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Streamline your Mac

>>>USE APPS IN CONTEXT

Start with what you want to achieve rather than an app you’re used to using. Want to create and share lists? Use Reminders. Quick thoughts you’ll want to refer to later? Notes. The same goes for third-party apps – you might find, for example, iA Writer’s minimalism better for writing than Word or Pages.

>>>BE FOCUSED

Most people aren’t great at multitasking, and evidence suggests when we’re distracted from a task, it can take many minutes to focus again. So minimize open apps. Be strict

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