[Report] I wrote a book about how to live with an iPad

Hello.

Today, I would like to write about something very personal, but perhaps a little useful to someone.

Recently,
I published my first e-book on Kindle myself.

The theme is "How to live with an iPad".

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I created the title and the cover design all by myself.

Honestly, I don't know if it will sell.

However,
"This is something only I can write right now"
"It might provide a hint for someone's life or way of working"
—I wrote it with those thoughts in mind.

Today, I would like to take this opportunity to write down as I please the process of how I came to publish this book, why I decided to write about the iPad, and how I felt after publishing it.

My encounter with the iPad was just out of curiosity

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I first got my hands on an iPad four years ago.

It was around the time when the combination of the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil was becoming a hot topic.

At the time,
"It's amazing that handwritten notes can become digital just like that!"
was about the extent of my feeling, and it was completely an extension of being a gadget lover.

But,
as I continued to use it,
I gradually began to think,
"This can do more than just act as a notebook or a sketchbook."

Depending on the user's imagination and how they use it, the iPad can become a planner,
a scheduler,
a diary,
a document viewing terminal,
and even a proper work tool.

In short, "a box that can do anything depending on you".

And at the same time, it is also
a box that can do anything depending on you.

The iPad as a digital planner

I first started utilizing the iPad as a planner.

It was a time when I felt the limitations of paper planners, and for someone like me who had many schedule changes, the iPad planner, a hybrid of handwriting and digital, was truly an ideal tool.

I tried various apps.

GoodNotes, Notability, planner-type apps, and I even created and used my own PDF templates.

What became clear through that process was that
the iPad is not just a tool to supplement something
, but
a tool that can remake the whole world depending on how you use it
.

However, it required a "design philosophy."

In other words, if you don't properly think about
how you want to use it and what, where, and how you will record things
, the iPad will just become an

expensive notepad.

The trigger for writing the book was my own confusion

I had been using the iPad like that for several years, but I became confused along the way.

Tasks, notes, diaries, thoughts, plans—everything was scattered across PDF notebooks and apps, and I didn't know what was where.

I realized I had to take stock of how I was using it.

Thinking that, I began to write down what kind of information I manage on the iPad and what processes I use daily.

That is the prototype of the Kindle book I published this time.

The perspective of turning information into a "flow"

The theme of this book is not a how-to on using the iPad.

It is also not about app reviews or comparisons.

The core is strictly
how to design your own thoughts and information as a "flow"

For example, what to write when you wake up in the morning, what kind of task management to do during the day, and what to reflect on at night.

Within the timeframes of a day, a week, and a month,
how do you let information 'flow'?

To that end,
how can the iPad be used?

I organized that
as a 'layered structure of information'.

Making the iPad an 'external brain'

It's a phrase I wrote in the book, but for me, the iPad is
an 'external brain'.

Ideas, records, schedules, reading notes, journals, concepts, habit tracking

—I take all of those,
detach them from my head for a moment,
and consolidate them into one 'place' called the iPad.

Then,
strangely enough, my mind becomes clear.

Of course,
that requires a certain amount of design and training.

But,
once you clear that hurdle,
the iPad becomes an indispensable 'second brain'.

Kindle publishing was surprisingly accessible

Writing the book
was initially just an extension of organizing my notes.

But as I kept writing,
'It might be nice if someone read this'
—that feeling began to sprout.

When I looked into it,
publishing a book on Amazon Kindle wasn't surprisingly difficult.

• Write the manuscript in Word or Pages,

• design the cover in Canva,

• create an account on KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) and upload it

—that's all there is to it.

Of course,
I polished the quality and structure of the text many times over.

But,
the hurdle of the act of publishing itself
is lower than I had imagined.

I have realized that in this day and age,
anyonewith "thoughts and writing"can publish a book.

The joy of writing, publishing, and being understood

Since publishing,
a few acquaintances have read it and
shared these thoughts with me.

• "The idea of using an iPad for things other than task management was refreshing."

• "The perspective of designing it as a flow was very helpful."
  

• "It opened my eyes to the relationship between habits and tools."

What made me happiest of all was when someone said,
"After reading your book, I decided to try using my iPad properly."
to me.

Even if it was just one person,
if my writing could influence someone's actions,
I felt that was more than enough value.

Conclusion — As a writer from here on out

This Kindle publication
is just the beginning.

I am currently
starting to outline my next book.

It will be about "the coexistence of analog and digital" and
"thinking organization techniques for those who work alone".

Beyond just the theme of the iPad,
"how to create a space for thinking outside of one's own head"
is the question I want to continue writing about as my core focus.

Finally.

If you have an iPad and
"feel like you aren't using it well,"
please try changing your perspective just a little.

The iPad is a tool that
gives shape to the
"I wish I could use it like this"
that is inside you.

There is no single correct answer.

What is important is
finding a 'philosophy of use' that suits you.

If my book can be even a little helpful as one of those hints,
there is nothing that would make me happier.

Thank you
for reading.

—— From the first publishing record
of an iPad enthusiast

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