Omen2819

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Omen2819,

I used to get sucked into finding new tools to help me be more productive, but keeping it simple and visible works for me.

I use Apple Reminders and leverage their smart tags to break tasks down by how long they’ll take, how much effort, and when they need to be done. I keep Reminders open on my iPad so I can always see it, and when I have 15 minutes to kill, I select a 15-minute or less task and knock it out. It works for me, and my whole family can add to it, so I never forget to do something.

So many project ideas yet so little energy

God I wanna make so much art (drawing/painting/wood carving/crochet/build things/etc), make comics, learn languages, learn how to deep clean and power wash, garden, make clothes, make fursuits, travel, hike, forage, make youtube videos, go urban exploring, go ghost hunting, animate, preserve animal skeletons and insects, etc...

Omen2819,

A year ago, I discovered I have ADHD. Suddenly, everything fell into place. I’ve had many hobbies, projects, and ideas throughout my life, but I’ve rarely completed or stuck with them for long. I’m still working to develop a system that allows me to explore while helping me complete tasks over time.

I’ve thought about using medication but I don’t want to depend on it for productivity. I’m curious, has it significantly changed things for any of you?

Is there a way to quickly add priority tags in the iOS Reminders app?

When adding a new task in iOS there’s a toolbar at the bottom with icons to include date, location, flag, or an image. Is there a way to add a priority tag without having to tap the Details icon to go into a separate menu? I like prioritizing my reminders but I hate having to take that extra step.

Omen2819,

If you create the reminder within a smart list, it will automatically add the tag of that list to the item.

Example: I have three priority lists. If I tap/select the low priority list and make a new reminder, it will auto populate the tag for low priority.

This works with Siri as well.

“Hey Siri, add ______ to my high priority list” Siri will then add the reminder with the high priority tag associated with that list.

I hope that helps!

Omen2819,

Awesome, happy I could help!

Reminders with smart lists is great.

Omen2819,

I was ignorant enough to support this kind of crap when I was younger. It’s never too late to turn your life around; please stop voting for these people.

Omen2819,

It’s hard when it starts at such a young age. I had it at home, church, and school. I didn’t start to change my thinking until my mid thirties, and even then it was painful because your entire reality starts to shatter.

Omen2819,

They are listening; that’s the problem. I’ve disconnected from almost my entire family because Trump has reached Dear Leader status with them, and you can’t have a normal conversation anymore without insane levels of hate and nonsense being injected into the conversation.

The people at this level aren’t living in reality. They like what they hear.

Omen2819,

Spark is the only way I can effectively handle email at this point.

Omen2819,

I use both, and I don’t see a major difference between them anymore outside of Apple’s integration. Use what you like; they’re both great.

Omen2819,

The only time it’s an issue for me is when the other person isn’t willing to message me on another app instead of trying to use SMS. I get horrible cell service where I live and my only options are iMessage or an app like Signal /WhatsApp/Messenger.

So this is when adding someone with an Android to a group conversation that was taking place using iMessage can cause some irritation.

Omen2819,

That’s a fair question.

I’m tech agnostic; whatever fits my need is what I use, and I can easily change devices and operating systems without skipping a beat. My entire family and nearly all of my circle are in the Apple ecosystem; it just makes it easier to communicate and keep tabs on my parents. For those that aren’t using iMessage, Signal is the preferred app.

I still use Android for work, but the only thing I miss about Android is notifications. Apple can’t seem to get notifications right.

Omen2819,

So this is where I’ll disagree.

Android is not a good choice for my use case. Signal is excellent, I use it every day, but it’s not great when you factor in that I need to get elderly and non-tech savvy family to all download an app to talk to you. I might get some, but I won’t get all of them. The remaining ones deal with SMS, which I already said isn’t reliable where I am. Now factor in MMS messages, and they need to deal with degraded quality because I’m there. This changes in iOS 17, so it’s a short-term issue for them, but still a long-term problem for me.

Keeping tabs on my parents using Apple health and find my, can’t do the same with Android. Yes.m, they can share their location with Google Maps, but they don’t use Google Maps, so now I have to get them on that and help troubleshoot if something stop working.

FaceTime calls, again, possible but not easy for them to set up, so now we need another app.

Lifetime of device and cost of ownership. Without loading a third party version of Android, Apple still provides longer support, which means my phone lasts longer, cost me less, and leads to me contributing less e-waste back into the environment.

I like Android, I use it everyday, and sure, I could switch back, but I would lose more than I would gain. I would love if Apple would be willing to adopt a common standard, but they won’t do that unless it benefits them. Look at me, I’m in their ecosystem an unwilling to leave because my experience immediately deteriorates when I do.

So yeah, while messaging is a part of it, it’s not the whole picture.

Omen2819,

That’s been my experience as well. Reporting them does nothing, but if you call them out on their BS, Facebook suspends you.

As long as hate drives engagement, this will never change.

Omen2819,

We were so happy when one of the restaurants near us started serving them. A truly awesome meal.

Omen2819,

I always assume they will tailgate me, and so far, I’ve never been wrong.

Have you replaced your iPhone battery, and was it worth it?

I’ve had an iPhone 12 mini since launch and the battery life has become pretty abysmal. However, I’m reluctant to replace it with a newer, bigger model. My battery health is sitting at 86%, which really doesn’t sound that bad, but I feel like the actual battery life is way worse than when I bought it. Has anyone replaced...

Omen2819,

Yes.

I replaced the one on my iPhone 6 myself and that helped tremendously.

I’ve had an iPhone 12 Pro since launch and I ended up getting a replacement from Apple last year when the back cracked so naturally the battery was replaced, it was at 89%, and the difference wasn’t as noticeable but my battery did last longer.

Omen2819,

That is what I tell everyone. I don’t need constant reassurance, and I suck at providing it to those that need it.

Omen2819,

This is why we chose to stay home on holidays. I feel bad that my kids are missing out, but I would rather have them miss some fireworks than risk becoming a statistic.

Omen2819,

Interesting, you’re telling me to learn statistics, and then you skipped over the leading cause of death for children in the United States.

Try incorporating empathy in your life, and understand it’s not about you. If you don’t have the same concern as others, you don’t have to resort to insults; you can accept that someone else feels differently without trying to hurt them.

Omen2819,

No issues running it on mine.

LPT: A random password is generated for you when manually adding an account to passwords/keychain on iOS

Sometimes when making accounts online the suggested password prompt doesn’t show up. Until now I had been using an online random password generator to make the password when the prompt is not available. I just found out that if I go to the passwords screen in settings an manually add an account the password field is pre-filled...

Omen2819,

I’ve been using Bitwarden for years and I’m very happy with it. My partner recently moved to 1Password from Keychain and I haven’t heard her complain, which is a good thing.

Omen2819,

I switch between apps often, but I tend to use Spark more often than Apple Mail/Outlook/gmail.

Omen2819,

I haven’t tried them either, but I intensely dislike email. I try to spend as little time as possible interacting with it.

Omen2819,

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