{"id":10329,"date":"2024-04-05T16:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10329"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:35:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:35:46","slug":"ugmonk-analog-starter-kit-review-go-analog-to-be-productive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=10329","title":{"rendered":"Ugmonk Analog Starter Kit Review: Go Analog to Be Productive"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Many years ago,<\/span> I asked my most accomplished, successful friend what his secret to success was. His answer was simple, but it also changed my life. He said, \u201cI make a list of all the stuff I need to do, then I do it.\u201d He happened to use 3×5 index cards for his lists, so I copied the idea.<\/p>\n

Over time, I took his simple system and worked it into my life, and decades on, I still start most days by pulling out an index card and working on whatever it says I need to do. At the end of the day, I glance at a longer list of projects (not on an index card) and a list of more strategic goals, along with my calendar, and decide what to put on the index card for tomorrow.<\/p>\n

I talked about this system in our Best Paper Planners guide<\/a>, and a WIRED reader emailed me to ask whether I had ever heard of Analog<\/a>, an index-card-based system similar to mine (but better looking). I contacted Jeff Sheldon, founder of Ugmonk, the company that makes Analog, and he sent over an Analog Starter Kit. I\u2019ve been using Analog for a couple of months now, and I\u2019m happy to say it\u2019s an excellent way to organize your day and get things done. It\u2019s simple, elegant, beautifully made, and, well, analog. I wouldn\u2019t say it replaced my decades-old system, but it sure makes it look a whole lot nicer.<\/p>\n

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