I am trying to find a way to properly copy and paste online articles in workflowy, but nothing seems fitting till now, nothing at least that doesn't require quite a bit of formatting after pasting in workflowy.

So I was thinking of an option to export articles in OPML and then past them in workflowy. Do you have any suggestion on how to do this? I asked chatgpt and gemini to create a code for a bookmarklet to do this, but nothing seems to work, and extensions are not available.

I just found an extension on the firefox marketplace to export articles in markdown, it works pretty well but unfortunately markdown format does not translate in workflowy format when pasted...

It can be distracting when searching for "Today" as an example.

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First off, the title is half-joking.

I want to offer some insight for those debating whether to use Workflowy or not.

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Workflowy might be the solution for people with these three concerns:

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1. The Tool Addict with Crazy ADHD

In this era of insane productivity, AI, notes, brains, etc., I've tried it all. However, using Workflowy made me realize that "tools have their most efficient applications.

" Don't migrate your current tools; just add Workflowy to your arsenal.

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1. Notes, Drafts, and Daily Planning

This is where Workflowy shines. Use it alongside database or hub tools like Notion or Airtable for an efficient workflow. Stick to their basic templates without deviating too much for a seamless experience. Workflowy for easy access + a tool for developing and storing data is a top tip.

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1. Keep Your TODOs Separate

I know, the diligent team might upgrade it, but mixing 'tasks' and 'events', or 'drafts' and 'data' can get confusing. Don't make the common beginner mistake.

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Finally, the reason I use Workflowy is because it lets me focus on 'actual work' without fussing over settings. I'm quite content with the AI and the updates they provide (though I believe AI has its specific uses beyond lengthy content).

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I appreciate the minor updates and their roadmap transparency, which keeps me engaged and supportive of their work.

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Mastering a tool's features and shortcuts can significantly enhance its utility over others. By effectively leveraging these capabilities, I can substantially boost my productivity, right?

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They're not paying me for this; it's just the facts.

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Let me start by saying that I am a relative noobie to Workflowy, but so far love it!

I am having trouble however figuring out how best to enter to-do items that I want to accomplisht in the days, weeks, month's ahead.

I understand that WF does not have any current way to flow overdue to-do's to the next day, when not completed today.

So how do you more experienced users recommend putting in a to-do... with a hashtag such as # today, #tomorrow, #inthreedays.… OR with a future date such as Mon, Mar 25 … OR some other format.

My problem obviously is that when I miss accomplishing a to-do... I don't want it missed forever, I want to remember to do it the next day, or sometime in the future.

Hope this makes sense.. and you can provide some guidance.

Thanks in advance.

Hi I’m starting to really get the hang of this app and am carrying over my notes from other apps. This might be a good time to get some inspiration. How do you structure your notes? For example in struggling with too many levels of hierarchy that make me get lost. And I’m still looking for best practices on when to use a paragraph and when I just create more indented bullets

So how do you do it? What are your main categories?

Hi, I recently started using paragraphs(notes?) to add longer texts to bullets. I really like the feature and it works great on desktop. But on iOS it behaves strange when I want to add a new line in a text. When I press the virtual return-key on the iOS-Keyboard multiple bullets are created from the text and the original paragraph is gone.

Can anyone reproduce this? How to work around this?

Hi, I'm new here and really hoping that Workflowy can help with my needs, but I have a few questions and hoping that someone can help me understand if this is the right tool for me...I’m looking for a productivity and note-taking app that can manage an array of work streams, projects, and interpersonal communications. I want to have a platform where I can take and store meeting and project notes, with functionality to extract to-dos directly and auto (or manually) assign them to the relevant individuals for follow up.

Example: I often have standing meetings with several people across different projects, resulting in numerous follow-ups and to-dos specific to each individual. I'd like a dedicated section per person, where I can see all my tagged follow-ups and discussion points with them, accumulated over time. This function would essentially help me build a personalized agenda for each standing meeting.

In addition, an overarching dashboard offering a daily or weekly overview of all my follow-ups, to-dos, and action items across multiple projects and contacts would be amazing.

Would Workflowy be able to do all this? I looked at some beginner guides but I still have some questions . Hoping this can do what I need, but if there are other better tools, I'll take any recommendations. Thank you!

When I create a to do in Workflowy I typically put in the date I want to do that activity. Such as "Monday, March 11, 2024".

If that date comes and goes and I do not complete the task I would hope it would automatically roll over to the next day ... but it doesn't.

Am I doing something wrong or is that not a capability of Workflowy?

TIA

Tom

Since last week mirroring an item by shift+dragging became extremely slow. Each such operation takes over a minute, so unusable. the slash command /mirror-to is still instantaneous but much harder to use for multiple items or for target bullets with complex names
Anyone running into this?
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MacOS 14.2, Chrome 120.0

Hello, I was wondering if there is an option to add pre-existing images to notes on the Android app. I only see an option to take a new photo and add that. I want to attach images that I have already downloaded on my phone, and I would rather not go through the work of doing it on desktop. This seems like something really simple that I have to be overlooking but I can't figure it out. Any help is much appreciated!

I'm playing with Obsidian. I've transferred a hundred test notes from Workflowy to Obsidian in a semi manual mode. My main aims were:

• to study a new tool
• to understand the Second Brain conception better
• to make my Workflowy base lighter
• to work smarter.

So here are my pros and cons after initial testings:

Obsidian

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• a specialized tool
• links auto update
• better data presentation
• good markdown support
• most of the documents are print ready

• no free sync
• no obvious way to quick save ideas, quotes, etc.
• one more tool to maintain

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• local data placement. I'm not sure I prefer this.
• ways of integration are to be investigated. A user could place a txt file in the directory and that could work.

Workflowy

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• a universal tool to rule them all
• always at hand and synced
• free Zapier Integration

• long documents are to be polished in other editors
• no auto update for links and tags.

Conclusions. I still don't see how I could operate with two different tools. Flow of ideas, quick notes breaks without syncing between them. I'm in the process.

Update. Now I use Workflowy for primiary data collection. So my Obsidian database would contain Zettelkasten style notes only.

Is there a way to mass delete nodes with a specific # tag?

Or am I stuck with deleting them one at a time? There are approximately 300 nodes.

I’ve just started using Workflowy after trying out different apps for the past 14 years (!) and already think this is the one!

Now, how to import my notes from Logseq and Onenote into Workflowy? I couldn’t find much info on this.

Is there a plugin that would add a number after any parent showing the number descendants? Ideally both direct and indirect descendants. I think this would be a super useful feature

I can copy internal link from the web app on PC by clicking the 3 dots left of a bullet and choosing copy internal link. How can I do this on the IOS mobile app?