Using Anki to remember what you read
This article reminds me of posts about &quot;bullet journalling&quot; on sites like Pinterest: the optimization of the productivity process or tool (or in the case of &quot;bullet journal&quot; posts, the <i>beauty</i> of the tool) is the end itself, not a means to an end. The posts are about&#x2F;by &quot;productivity&quot; or &quot;journalling&quot; <i>enthusiasts</i> and don&#x27;t map well to people who are simply seeking a bit of an organization or productivity boost, not an extremely time-consuming new hobby.<p>The thing in this article that most reminded me about beauty-journalling posts was the todo list. In vanity journalling circles, the todo lists are full of meta-tasks &quot;post to instagram; new journal layout; blog post about journalling&quot; as well as pure vanity items like &quot;yoga!; Breakfast: saffron avocado toast (yum!!)&quot; Likewise, in this post his todo list includes items about writing about productivity, using other productivity tools, and other such &quot;meta-productivity&quot; items.<p>There&#x27;s nothing wrong with this but it reveals that the &quot;productivity&quot; itself is the hobby, not just a means to an end.