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This Issue’s Hidden Gem: WorkFlowy — The Bare-Bones, Brain-Friendly Organizer

If your desk is a mix of sticky notes, half-written to-do lists, random ideas, and task-fragments scattered across apps — I have a tool for you. It’s called WorkFlowy, and I think you’ll love how elegantly it can simplify and clarify your digital life.

What WorkFlowy Does (and Does Extremely Well)

  • WorkFlowy gives you a single, infinitely nested bullet-list to dump everything into: ideas, notes, tasks, plans, outlines — whatever you want. Then you can zoom in or collapse sections anytime to focus or step back.
  • No clutter, no multiple documents/folders: everything lives in one outline. That simplicity keeps the focus on content, not complexity.
  • It syncs across devices (web, desktop, mobile), so your notes and outlines go where you go.
  • It can handle a lot — from a simple to-do list to complicated project plans — while staying agile and light. Many users say it “fits how their brain works.”

Who Should Try It (Or Who Might Benefit Immediately)

  • Writers, creators, bloggers — use it to outline articles, track recurring ideas, or just brain-dump disorganized thoughts before they get lost.
  • Entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, side-hustlers — map out projects, tasks, long-term goals, or client pipelines in a flexible way.
  • Anyone juggling life’s miscellany — from grocery lists, travel plans, reading lists to “things to follow up on.” WorkFlowy becomes a sort of clean, uncluttered “second brain.”
  • People who’ve tried heavy apps (Notion, Evernote, etc.) but found them overwhelming —WorkFlowy is the anti-bloat.

Why I’m Plugging WorkFlowy to You Right Now
Because the age of overstuffed apps with endless features is over. Sometimes what you need isn’t another complex platform — what you need is simplicity. WorkFlowy brings back clarity, focus, and — often most valuable — calm.

If you’re tired of losing ideas in a sea of tabs, sticky notes, apps, and half-finished docs — give WorkFlowy 5 minutes. Dump every thought, plan, and note into it. You might end up with a cleaner mind and a more organized digital reality than you expected.

You’re welcome!

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Ara Norwood is a multi-faceted and results-oriented professional. Spanning a multiplicity of disciplines including leadership, management, innovation, strategy, service, sales, business ethics, and entrepreneurship. Ara is also a historian, having special expertise on the era of the founding of our republic.