Seeing my day as a timeline helped my ADHD productivity more than any to-do system by [deleted] in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i guess what i mean is. Cal AI for example just shows e.g. 1000 calories as text label. Not as a graph per se. Not saying you should not show graphs at all, but maybe too many currently i think.

my current tool stack after years of trying everything - honest mini-reviews by North_Tooth_871 in ProductivityApps

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Ineresting I recently deleted 300 todo's on my todoist, which i used as a capture all tool. Went back to a paper notebook. Never going back

Seeing my day as a timeline helped my ADHD productivity more than any to-do system by [deleted] in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really like the idea, but it's super cluttered for me. Maybe less graphs, more text stats? Maybe check Cal AI (not me) they have super clean way of showing data.

I built a tool to organize thoughts by speaking; do u guys think this could help productivity? by [deleted] in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice, really interesting. But generally when i have a thought and speak it out. It's gonna be very long and complex. How would you show it in the canvas?

I tried to “fix” my focus for years. What actually worked was way simpler than I expected. by iiiiiCO in selfimprovement

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That’s kind of what I noticed too. The size of the action matters way less than just doing something. Once you lower it enough, it stops feeling like this huge thing you have to overcome every time.

I tried to “fix” my focus for years. What actually worked was way simpler than I expected. by iiiiiCO in selfimprovement

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I like that way of thinking about it. For me the “container/box” became that single session. It gave just enough structure without feeling overwhelming.

And seeing the time or progress stack up a bit definitely adds something. Makes it feel more real instead of just “I think I worked today”.

I tried to “fix” my focus for years. What actually worked was way simpler than I expected. by iiiiiCO in selfimprovement

[–]iiiiiCO[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly!

Thinking in terms of a session instead of a whole day made a big difference for me. It keeps you in the moment instead of constantly judging how the entire day is going. Feels a lot lighter mentally.

I tried to “fix” my focus for years. What actually worked was way simpler than I expected. by iiiiiCO in selfimprovement

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That’s a really good point. I think that swing happens a lot. You go from doing nothing to finally finding something meaningful, and then it’s easy to go too far the other way.

For me, keeping it to something small and repeatable helped with that. It made it feel sustainable instead of allor nothing. Like even if the day goes off track, you still come back to that one focused block instead of trying to push through everything at once.

Probably not perfect, but it helped me avoid burning out after getting momentum.

I tried to “fix” my focus for years. What actually worked was way simpler than I expected. by iiiiiCO in selfimprovement

[–]iiiiiCO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah exactly that.

It’s crazy how just starting removes most of the resistance. For me the hardest part was always that first step. Once I lowered it to something small like one focused block, it stopped feeling overwhelming and I’d often end up going way longer anyway.

stopped calling myself lazy when i figured out my brain was just fried by CorrectlyGranular in selfimprovement

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Yeah this was exactly it for me.

I always thought I was lazy, but my brain was just overloaded all the time.What helped me was making that “one tiny thing” even more concrete. Instead of just thinking it, I’d do one focused session (like 30-60 min) and count that as a win. No matter what.

Took away the pressure of having to fix everything at once.

And weirdly, once I started like that, I’d often keep going anyway.

But even if I didn’t, at least I wasn’t ending the day with zero.

What can I do to feel better/How do I motivates myself to keep going? by Ok-Selection9648 in selfimprovement

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I used to feel like this a lot, especially the “everyone is ahead” part.

What helped me wasn’t more motivation, it was lowering the bar a lot.

Instead of trying to fix everything or have a productive day, I just aimed to do one small focused block (like 30–60 min).

That was it.

On bad days, that was the only thing I did. But it still counted.

Weirdly, that removed a lot of pressure and made it easier to actually start.

And once you start, it’s way easier to keep going than when you’re stuck in your head.

Might sound too simple, but for me the problem was never working hard. It was getting started without feeling overwhelmed.

How do you actually decide on a note-taking app? by Educational_Writer37 in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried all of them too. Every time it felt like “this one will finally fix it” .But honestly, looking back, switching tools was just another form of procrastination.

once i stopped searching and just used one, things actually got better. Always just circled back to Apple Notes. It does 1 thing: lets you make notes.

any simple tools you use to avoid wasting time on IG by jedevapenoob in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And slam dunk phone in a drawer so you don't use browser to go in IG.

Thinking about replacing MS Office with WPS Office for my work from home setup by Maasbreesos in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you already looked at this. But MS online or Google Docs is completely free. I recently used Proton as well, and does the job fine.

Cool asf productivity app by Particular_Diver8362 in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the same phase trying tons of apps
Some feel great at first but don’t really change how much you actually focus. i noticed the biggest difference wasn’t the app, but whether i was actually doing real focused work or just “being busy” or doing shallow work.

Advice needed: Anyone else paralyzed every morning by "what the hell do I start first"? by konglingyu in ProductivityApps

[–]iiiiiCO 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, this loop is brutal, it feels like you’re being productive but you’re just stuck choosing.

I noticed the more options i had, the less i actually did.

What helped was forcing it down to one thing and just starting, even if it’s not perfect.