feel like I must read. First and foremost, I like sequestering “must read” from my “catch all” as described above for Pocket. Now, I’ve tried various ways to use Pocket for such granular functionality over the years - both with tags and with utilizing the “favorite” (star) button. None of this is to say that apps that are only on Apple platforms and only sync over iCloud as bad or that you should not use them, but I wanted to add some context for why I, and the average iPhone customer, can’t always choose the apps used by the die-hard Apple fanbase.But I’ve found using a different service for this to be just as, if not more, useful. If Cultured Code shut down Things Cloud tomorrow and switched to iCloud for data syncing, I’d be switching back to OmniFocus in a heartbeat. I can use it on my work computer as well because the data syncs over Things Cloud, not iCloud. Things is only for the Mac, which means it’s a pain for me to get tasks to it from Windows or Android, but for me it’s been okay just having it on my iPhone, iPad, and work Mac. It saves just the text, videos, or images, for a content checklist of. ![]() The closest I get to breaking my own rule is Things, my task manager. READLATER INSTAPAPER POCKET MATTER FOR ANDROID. Inoreader is a good example of this, as it lets me view, read, and manage my RSS feeds in a competent web app on Windows, but it has an open API which developers can use to integrate the service into native apps. I want to make sure that no matter what device I’m on, and no matter what account I’m logged into, I can get to my stuff. So what do I look for in a new service? The Mac diehards will kill me, but I look for things that are a web-service first and foremost. Likewise, I appreciate that several RSS readers on iOS let you sync your feeds in the app, therefore saving you a few bucks per month that you would pay to use something like Feedbin or Inoreader, but again, these sync over iCloud, which makes them useless on my work Mac which is signed into my work account. This is fine for my iPhone and iPad, but all my other devices are left in the cold. If you use Instapaper or ReadItLater to save articles for later reading, Read Later betters your Web browser for reading on your Mac. I got tons of recommendations for GoodLinks and Safari Reading List, both fine products in their own rights, but both completely impractical for anyone who is less than 100% bought in to Apple’s platforms.Īs someone who works from an iPad, iPhone, and Windows PC at home(and occasionally Android), and a Mac for work, here’s a few features that are straight up showstoppers for me when looking at a new app or service:įor example, GoodLinks looks great, but it syncs across iOS devices linked to the same Apple ID. It’s important to remember this sometimes, especially for us in the Apple-centric community where we’re all in on Apple.Ī great example of this is recently when I was looking for a better service for saving links to read later, as neither Pocket nor Instapaper were doing it for me anymore. The average Apple customer has an iPhone and a Windows computer.
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