Hello friend,

I recently read Dr. Drang’s post, which explained a new workflow he’s trying to sort out with the text editor Tot, a beautiful little app that’s perfect for tracking just a few notes.

Towards the bottom of his post he explains why he’s not using Drafts:

There is a trend for users to adopt a constraints-based approach to productivity tools. Dr. Drang isn’t alone. I’ve been feeling the pull, and I’ve heard from many readers who are doing the same. For so many years, productivity software was … well … terrible. However, as Apple built more robust APIs, cloud sync got easier, and many people (from small to large teams) began creating quality software. Apple’s own productivity apps, so long a subject of scorn, also became workable options.

Now, folks are noticing that the most powerful option isn’t the only workable option. Indeed, sometimes less is more. So now there is some pushback against feature-rich software. People are choosing well-made software with less to simplify. Indeed, I’ve considered this myself in some cases.

For most of us, the most powerful tools are not necessary. That wasn’t true fifteen years ago because the only tools that worked back then were the most powerful. I don’t know if this is just a breathing point where we’re all going to stop and sit a moment before artificial intelligence features arrive and the deck gets shuffled again but, like Dr. Drang, I find myself considering less powerful software in favor of simpler software that can still get the job done.

P.S. All that said, I’m still using Drafts. :)

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