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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 9d

The best tools don’t just organize info — they help you see what you’re thinking.
Tinderbox lets you map, outline, and connect ideas visually — & the new Tinderbox 11 adds AI that helps you reflect, not just automate.
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Partner-of-the-Month Program

BBEdit is our Partner for the Month of August! BBEdit is a powerful text and code editor specifically for macOS, developed by Bare Bones Software. Since its release in 1992, it has become a favorite ...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 14d

thank you :)

Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 16d

#Book deal! Cognitive #Productivity: Using Knowledge to Become Profoundly Effective by Luc P. Beaudoin - Suggested Price: $16.49, Regular Minimum Price: $14.99, #Coupon #sale #discount Price: $7.50 leanpub.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Cognitive Productivity

A pro-active response to "information overload". Describes the challenges we face, pertinent cognitive science, and productive ways of learning with technology

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 16d

Hi, @sprofficial.bsky.social is there an email distribution list for the conference?

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 22d

Unclutter is Hookmark's Partner for the Month of September hookproductivity.com/blog/2025/09... . Check out that blog post for a limited-time 40% off coupon for Unclutterapp unclutterapp.com

Unclutter: Partner for the Month of September

We are delighted to highlight Unclutter as our Partner for the Month of September, 2025. Unclutter is a Mac app that provides a tidy, always-available space on your desktop for organizing files, tak...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 23d

Our Hookmark app has a similar feature but not in the Security space. It is for silently updating the integrations with other apps: hookproductivity.com/help/prefere...

Scripts Tab

This document first provides the background to Hookmark's script editor. Then it describes the script editor itself. The Scripts tab contains scripts that control how Hookmark interacts with your fav...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 23d

In 2010 I told Steve Jobs Apple needed system-wide linking — Quick Note fell short, but Hookmark delivers the vision hookproductivity.com/blog/2025/09...

Quick Note on macOS: Still Limited in 2025

When I exchanged emails with Steve Jobs in 2010, I sent him the white paper he requested, recommending—among other things—that Apple introduce system-wide linking in what was then called OS X (now mac...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · 25d

And in other news, today I turned off "Show invitation messages in Notification Center" because macOS was showing invitations from spam in Notification Center

Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 31

5 Easy Ways to Resume Working on a Project hookproductivity.com/blog/2025/07...

5 Easy Ways to Resume Working on a Project with Hookmark

We all know the feeling: you've stepped away from a project—maybe for a few hours, maybe for weeks—and now you're ready to dive back in. But where exactly do you start? With Hookmark, picking up wher...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 24

A promising approach to ease falling asleep: The Cognitive Shuffle: sharpbrains.com/blog/2025/07...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 22

I think she is on bsky. Does anyone have her handle?

Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 18

The good thing about aging is that it brings me closer to the next release of iPhone and Apple Watch.

Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 16

🔗 Omni-links - The missing hypertext concept: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

🔗 Omni-links

The Concept You Didn’t Know You Needed

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 16

described on substack: luccogzest.substack.com/p/updates-to...

Updates to a new advanced type of multi-anchor meditation

BSBM+: body scanning, breath, and mantra meditation

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 16

BSBM+ illustrated ( body scanning, breath, and mantra plus unstructured meditation)

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 14

Hookmark 6.10 is here — plus Hookmark Pal, SummerFest deals, and more hookproductivity.com/release-note...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 13

I have updated the specification of BSBM ( body scanning, breath, and mantra meditation) meditation on CogZest website. Added Shikantaza Meditation (as an option in step 4). And I added a diagram.https://cogzest.com/2025/07/bsbm-meditation-a-multi-anchor-practice-for-meta-cognitive-control/

✨BSBM Meditation: A Multi-Anchor Practice for Meta-Cognitive Control

I’ve developed a structured meditation technique designed to enhance meta-cognitive control and attentional flexibility. It’s called BSBM Meditation, short for Body Scanning, Breath, and Mantra. This...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 8

I have updated the mySelfQuantifier [Example Workbook Spreadsheets: mySelfQuantifier – CogZest](cogzest.com/projects/mys...). It contains many new columns include 4 link columns for use with Hookmark.

Example Workbook Spreadsheets: mySelfQuantifier

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 7

A new form of meditation designed to improve focus and decrease worries / mental perturbance cogzest.com/2025/07/bsbm...

✨BSBM Meditation: A Multi-Anchor Practice for Meta-Cognitive Control

I have developed a structured meditation technique that strengthens meta-cognitive control and attentional flexibility by combining three foundational practices: body scanning, breath awareness/contro...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 6

More sleep tips, from The Guardian this time. Near the top of the article they recommend the cognitive shuffle technique that I developed: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... #sleep #insomnia #cognitiveShuffle

Stop counting sheep – and 13 more no-nonsense tips for getting back to sleep

Awake in the night again? From box breathing to standing on a cold bathroom floor, experts and readers offer tried and tested tips on how to calm your mind and drift back off …

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 5

🧠 Bookmark smarter on Mac!

A deep dive comparing 10 great Mac bookmarking apps and services—including visual tools, read-later apps, and universal linkers like Hookmark.

From Raindrop to Anybox, DEVONthink to GoodLinks, find what fits your brain 🧩

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10 Great Mac Bookmarking Apps and Services: How They Compare

10 Great Mac Bookmarking Apps and Services: How They Compare The web is a firehose of information. Whether you're saving academic references, must-read articles, or links to projects and resources, a...

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 3

I'm tired of reading the news, so I canceled my subscription to Apple News. I'll rely on CBC and BBC. And make more use of Feedly news feeds instead, which I described in [_Cognitive Productivity with macOS: 7 Principles for Getting Smarter with Knowledge_](leanpub.com/cognitive-pr...)

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 2

I'm sure there's a bug in Apple Notes on iPhone because I definitely did not do a select all + delete when the text of my entire Apple Note was deleted. At the time, I tried shaking my phone to "undo" what had happened. It did not work.

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 2

According to ChatGPT you can restore *all* Notes to a previous state. You can't restore just a single note except if it is in the Deleted folder, which does not apply to my case.

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Luc P. Beaudoin @luccogzest.bsky.social · Jul 2

The cognitive shuffle is just one of several sleep tips.
#cognitiveShuffle