Hey there,
Apple announced a ton of new features across its product lineup this week at the WWDC virtual conference.
One new feature that I'm excited about the most is the Quick Note feature for macOS and iPadOS.
Here's how it looks on macOS:
Quick Note lets you bring up a little popup window to take notes from the current app you're using on your MacBook or iPad.
On an iPad, you can use the Apple Pencil to swipe up from the bottom right corner to reveal
the Quick Note popup.
I was using Tot on macOS until now for this purpose, but since I rely on the Notes app for all my notetaking
work, this will be a fantastic feature.
Apart from this:
Focus Modes will be a gamechanger.
You can create custom Focus Modes to only allow notifications from the apps you select — a set of apps for work, a different setting during your gym time.
Here's how it looks on macOS Monterey:
What's better?
Focus Mode will be available for iPhone and iPad too.
Plenty of amazing features coming in the upcoming iOS, iPadOS and macOS versions.
What do you think about the upcoming Apple OS versions? Reply to this email and let me know.
Now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:
Book to Read
The Little Book of Lykke
In this book, Meik Wiking talks about how people in Denmark continues to live a happy and fulfilled life, generation after generation. If you're getting this book, get the hardcover edition. You'll love the illustrations.
Get it from Amazon
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Apps & Services
Osara ➔
Search app actions on macOS
Shortcuts are helpful for quickly performing actions on macOS or apps running in the system. However, too many shortcuts can be hard to remember. Osara brings all actions into a floating search bar that you can use to swiftly search and perform any action
the currently active app supports. On browsers like Safari, Osara even lets you search and open a page from your history. Convenient and free macOS app.
Sometimes, you only need a place to jot down tasks for your week without wanting to signup for a to-do app or installing one. For those situations, Your Week will be a perfect fit. Open the Your Week app on any browser and start planning your current
and next week. To save your tasks in the cloud, you can create an account and have your tasks synced across devices. However, that's not necessary to get started.
Staring at your computer screen for a prolonged period can result in dry eyes syndrome. I've suffered from dry eyes before, and it's no fun. Intermission is a macOS app that sits in the menu bar and reminds you to take a 20-sec break after 20 mins of continuous computer use. I've been using this app for a few weeks now, and it has quickly become an indispensable tool for me. Intermission is available for macOS for a $7.99 one-time
fee.
Subly ➔
Add beautiful subtitles to your videos
Unlike YouTube, not all platforms offer auto-generated subtitles for your videos. Especially when you're posting videos to social media platforms such as Instagram, your videos might be hard to follow without proper subtitles for some of your audience.
Also, generated subtitles don't guarantee 100% accuracy. Subly lets you auto-generate subtitles for your videos embedded in the video itself. You can edit each generated subtitle line to make sure they're accurate. Subly offers 10-min of free subtitle generation per month, and then you can upgrade for $10/month.
Taking the Shortcut
Insert a page break in your current Google Docs document.
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Interesting Reads
Feeling guilty that you're comfortable at your current job level when your colleagues are progressing at rocket speed is a common trait amongst people. After all, society praises people who make progress continuously. Progress for the right reasons can
be life-changing. Progress out of peer pressure is detrimental to your mental health. In this post, Megan takes a reader question around this topic and answers it elegantly.
Albeit the hype of working long hours popularised by CEOs like Elon Musk, it's not everyone's cup of tea. Here's the thing: Longer hours doesn't mean more quality work done. As you stretch your working hours, your attention span decreases and your ability
to make effective decisions take a hit. Also, you end up breaking your body. This article highlights the misconceptions around long work hours and suggests a few ways to start working less and getting more done.
Talking to someone in person and talking to someone over a video is not the same. In this post, Drew Pearce explains the different ways he employs to build more rapport with his colleagues and new hires at Dropbox. I agree with his point on expanding
the scope of video calls to more than just business. In an age where we're primarily working from home, we must make time to connect with our colleagues and friends.
We're so caught up in our fast-paced life that we seldom slow down and stop to notice the beautiful world around us. When you're feeling stressed with your work or life, pause for a moment and see the beauty in the still life around you — the tree outside
your window, the smell of coffee near the office cafeteria and more. When we truly immerse ourselves in our surroundings, our body experiences a heightened experience of peace and joy. Try it.
Although the title might seem like a stretch, the underlying concept is rock-solid. In this post, Darius spectacularly illustrates how building a habit and discipline of regularly investing even the minuscule amounts can compound to a massive wealth in
the future. The best time to invest your money was yesterday. The next best time is now.
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