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What’s your “I can’t believe other people don’t do this” hack? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] soloner@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

For me it's reminders. I use slack for work, and whenever anything comes up that I need to take care of (personal or work related) I'll tell slack "/remind me about tomorrow/next week".

I've been doing this for years. I have it on my phone and computer so it's easy to view and add new reminders whenever I need. I didn't think slack is crucial to use but I find it to be the most convenient, even more so then dedicated reminder apps

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I use Notion+Notion Calendar for this and I delegate to it a lot of stuff: bureaucracy, booking the barber, changing the bedsheets, all my work, birthdays, etc etc. How can people trust their brain with more than two or three items is unfathomable to me. I mean, when I was younger I could keep in mind a dozens upcoming appointments and go through them every few hours to make sure I wouldn't miss anything, but as soon as your routine is disturbed by work stuff, it's impossible.

[–] soloner@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I've heard notion calendar is the best calendar software out there. If it also supports reminders really well (and I'm already a notion user), then maybe this is worth checking out.

[–] r_thndr@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago

That sounds like exactly the app I've been looking for.

[–] SteveDinn@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

My ADHD would not allow me to function without reminders.