This quarter, I’m focusing on writing. I’ve had a writing habit for a long time, but since I became a professional copywriter, it’s been harder to write the type of content I want to. So, I’m focusing on my writing habit. The only problem: distractions! There are so many of … read more

🔗 What if you could only use ONE APP on your iPhone? – Shawn Blanc

What if you could only use ONE APP on your iPhone? – Shawn Blanc

So this is a completely random but fun experiment… but what app would you pick if you could only pick ONE?

I read this quick post from Shawn a few days back and knew my answer almost instantly – Drafts.

I’d certainly miss the camera (but I have a ricoh gr), podcast, and the sat nav in some situations, but with drafts I’d cover the other 80% I use my phone for. I could even manage my tasks there too if I needed.

Continuing with the other devices… I’d probably pick

• Mac – Arc (cheating I know, but I’d need it for work). excluding that, Obsidian.
• iPad – Reader from Readwise

I’d never choose obsidian on the iPhone, it’s just not fast enough. In fact, it almost makes me wonder if I could just switch to drafts…

What about you?

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🔗 iphone 12 pro camera review: glacier np

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