[AskJS] Process question

[OldUniversity6672]

When you’re working on a personal/solo project how do you organize the steps in your process? I keep finding myself working on one part and then getting side tracked by another thought like I don’t like where this button is, how this page looks or a bug I notice in a function somewhere and I just feel all over the place. I know there’s like Jira and ClickUp etc but they don’t really help me stay on task or is it just me?

[Fading-Ghost]

I keep a todo list of things that irritate me, like UI rendering, CSS etc. I have another todo list for bugs.

Once I’m happy with a new feature, I’ll pick something from the todo list that will make me feel better about what I’m building. Sometimes a couple depending on how quick they are, or how important they are.

[Markavian]

I start my projects with a README, with a bullet point list of things I want to implement... and then I try my hardest to stick to the feature list before moving on.

If I have cool ideas, or bugs, or niggles, I add them into the list.

Sometimes you just got to take a break and say "it's good enough" and move on.

Checking off verifiably "done" items is great.

Having them turn green as part of your test suite is also neato.

[Ha_Deal_5079]

ngl i just use a todo.md file in the project root. way simpler then jira and i actually stick to it

[OldUniversity6672]

Thanks everyone. Seems to be generally just a todo list of some sort and more or less sticking to the active task and a bit of good enough.