ObsidianMD

I can second this. Digital systems always felt like I was managing the system somehow, whatever it was. They always felt delicate, as if I had to do things a certain way. Paper journaling over the last couple of years has felt so much easier by comparison. I was going through my to-do list yesterday and I just suddenly realised I wasn't even thinking about the system - I was just doing the work. I still work within Obsidian - my resources and annotations and notes are all still in there - but the basics of 'knowing what to do next' are on paper again.

Could not agree more.

If you need an app, Google Tasks is simple enough that it is "like paper".

I use an app for collection but keep weekly and daily focus lists on a single piece of paper on my desk (top sheet of notebook or whatever).

I find this is a nice combo of quick capture and organized storage with the immediacy and focus paper brings, plus I like writing by hand.

I no longer use obsidian. I found I was messing with it instead of just using it. This is also why I don't use emacs, etc. I want to get things done, not fiddle with "my system". I do love it as software, though, so I keep coming here. :)