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22nd April 2024

I’ve started a bunch of blogs and for one reason or another never maintained one consistently for more than a year or two. Why is now different? Because I have some good things to say about The Life Project and if I am to get my purpose done, (I already know for sure) that includes writing, so I may as well get on with it (again). 🙂

As a professional software analyst, it’s my job to try all the things and help others with buying decisions. Coda got my personal buy-in for this blog because of its integrated nature and its superior expression and writing experience.

From WordPress, to Notion, to Squarespace, Coda beat them all for other areas of The Life Project, so (I asked myself)... “Can it do blogging too?” It’s not billed as a blogging app, but I’ve adopted my version of what Coda is, from a definition given by Josh Unwin. In fact, this very Coda doc was created from

his template⁠

. He also made

a nice list⁠

of pros and cons for using Coda as a blog. And here’s his

community post⁠

about the template.

What’s Coda? “Imagine combining Google Docs and Google Sheets, then adding 3rd party integrations, automation, and code-like functionality like formulas and variables.”

The Life Project

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I am a Certified (software development) Project Management Professional (PMP®

pmi.org⁠

) so doing things efficiently is par for the course. Simply switching to another Coda doc to start writing vs having to goto a whole different platform sounded like music to my ears.

The R.I.C.H. Systems

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“Layouts like these is where Coda shines for me.” ~Lorrinda

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Update

Update 🛟Sun Jun 2nd 2024 9:21 amsa

SOMEONE ASKED: Which planning apps/TO DO LIST apps do you find most effective? I'm looking for recommendations.

MY REPLY: First fell in love with

todoist.com⁠

--simple, straightfoward, powerful; and then

notion.io⁠

---dashboards and nested buckets-- stole my heart, now

coda.io⁠

--integration, automation-- is my darling.

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However, for out of the box new project managers I recommend

basecamp.com⁠

for a bunch of different reasons. But

trello.com⁠

is great too. In fact, I still have

⁠

a bunch of legacy projects on there that are so beautiful, effective, and functional I can't seem to close the account even though I don't use it anymore.

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The short of it is IT DEPENDS... on how your rock rolls.

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I Asked ChatGPT

I have a project plan for my life that has 3 domains and 7 buckets. The 3 domains are "The Word" , "The Person" , and "The Money" . The 7 buckets are "Faith System" , "Leverage System" , "Money System" , "Health System" , "Focus System" , "Wisdom System" , and "Service System". I'd like to tell someone that I found software that helps me integrate and automate points within the bucket systems, but the terminology I'm using --- "bucket systems" seems weird. Can you help me brainstorm another way to discuss it?

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It Replied

Sure, here are some alternative ways to describe your "bucket systems":

1. **Integration Modules**: "I found software that helps me integrate and automate points within the integration modules of my life plan."

2. **Framework Components**: "I discovered software that assists in integrating and automating the various framework components of my system."

3. **Operational Segments**: "I've found software that aids in the integration and automation of the different operational segments within my plan."

4. **Life Domains**: "I located software that helps me integrate and automate points within the life domains of my project plan."

5. **System Categories**: "I came across software that facilitates the integration and automation of my system categories."

6. **Functional Areas**: "I found software that assists in integrating and automating the various functional areas of my life plan."

Would any of these options work for you?

The Life Project

The R.I.C.H. Systems

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