Tiny Task - Hurdle #2 (Technology)

🎙️ Tiny Task #2: Pick One Device & Get Comfortable With It

If you’ve ever opened your Photos app and immediately felt unsure of what you’re looking at… things look different, something feels off, or you’re not quite sure where to click—you’re not alone.

And more importantly…

👉 it’s not you.

It’s the tech getting in your way.

This is the second episode in our Tiny Task series, where we’re helping you move past the biggest hurdles that can stop you from organizing your photos—one small step at a time.

Last week, you mapped out where your photos actually live.

This week, we’re tackling another common hurdle:

👉 Technology

🎧 Missed the Original Episode?

This Tiny Task series came from our full episode on Photo Organizing Hurdles, where we talked about the biggest reasons photo organizing can feel hard before you even begin.

If you missed that episode and want the full big-picture conversation, click here to listen.

✨ What We’re Talking About

If you’ve ever thought:

• Should I be doing this on my phone?

• Or my computer?

• Why does this look different than last time?

• Did something update?

…and then ended up doing nothing…

this episode is for you.

Sometimes it’s not that you don’t want to organize your photos.

It’s that the tool itself doesn’t feel familiar enough.

And when something feels unfamiliar, it’s really easy to avoid it.

✅ Your Tiny Task This Week

Choose one device to work from this week.

Just one.

👉 your phone or 👉 your computer

Not both.

Pick the one that feels easiest for you right now.

Then spend 5–10 minutes getting familiar with it.

Try Things Like:

• Make sure it’s updated

• Open your Photos app or photo library

• Tap around a little

• Look at albums or folders

• Explore Apple’s built-in albums

• Try the search function

• Notice what kinds of photos you take most often

(And no… you’re not going to break anything.)

💡 A Quick Reminder About Updates

When your phone updates, things might look a little different…

but it’s not wiping the slate clean.

You already know how to use the technology.

You’re not starting from scratch.

Sometimes it just takes a few minutes of exploring to feel comfortable again.

Why This Matters

Because a lot of resistance comes from that quiet feeling of:

👉 “I don’t really know what I’m doing in here.”

And when something starts to feel even a little more familiar…

it becomes easier to come back to.

That’s how momentum builds.

🔍 A Note From Us

This is exactly the kind of thing we help people work through inside our Digital Photo Clarity Audit—figuring out what setup makes the most sense for your collection, your comfort level, and your goals.

So you’re not second-guessing every step.

🎯 Your Takeaway

You don’t need to organize anything today.

Just:

👉 Pick one device 👉 Spend a few minutes exploring 👉 Get a little more comfortable

Because the more familiar it feels…

the more likely you are to come back to it.

We’ll be back next week with another tiny task to help you move past a different hurdle.

And as always…

take what fits, leave what doesn’t.

Episode Transcript

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That's not you.
That's the tech getting in your way. 4 00:00:15,85.166918429 --> 00:00:16,525.166918429 Welcome back to Sort It Out. 5 00:00:16,615.166918429 --> 00:00:24,925.166918429 We are Kristy and Amanda, and this is part of our tiny task series where we're helping you move past the biggest hurdles that can stop you from organizing your photos. 6 00:00:25,555.166918429 --> 00:00:33,655.166918429 Last week you started by mapping out where your photos actually live, and this week we're tackling another one of those hurdles, technology. 7 00:00:36,460.449998474 --> 00:00:53,470.449998474 If you've ever sat down to start organizing your photos and thought, should I be doing this on my phone, or should I be doing this on my computer? And why does this look different than last time did something update and then you end up doing nothing? That's exactly what we're talking about here today. 8 00:00:53,830.449998474 --> 00:01:03,370.449998474 It's not that you don't want to do it, it's that the tool itself doesn't feel familiar enough and then you're not sure what tasks to actually do next within the app. 9 00:01:03,955.449998474 --> 00:01:07,615.449998474 And when something feels unfamiliar, it's really easy to avoid it. 10 00:01:07,942.189424456 --> 00:01:13,522.189424456 So instead of trying to figure out your whole setup, here's your tiny task for this week. 11 00:01:14,242.189424456 --> 00:01:17,602.189424456 Choose one device to work from this week. 12 00:01:17,692.189424456 --> 00:01:18,202.189424456 Just one. 13 00:01:18,862.189424456 --> 00:01:20,567.189424456 It can be your phone or your computer. 14 00:01:21,159.740783973 --> 00:01:22,149.740783973 Not both. 15 00:01:22,407.310270378 --> 00:01:25,857.310270378 Just the one that feels easiest for you right now. 16 00:01:26,99.277037749 --> 00:01:31,769.277037749 And once you've chosen it, spend five to 10 minutes just getting familiar with it. 17 00:01:32,21.85256645 --> 00:01:33,371.85256645 Make sure it's updated. 18 00:01:33,581.85256645 --> 00:01:34,631.85256645 Okay? This is a huge one. 19 00:01:34,661.85256645 --> 00:01:37,291.85256645 We're definitely gonna be touching on this in another episode. 20 00:01:37,638.519233117 --> 00:01:40,8.51923312 Open your photos app or your photos library. 21 00:01:40,488.51923312 --> 00:01:41,598.51923312 Tap around a little bit. 22 00:01:41,598.51923312 --> 00:01:42,768.51923312 You're not gonna hurt anything. 23 00:01:43,31.85256645 --> 00:01:45,641.85256645 Look at your albums or your folders if you have any. 24 00:01:46,211.85256645 --> 00:01:49,121.85256645 Check out the albums that Apple already created for you. 25 00:01:49,225.18589978 --> 00:01:50,695.18589978 Play with the search function. 26 00:01:50,911.85256645 --> 00:01:52,381.85256645 Look at the photos you take. 27 00:01:52,548.51923312 --> 00:01:56,28.51923312 Are they sunset Photos, cottage photos, kids photos. 28 00:01:56,28.51923312 --> 00:01:59,148.51923312 A hundred duplicate of the same thing to get that perfect shot. 29 00:01:59,358.51923312 --> 00:02:00,198.51923312 I know that definitely. 30 00:02:00,198.51923312 --> 00:02:01,428.51923312 I've been doing that a lot lately. 31 00:02:01,878.54692697 --> 00:02:04,368.54692697 This week, you're not organizing anything. 32 00:02:04,638.54692697 --> 00:02:05,778.54692697 You're just getting comfortable. 33 00:02:05,955.21359364 --> 00:02:07,335.21359364 Exploring won't hurt anything. 34 00:02:07,365.21359364 --> 00:02:08,925.21359364 Again, I can't say that enough. 35 00:02:08,925.21359364 --> 00:02:10,965.21359364 We promise you're not gonna hurt anything. 36 00:02:11,535.21359364 --> 00:02:14,325.21359364 If you delete something by mistake, don't panic. 37 00:02:14,405.21359364 --> 00:02:18,575.21359364 You can always head into your recently deleted album and recover it. 38 00:02:18,875.21359364 --> 00:02:20,105.21359364 Thank you Apple for setting that up. 39 00:02:20,829.10634289 --> 00:02:26,165.77300955 When your phone updates, things might look a bit different, but it's not wiping the slate clean. 40 00:02:26,375.77300955 --> 00:02:28,923.37479861 You already know how to use the technology. 41 00:02:29,92.43967622 --> 00:02:38,955.77300955 So instead of feeling like you have to relearn everything, just give yourself permission to explore a little bit and why does this matter? Because this is where a lot of resistance is coming from. 42 00:02:39,255.77300955 --> 00:02:45,735.77300955 Not the photos, not the time, just the quiet feeling of, I don't really know what I'm doing in here. 43 00:02:45,995.77300955 --> 00:02:50,975.77300955 And the moment that starts to feel a little bit more familiar, it gets easier to come back to. 44 00:02:51,285.77300955 --> 00:03:05,675.77300955 This is actually something we help people work through inside our digital Photo Clarity audit, figuring out what setup makes the most sense for them so you're not second guessing every step, but for now, you don't have to figure all of that out right now. 45 00:03:05,765.77300955 --> 00:03:10,265.77300955 You are just choosing one place and getting a little bit more comfortable in it. 46 00:03:10,775.77300955 --> 00:03:11,495.77300955 That's it. 47 00:03:12,5.77300955 --> 00:03:13,805.77300955 So your tiny task for today. 48 00:03:14,285.77300955 --> 00:03:28,95.77300955 Pick one device and spend a few minutes getting familiar with it, not organizing, not fixing anything, just getting comfortable because the more familiar it feels, the more likely you are going to come back to it. 49 00:03:29,805.77300955 --> 00:03:35,25.77300955 We will be back next week with another tiny task to help you move past a different hurdle. 50 00:03:35,715.77300955 --> 00:03:41,100.77300955 And as always, take what fits, leave what doesn't, and we'll see you next time on Sort it out.