From planner systems to no-code platforms to 3D printing, creating your own productivity tools today using analog or digital products has become easier than ever. But, how do you approach this so that you make an effective personal productivity tool for yourself, so not just scurrying down the proverbial rabbit hole? That’s what we discuss in this week’s ProductivityCast! Creating your own productivity tools is possible, and we discuss the tools but also the strategy and methods to consider in approaching such an endeavor. (If you’re reading this in a podcast directory/app, please visit https://productivitycast.net/083 for clickable links and the full show notes and transcript of this cast.) Enjoy! Give us feedback! And, thanks for listening! If you'd like to continue discussing how you can benefit from creating your own productivity tools from this episode, please click here to leave a comment down below (this jumps you to the bottom of the post). In this Cast | Creating Your Own Productivity Tools Ray Sidney-Smith Augusto Pinaud Art Gelwicks Francis Wade Show Notes | Creating Your Own Productivity Tools Resources we mention, including links to them, will be provided here. Please listen to the episode for context. Special Theory of Productivity General Theory of Productivity Levenger Circa notebook system Staples Arc Office Depot OfficeMax TUL system Moleskine Smart Writing Set Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner - OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader - Wireless Foundations of Programming (Lynda) Airtable Getting Things Done (GTD) System in Google Sheets Tutorial Coda Notion Microsoft Sharepoint G Suite App Maker (this has been deprecated since the recording) 3D printing services: * Shapeways* Sculpteo* More high-end, engineer-level 3D-printing: 3D Hubs iOS Shortcuts (née Workflow)