23: Diving into Drafts Automation with Tim "The Drafts Man" Nahumck
In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks.
Automators · David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard
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Show Notes
In this episode Rosemary and David get Tim the Drafts Man to talk about how he uses Drafts, sharing actions, tips and tricks.
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Links and Show Notes:
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Drafts 5: The MacStories Review – MacStories
5by5 | Back to Work #113: Entropy's Gonna Do Its Business
Merlin Mann talking about Drafts
Add List to Groceries | Drafts Action Directory
Add list of items to the Groceries list in Reminders.
Screencasts | Drafts
Drafts for Mac: The MacStories Review – MacStories
Vector with Rene Ritchie: 033: Drafts, with Greg Pierce and Merlin Mann
The origin story of Drafts
Text Modifier… | Drafts Action Directory
Tim's Text Modifications Actions Group
Mac Power Users #478: Journaling with Day One - Relay FM
Automators #14: Automated Journaling - Relay FM
The Day One Podcast: 26 - More Shortcuts with Rosemary Orchard!
Drafts 5.4: Siri Shortcuts, WordPress, and More – MacStories
The WordPress Actions here are extremely useful.
Pre-Travel List → Things | Drafts Action Directory
Create a pre-defined packing list in Things. You will first be prompted for a Trip Name, Note, and a date of when the packing needs to be completed. Sends a project to Things, broken up by areas. Uses a modified version of Send to Things by Tyler Eich.
Keys | Drafts Action Directory
Useful action keys and their associated duplicate actions that can be copied to other action groups. Duplicate actions are denoted with a prefix of “ ⸁ “ in the action.
Add Single Reminder | Drafts Action Directory
Create a single task to Reminders with a note to a specific list from a prompt (no draft required).
Everything “Drafts” – nahumck.me
Remind Me of… Draft | Drafts Action Directory
Creates a reminder with a link back to the draft, setting a due date and time for the reminder.Note: This can use the following apps: Reminders, GoodTask, Things, Todoist, and OmniFocus.
Fundamentally Broken
As Tim mentioned, potentially not safe for work or around children.