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cheap fountain pens, and a mechanical pencil from the 1970s", "url": "https://ellanew.com/2026/04/13/ptpl-203-cheap-fountain-pens-mechanical-pencils", "published_at": "2026-04-13T00:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08772-9349-7011-9225-9a16d2c36fbb", "title": "PTPL 202 · Replacing setapp: 7 down, 8 to go", "url": "https://ellanew.com/2026/04/06/ptpl-202-replacing-setapp", "published_at": "2026-04-05T14:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08772-9349-7011-9225-9a16d31479d8", "title": "PTPL 201 · What Meema’s 1940s cottage taught me about software subscriptions", "url": "https://ellanew.com/2026/03/30/ptpl-201-meemas-1940s-house-software-subscriptions", "published_at": "2026-03-29T22:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08772-9349-7011-9225-9a16d330bb22", "title": "PTPL 200 · Setapp saved me from myself, but now it’s time to re-evaluate", "url": "https://ellanew.com/2026/03/23/ptpl-200-setapp-evaluation-part-1", "published_at": "2026-03-22T13:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a08772-9349-7011-9225-9a16d38d1d85", "title": "Who do you write like? 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PTPL 225 · Embracing flawed systems reveals that perfection is a path original ↗

21 Sept 2026

PTPL 224 · Former Setapp subscriber replaces favourites for a fraction of the price original ↗

14 Sept 2026

PTPL 223 · Is time running out, or filling up? The way you see it matters.original ↗

6 Sept 2026

PTPL 222 · How to create a working Forster list in a single text file original ↗

31 Aug 2026

PTPL 221 · Would you rather: generative AI, or Comic Sans? (Poll results from 677 people)original ↗

23 Aug 2026

PTPL 220 · On the benefits of judicious app-switching, and saying no to plain text todos original ↗

16 Aug 2026

PTPL 219 · Do what works, drop the rest. Fit it all on one page.original ↗

9 Aug 2026

PTPL 218 · Three short thoughts on slow notes, notebooks, and todos original ↗

2 Aug 2026

PTPL 217 · Forster lists are keeping me organised during a busy, screen-free time original ↗

20 Jul 2026

✨ The adversary does not rest original ↗

14 Jul 2026

PTPL 216 · 4 plain text and other low-tech goodies original ↗

12 Jul 2026

PTPL 215 · How to establish a daily writing habit you don’t want to resist (because it pays you)original ↗

5 Jul 2026

✨ The right way to give unsolicited advice original ↗

1 Jul 2026

PTPL 214 · Hand-typed progress bars, plus a new plain text discussion zone original ↗

28 Jun 2026

PTPL 213 · The day I realised my task list was a menu, not a mandate original ↗

21 Jun 2026

✨ May I always be little in my own sight original ↗

21 Jun 2026

PTPL 212 · How to not be like me and lose an entire plain text list overnight original ↗

14 Jun 2026

✨ What are you looking at?original ↗

13 Jun 2026

PTPL 211 · Content farms have found my niche, but the humans are still winning original ↗

8 Jun 2026

PTPL 210 · The open source wars are missing the point original ↗

31 May 2026

PTPL 209 · How to design a screen-free one page weekly planner original ↗

24 May 2026

PTPL 208 · 3 cool plain text, app, and tech finds original ↗

17 May 2026

PTPL 206 · How to create a plain text calendar with the todo.txt format original ↗

11 May 2026

PTPL 206 · Plain text accounting: envelope budgeting in beancount original ↗

3 May 2026

PTPL 205 · Apple shortcuts, handrolled notes, and apps worth your attention original ↗

26 Apr 2026

PTPL 204 · How to hide obsidian queries in a folding callout original ↗

19 Apr 2026

PTPL 203 · What I write with: 3 cheap fountain pens, and a mechanical pencil from the 1970s original ↗

13 Apr 2026

PTPL 202 · Replacing setapp: 7 down, 8 to go original ↗

5 Apr 2026

PTPL 201 · What Meema’s 1940s cottage taught me about software subscriptions original ↗

29 Mar 2026

PTPL 200 · Setapp saved me from myself, but now it’s time to re-evaluate original ↗

22 Mar 2026

Who do you write like? Let’s find out!original ↗

18 Mar 2026

PTPL 199 · Crocs, em-dashes, and writing without apology original ↗

15 Mar 2026

PTPL 198 · Own your work, not just the app original ↗

8 Mar 2026