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28 Sep, 9 tweets, 4 min read
If...

1. You are a @RoamResearch user
2. You would love to move your task management system into Roam
3. You haven't because Roam can't handle recurring tasks

Saddle up, fellow Roaman. I've got your solution and you'll have it up and running in no time.

1/🧵
This video—"How to Create Reliable & Robust Recurring Tasks in Roam Research"—has everything you need to get going.

I'll explain a bit here on Twitter so you know what you're getting into.

2/🧵

My system relies on three things:

1. SmartBlocks V2 (thanks @dvargas92495 & @TfTHacker!)

2. workBench from Roam42 (again, thanks gentlemen!)

3. Five simple SmartBlocks and a workBench Inbox I created

The video in the tweet above will lead you to all of those.

3/🧵
You do NOT need to understand SmartBlocks or workBench to use it.

The system I built will "just work" for you as soon as you install/import the components into your @RoamResearch graph. The video will show you how.

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The GOAL of the system is to make recurring tasks seamless and friction-free.

You can get recurring tasks into your system without any hassle, and they show up on the days you need them without any manual intervention.

They're just there, when you need them.

5/🧵
The system works "out of the box," so your only time investment will be adding YOUR recurring tasks.

If you use Todoist/Things/whatever, take an hour and transfer those tasks into Roam.

If you don't currently track recurring tasks, list a few now and add others as you go.

6/🧵
Watch the video and try this system out!

If it makes productivity in @RoamResearch more feasible for you, check out my live cohort course AP Productivity.

I'll help you build the REST of your Roam system so you can get important work done.

7/🧵

rjn.st/ap-productivit…
Cohort Two of AP Productivity launches on October 18.

Early Bird sales (15% off the regular $500 price) open this Thursday (Sep 30), so sign up for the email reminder!

Here are testimonials from past AP Productivity cohorts:



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I'll also show this system off with @jasongriffing in next Thursday's @roamsessions!!

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R.J. Nestor Profile picture
27 Sep
17 months later...

I'm even MORE convinced that @RoamResearch is the best choice for productivity.

Let me tell you (1) why you should build YOUR productivity system in Roam, and (2) why the potential hurdles aren't as substantial as they seem.

1/🧵
First, let's be clear what I mean by "productivity."

It isn't getting "lots of stuff" done. It's getting IMPORTANT work done.

Roam helps me get lots of important work done—FAR more than any app I've used previously.

And I've used many other apps!

2/🧵

Why build your productivity system in @RoamResearch?

1. Tasks & Projects can be deeply integrated with notes and supporting materials.

2. Tasks can be created anywhere without losing flow. Just tag them and move to the next block. They'll show up where you need them.

3/🧵
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26 Sep
“Productivity” is not getting “lots of stuff” done. It’s getting IMPORTANT work done.

And YOU get to define what’s important!

@RoamResearch has helped me double my productivity by providing a “spine” for my work.

Let me explain what I mean… 1/
When people struggle with #GTD, it’s usually because they can get their LISTS made—Projects, Next Actions, etc.—but tasks pile up faster than they can work.

That means longer lists, and more “next actions” than could possibly be done “next.”

It’s demoralizing!

2/
Working in @RoamResearch changed that for me.

I now have only two main parts to my Daily Notes pages:

[[Agenda]]
- where I filter my GTD lists into a plan for the day

and

[[Log]]
- where I track the work I do

3/
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6 Sep
Using @dvargas92495's SmartBlocks v2, I've automated the process of displaying PDFs hosted in @Dropbox directly within @RoamResearch

I lay out the steps in this short 🧵
1. If you haven't already, install SmartBlocks v2 from here: roamjs.com/extensions/sma…

Note: If you've never installed an extension before, these steps from @rroudt's @RoamStack will help you: roamstack.com/kb/extensions/…

DM me if it doesn't work
PDF from Dropbox #SmartBlock
<%CONCAT:{{[,[pdf],]: <%REPLACE: <%CLIPBOARDPASTETEXT%>,dl=0,raw=1%>}}%>

2. Copy all of the above👆 and paste it into Roam.
3. Indent the second block (the one that starts <%CONCAT...) so it is nested under the first block.
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11 Jun
Sometimes you “plan,” and sometimes you “do”—and as Yogi Berra (probably) said, “You can’t think and hit at the same time.”

Read on to see how I use an [[Agenda]] and [[Log]] in @RoamResearch to get important work done👇🧵 1/

#roam #Roamans #productivity #GTD
When I’m writing a script or a scene in a novel—or prepping content for videos or blog posts—I brainstorm/gather for a while and then organize it into an outline.

Outlines get a bad rap: folks think too much structure is restrictive—that it limits your creative freedom. 2/
But that’s wrong. Outlines GIVE you freedom.

If you know where you’re going and roughly how to get there, when you switch modes to writing, you’re free to explore. You can wander freely, knowing you have a map in case you get lost. 3/
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4 Jun
At its core, #productivity boils down to 3 questions:

1. What do I want to do?
2. What am I doing?
3. What did I do?

If you can answer them effectively, you can do important, fulfilling, meaningful work.

But how? Let's explore.

👇🧵

1/
#roam #Roamans @RoamResearch #GTD
The three questions imply three types of action: Prepare, Do, and Review.

Preparation encompasses your big picture—Purpose & Priorities—as well as the Processes & Patterns that implement & support your vision—think Projects, daily Plans, and recurring routines and habits.

2/
When you Do something, that's the moment of truth. You might do something you specifically prepared, or your intuition may lead you to do something else. But moment to moment, you can do only one thing at a time. (And that's critical to remember!)

3/
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10 May
Speed : Velocity :: Busy : Productive

(they're not the same!)

👇🧵1/
🤓🚨

High school physics refresher

Speed is a magnitude only. I might be moving 150 mph (241.4 km/h), but it can be in any direction or combination of directions.

Maybe I'm traveling 150mph, but I'm lurching this way and that, going nowhere in particular

2/
Velocity is a "vector"—it has magnitude AND direction. If my velocity is 150mph, it's pointed somewhere.

I know where I'm headed, and how fast I'm getting there

3/
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