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Personalized version

Your Apple-centric workflow, turned into one calm launch surface.

This version is tailored around the tools and structure you already prefer: Things 3 as the action system, Apple Calendar as the scheduling layer, Proton as the private working vault, Apple Photos as the primary photo experience, and Synology as archive, backup, and Plex media base.

Open workflow Photo system
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Deep Work

Primary project work using Things and time blocks.

Active
✦

Admin

Mail, renewals, documents, and calendar cleanup.

Ready
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Photos

Apple Photos use, Synology backup, Proton subset copies.

Weekly
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Home Lab

Synology, Plex, storage review, and archive upkeep.

Standby

Things 3 + Calendar

Actions and time kept cleanly separate

Core workflow

Morning review

Keep the task list tight and tied to calendar reality, not wishful planning.

Focus

Waiting items follow-up

Check messages, confirmations, and responses that need a next action.

Admin

11:00 deep work block

Use Calendar to protect time, then execute from Things.

90m

16:30 admin close

Mail, filing, and tomorrow setup before shutdown.

30m

Apple Photos workflow

Primary use and editing with layered backup logic

Photo system
AP

Apple Photos

Your main photo experience for viewing, selection, and everyday use.

Primary
SP

Synology Photos

Backup and archive layer for originals and long-term retention.

Backup
PD

Private subset

Keep only important selected photos in Proton Drive, not the full library.

Selective
EX

Exports

Use Synology or local working storage for exports, projects, and edits.

Workflow

Synology + Plex

Archive, media server, backups, and project storage

Home lab

Plex media

Movies, TV, music, and home video run from the NAS media structure.

Plex

Photo archive

Master storage and backup for the broader photo system.

Photos

Backups

Keep exports, long-term storage, and machine protection here.

Secure

Projects

Use the NAS as the source of truth for homelab, media, and reference structure.

Archive