Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Maybe many of us are able to say “give it a try”, but most of us don’t know how, ending up trying everything, doing many things, trapping in the negative feedback loop of failure/frustration and resulting in burnout. The author Anne-Laure Le Cunff gives us solid ideas.
On Obsidian — am I designing a pilot dashboard?
When Obsidian launched v1.9.12 in August which has significantly improved its mobile experience, I gave it a try again.
My road to productivity
I am now here to share how the value of productivity gradually shaped my life since attending schools, how I live with this attitude and find ways to make my life easier.
Why one-time purchase is always better than subscription on productivity apps?
Now there are three main kinds of productivity apps in terms of business models: totally free, purchase once and subscription. For me, apps with one-time purchase are better than subscriptions.
Sorry, Evernote has not improved.
Evernote was my first note taking app, and after 9-year subscription, I was determined to settle on Apple Notes for at least 3 years. Even though I tried to come back to Evernote, I was always back to Apple Notes.
On Apple Notes or other tools — no need to centralise your data or build a second brain
… But this is a very ideal way of life because our brain always wants us to settle down by looking for the only ultimate solution for lifetime, which is mission impossible.
The role of digital — from publishing to space of creativity and thinking
Paper has never been replaced by digital devices! Looking back to the history integrated with my own experience, computer has had a very long way to go, and paper will still have its role.
Why Apple Notes (2)?
A good app does not need you to do extra things while your life can continue as usual. It won’t undermine your ability but will make you better instead. Apple Notes can really achieve that.
On the myths of writing
Writing should be a part of life for everyone, especially if you are not good at it and even a professional author.
On iA Writer and Microsoft Word; as well as Apple Notes
I am a Word hater who is tired of every kind of formatting, user interface, app crash which made me keep clicking SAVE frequently, endlessly saving a lot of versions because of FOMO….. I got rid of it many years ago because I met another app called iA Writer.
Why Apple Notes?
I used to be an Evernote user to record my ideas, collect information, writing and figuring out what I should do next (sorry I don’t want to use the term “planning” because I am not filling my schedule and I am a flexible person) until 2020 when they released an unusable update. I am only using an app which is preinstalled on all my devices: Apple Notes.
“When I am productive, I am no longer creative!”
Is productivity the enemy of creativity? As we know if we can live 80 years, we will have 4,000 weeks. As we ain’t robots, it’s impossible to keep the best performance throughout our life. We, of course, can reach the peak performance, and it’s okay our performance can drop to an unacceptable level.
The purpose of note taking
The purpose of note taking, or writing, is not to avoid missing everything or fill our schedule, but to find out the true focus so that we can enjoy our life and thus become happier.
Lessons on my recent long-term illness
I got serious flu which lasted for three weeks, and I was too ill to work. But without the long period of illness causing me to stay at home doing nothing, I will never learn something from my life.
Apps and me in 2025
Apps are more and more important to everyone's life including creators and artists. While we will need some tools, we may not either need the best, powerful those but it doesn't imply the most minimalistic settings are necessary.
On productivity and misery
And I wonder why we must always be productive, and why we must always be fast. Why can’t we slow down or even stop for a while? Why getting things done? Why do we have to feel miserable when things are falling behind?
Why are we reluctant to sketch (sometimes)? How can we cope with it?
In this article I am going to show why sometimes we are hesitant to sketch. Is hesitation or procrastination a bad thing? How can we deal with the situation?