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I feel liberated, free of distraction, free to focus on my writing.

To Read – a list of books I wish to eventually buy/download and read.Work To Do – a constantly updated list of day-to-day tasks.

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Department meetings – my prepared notes plus those I add during the meeting.Mentor meetings – with my line manager and those that I take during meetings with my own mentees.My time and attention remain firmly focussed on the task at hand: writing.Īfter just three weeks I am now using Notational Velocity for the following: It is lovely to get my ideas down, free of the tools and buttons used to tinker with font size or to insert images. Having resized the app from its default setting I have created a focussed space for me and my thoughts. Why? Becuase the simplicity of the UI allows me to focus on the content of my writing. I am using it to write almost everything – at least in the early draft stages. However, the app has become far more than a simple note making tool. As I’ve already mentioned my original intentions were to simply use NV to keep lists and notes that I could mail to myself or expand upon in Google docs. Woven within the simple exterior and inner workings of the app, NV holds immense power: the power to free you from distractions, allowing you to focus on your writing. However, I was more than happy to stick with the defaults when after starting up the app for the first time I was overjoyed to be greeted by Helvetica, size 12. Finally, you can (if you wish) tweak features like the typeface and font size. Also, built into the app is an auto-save function meaning you never have to worry about losing what you have written – I have mine set to sync every minute as I write at quite a rapid pace.

By entering your Simplenote username and password, notes are synced to your Simplenote account. I, like Leo, have expanded this area to make it more useful for writing.īeneath the simplicity of the UI are some very straight forward but useful inner workings. And below this is the note body, an open space, ready to be filled with text and nothing else. Below the location bar is your list of notes, sortable by ‘title’ or ‘date added’. ‘Search’ functions much like Google instant, sifting through your notes, revealing the results as you type. At the top of the app is the location bar (which you can return to at any time by clicking cmd-L) – here you add new notes (type a title and hit return) and/or search for and within notes.

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There are no buttons as the app relies on simple search operators and a series of built in shortcuts (not an extensive list) to operate. The user interface boasts a clean writing space, free of the clutter you find in so many desktop text editors. Notational Velocity is one of the most uncomplicated and yet most powerful tools I have made use of.įirst and foremost it was the simplicity of NV’s design that grabbed my attention. Therefore, I felt that I would offer some further refelections and explanation of why I like the application so much. I began by using the app to make notes and simple lists but have found myself drafting blog posts, letters and recording ideas that I can return to later. I also mentioned NV in a recent blog post and even though I have only been using it for a few weeks, I find myself using it far more than I expected to. In the post he discusses how the app has become his number one writing tool.

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Very recently, Leo Babauta (he of and ) published a post about his use of the free Mac application Notational Velocity.