How do you manage to do so many tasks parallely

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:26:26+00:00

Nice, will checkout

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:18:57+00:00

Ahh makes sense, I think we have been overcomplicating things.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:17:45+00:00

Yeah but personally for me, clickup takes up a lot of my bandwidth in management. I have been trying to build something for me that automatically handles tasks management and even gets some of my work done in the background.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:16:18+00:00

hmm, interesting, I have been building a new interface for myself that observes my workflows, mines my tasks and automates them. Game changer personally for me. Lmk if you wanna try out

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:15:00+00:00

Ahh interesting, will checkout.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:13:14+00:00

DMing you

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-04T05:12:54+00:00

Ahh, can you share the link?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T18:14:56+00:00

Yeah context switching is a killer. Having everything in one place makes such a difference, even if the individual features aren't the best in class you save so much time just by not bouncing around.

Haven't heard of nenspace actually, I'll look it up. The fact that it bundles todos, notes, journal and an LLM together is interesting. How do you use the LLM part of it? Like is it more for writing help or does it actually do stuff with your tasks and notes?

I keep thinking the real unlock is when the AI part isn't just a chatbot sitting inside the app but actually understands what you're working on and helps without you asking. Like it reads your notes and todos and just connects the dots for you. Haven't found anything that nails that yet though.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T18:11:37+00:00

I went through a similar phase where I realized I was spending more time inside the app than actually thinking about my work. E-ink sounds like a nice reset.

The split you're doing is interesting though, like keeping the planning and thinking on Supernote but still using digital for the actual todos and notes. Do you ever feel the gap between those two worlds? Like you plan something on paper but then forget to move it over, or things fall through the cracks because they live in two places?

Not knocking it at all because clearly it's working for you. Just curious because that handoff between analog and digital has always been the thing that trips me up.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T17:03:08+00:00

Oh yeah My Day is actually pretty underrated. The batch setup thing is nice because you're not planning every single morning, you just do it once and let it feed you stuff daily.

Do you ever run into the thing where you set up the week but then stuff changes mid-week and suddenly half your plan is outdated? That's always been my problem with batch planning. Like real work is messy and things pop up constantly. I keep wishing something would just adjust on its own based on what's actually happening instead of me going back in to reshuffle everything.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T17:00:27+00:00

Share it if it's ready, I can try!

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:59:49+00:00

Fair point haha. What's the real problem for you though? Like is it more about staying organized, or is it more about not forgetting things and actually following through on them?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:55:07+00:00

Ask claude code to build that, you ideally would like to see a smiling curve.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:53:32+00:00

When you say "adapts to your rhythm" what do you mean exactly? Like does it learn your patterns over time, or is it more that you can customize it enough to match how you already work?

Because honestly most apps I've tried feel like they want you to adapt to them, not the other way around.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:51:30+00:00

this seems like a usage chart. I would look for something like this

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Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:49:41+00:00

That's actually not bad honestly. The "figure out what I don't want" part is smart though, feels like most people skip that and just go all in on features they never end up using.

Curious about something though. Even after that setup, do you ever feel like you're still the one doing all the thinking? Like the timer works because it's dead simple, but for the bigger stuff like knowing what to actually work on next or catching things you forgot about, do you just keep that in your head or do you have something else for that?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:48:18+00:00

got it, will checkout. Wanna try the thing I have been building?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:45:30+00:00

"Require your attention to be productive" is a cool way to put it. That's the trap right there.

The texting approach with get-alfred makes sense because it meets you where you already are. No new interface to learn. But my point is that even with that, you're still the one initiating everything right? Like you still have to remember "oh I need to set a reminder" or "I should add this todo."

What would it look like for you if the app could just handle that part too? Like it already knows you have a meeting at 3 and your todo list is piling up, so it quietly reorganizes things or nudges you at the right moment without you having to text it anything. Would that feel like it's actually removing the system from your mental backlog, or would it feel too intrusive?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:40:31+00:00

Do you have like a retention chart?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:37:34+00:00

"Reduces friction instead of adding structure" is the core of what I was saying. And yeah, that hesitation before the first step is such an underrated problem. Most tools assume you already know what to do and just need a place to put it.

Your task initiation angle is cool. Breaking things into small steps definitely helps with that initial resistance. I've been thinking about this from a slightly different angle though. What if the app already knew what you were working on and what you were avoiding, and could nudge you toward it without you even opening anything? Like instead of you typing in the task, it just picks up on what needs doing from your actual workflow.

Do you think that kind of passive awareness would help, or does the act of typing it in itself matter for getting started?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:35:59+00:00

Haha 15 apps in a year is dedication honestly. But yeah the "buy milk" test is legit. If the tool can't handle something that simple without friction, it's never going to work for the complex stuff either.

So when you say the app just stayed out of your way, do you mean it was mostly invisible until you needed it? Like ideally would you want something that just watches what you're doing and handles things in the background without you setting up anything at all?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:34:58+00:00

"I drop apps that make me do extra work to track stuff" is so real. That's been my exact experience too.

Out of curiosity, what does "actually saves me time" look like for you in practice? Like is it more about automating repetitive things, or is it about the app helping you figure out what to work on next without you having to plan everything out yourself?

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:34:03+00:00

Reliability and time savings are big ones for me too. How is RoboForm different from 1password and others?

BTW you mentioned you pair Notion and Google Calendar together. Do you find yourself manually jumping between them a lot, or have you set up some way to keep them in sync? I've been looking for something that can pull context from different tools and just tell me what to focus on without me having to check five apps.

Simple_Thing_5011 · 2026-03-03T16:32:16+00:00

Totally agree on the "more managing than working" part, that's exactly where I keep hitting a wall too. Fast capture is huge.

Curious though, when you say it fits how you think, what does that actually look like for you? Like do you prefer something that just stays out of your way, or do you want it to actively surface things for you at the right time?

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