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Buying Guide: Essential Tools for Digital Notetakers

Taking notes can have a huge impact on your life. Whether you’re jotting down thoughts and ideas for work, school, business, or pleasure, your notes can make a big difference. Having the rig...

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Surviving Changing Platforms as an Artist

When platforms change their policies and features, artists need to be ready to diversify their reach both on and offline.

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Buying Guide: Essential Tools for Digital Artists

Better tools for better digital art. Get top recommendations to build up your digital workspace.

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Chasing Big Goals: How OKRs Help You Stay Focused and Finish Strong

Looking for a new productivity method? Learn how using objectives and key results (OKRs) can help you.

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Carving Up the Clock: My Time Blocking Experiment

Looking for a new productivity method? Learn how Time blocking can help you.

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7 Best Index Card Apps for iPad

Index cards are great for organizing concepts and ideas. Now, you can do that with an app! Here’s a closer look at the best index card apps on iPad.

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Tick, Tock, Done: How I Used Pomodoro to Stay on Task

Looking for a new productivity method? Learn how the Pomodoro technique can help you.

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13 Tips for Taking Neater Digital Notes

Want to take neater notes on your iPad or digital tablet?  Here are 13 tips to help you create more aesthetically pleasing and effective notes.

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How to Prioritize like a President: My Week with the Eisenhower Matrix

You know that feeling when your to-do list looks more like a to-do novel? Same. Between work, life, and the occasional TikTok spiral, it’s easy to feel like you’re always busy but never actually m...

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Adobe Fresco Review & Deep Dive [2025]

  Adobe Fresco originally debuted in 2019, but it’s gone through some major upgrades since then. Here’s a closer look at what to expect from this incredible app.

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Adobe Fresco vs. Procreate (vs. Photoshop) [2025 Update]

Adobe Fresco is Adobe’s answer to painting apps like Procreate. Learn when to use it, how it’s different from Adobe Photoshop, and how the apps compare.

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11 Ways to Organize Your Notes

  Even quality notes are only useful if you can find them when you need them. Here are 11 ways to keep your notes organized and ready for action.