Note: The WFx extension is not an official WorkFlowy product. It is produced by a longtime WorkFlowy fan and evangelist, whose work we wanted to honor by posting here. It's important to understand that this plugin can access your WorkFlowy data, and that by using it you are giving an entity other than WorkFlowy permission … Continue reading WFx: A Browser Extension That Helps You Use WorkFlowy More Productively
Category: WorkFlowy Tips
Workflowy for Outlining & Brainstorming Short Stories
I came across a fantastic show-and-tell by Brandon Abbott on how he uses WorkFlowy to outline and brainstorm short stories… so I reached out to him and asked him to put together a screencast for us. In Brandon’s own words: “I write fiction the way a squirrel crosses the street. Sometimes I need a little direction. … Continue reading Workflowy for Outlining & Brainstorming Short Stories
Use Sharing to Collaborate with WorkFlowy
One of the most powerful features of WorkFlowy is the ability to share part of your WorkFlowy with anyone at any level of the hierarchy. The recipient can add the shared item into their WorkFlowy and organize it where it fits best into their system. Then the two of you can collaborate on that content … Continue reading Use Sharing to Collaborate with WorkFlowy
The Multi-Tagger Bookmarklet for WorkFlowy
On occasion I have the need to tag multiple items in WorkFlowy with the same tag at the same time. You know – batch tag my lists. And when such a need arises, I use rawbytz's multiTagger bookmarklet. Let's give it a quick spin... Round 1 In the below animated GIF, you'll see that I … Continue reading The Multi-Tagger Bookmarklet for WorkFlowy
Individual Sprints – a WorkFlowy Productivity Hack
Have you ever heard the terms "agile development", "scrum" and "sprints"? I had... but never really looked into any if it – because I'm not a software developer. And then I came across a post by Shivani Bhargava. She demystifies the sprint process and shows us how to set it up in WorkFlowy – even … Continue reading Individual Sprints – a WorkFlowy Productivity Hack
A WorkFlowy Tool to Sort Your Life… A-Z or Z-A
This is a real quick show-and-tell of rawbytz's "sortWF" tool for WorkFlowy. All you do is: Zoom into the list you want to sort Activate the sortWF bookmarklet Click on A-Z or Z-A ... Voilà! Let's just say you've got a list of periodic table elements in WorkFlowy, sorted according to atomic number (or maybe a … Continue reading A WorkFlowy Tool to Sort Your Life… A-Z or Z-A
Dr. WorkFlowy Recalibrates Your Life – A Template for the Tough Questions
“This post is all about a simple list of questions that will help you take stock of and recalibrate your life.” For years I’ve invited WorkFlowy into the inner workings of my mind and just laid it all out. Outlining has a way of (literally) getting to the bottom of things – no matter how … Continue reading Dr. WorkFlowy Recalibrates Your Life – A Template for the Tough Questions
5 WorkFlowy Setups for Creators
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd8aRoTULoU Jeff Eisley, has put together a fantastic WorkFlowy show-and-tell for creators – from writers to cinematographers and everyone in between. Here's a breakdown of the video: [0:20 – 1:42] "Infinite Zoom" – Character development in screenplays and book writing. [1:42 – 4:08] "Messy Room, Messy Tags" – Inputting technical data for filming ideas on the fly … Continue reading 5 WorkFlowy Setups for Creators
The First-Ever WorkFlowy-Centric Find-and-Replace Tool
WorkFlowy is now in the early development stages of an API – which is enabling the creation of scores of robust 3rd-party WorkFlowy tools. In this post I’ll be showcasing one such tool – the indispensable Find-and-replace utility by rawbytz – one of a slew of his must-have solutions – built to streamline your workflow like never before. I’ve put this Find-and-replace … Continue reading The First-Ever WorkFlowy-Centric Find-and-Replace Tool
Stop Procrastinating with Mark Twain’s “Eat That Frog!” Method – in WorkFlowy
Sometimes, all we need is to tweak our perspective a little in order to get things done. One of the most interesting productivity methods I've used to make headway on important projects and goals, stems from a quote by Mark Twain: If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first … Continue reading Stop Procrastinating with Mark Twain’s “Eat That Frog!” Method – in WorkFlowy