After the best part of 2 years appending to my #OBTF, I've finally got my head around prepending. And I think it's my #PlainTextPlanner that's helped my neurons accept that this is a good move.
Working with the brain cell pathways, not trying to force them into what I'm told is the 'right' path, has taught me more about productivity than pretty much anything else.
Brainwave! I am renaming my One Big Text File. It’s no longer an #OBTF, it’s a One Note Inbox. #1N Much more descriptive of how I actually use it, and it fits in nicely with my One Page Notebook.
#1P #productivity #plainText
https://medium.com/@miscellaneplans/the-surprisingly-powerful-one-page-notebook-thats-always-with-me-0027bf5d1e8b
https://ellanew.com/2025/09/01/ptpl-171-edc-one-page-notebook
@matcha06 Always append to my #OBTF these days.
Two reasons:
First, I keep the top of the file as a dashboard for important information and links. Things I am happy to see every day. Second, it feels more natural, especially if I'm writing a lot in one day; it's counterintuitive to write/read down, but add new entries above that.
Bank records prepend and I can read those just fine, so really it's just personal preference.
Read more: https://ellanew.com/2024/04/15/ptpl-100-obtf-top-down-bottom-up
I just discovered there’s a Reddit community for #OBTF. These people are hard core! And there aren’t too many of them, but enough to show that there’s a desire for simplifying out there coupled with a need to keep control of where and how data is stored.
It’s really good to know I’m not alone. #plainText
Welcome @prealpinux's blog ✨ https://notes.prealpinux.com ✨ to https://LMNO.lol
Custom domains welcome! #plaintext #privacy #smallweb #smolweb #spartanweb #obtf #markdown
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