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When it comes to todo lists I really prefer nested checkboxes, like Dynalist[0] has. That enables me to make a list of projects, where each project has their ow

When it comes to todo lists I really prefer nested checkboxes, like Dynalist[0] has. That enables me to make a list of projects, where each project has their own todo items, and maybe they have sub items, and so on. I like being able to divide stuff into smaller and smaller chunks, and then checking them off as I go. [0] https://dynalist.io/ https://dynalist.io/

dmix 7y ago
So basically a new take on Workflowy? I've always felt that text+shortcut first approach beats all of the prettiest heavy categorized approaches. This sort of thing is best in a disposable fast changing format. Life is too chaotic and motivation varies where heavily organized and category driven systems often fail long term without vigilance. Which is why simple txt/markdown (combined with some text editor integration like vim-tasks to add things like lists of todo items which can be marked as finished + archived on demand) files remain the ideal solutions..
ddsea 7y ago
Looks like a strong candidate to replace Google Keep when they suddenly decide to shut it down.
- reacharavindh 7y ago
  And what happens when dynalist shuts down? That’s why I prefer self-hosted or plain old Apple Notes :-)
  - mercacona 7y ago
    Of even SimpleNote, which everybody did buried when Automattic buy it, but still in development and working.
  - BiosElement 7y ago
    Daily export to Google Docs/Dropbox for paid users and free manual export to html, text and I believe cvs for anyone. One huge selling point for Dynalist, and why I don't mind paying for it, is the data portability is perfect.
brujoand 7y ago
Yeah, this is why i use Vimwiki[0] both for notes and todo lists. Nested checkboxes and easy navigation through page links. It is vim specific though so that might be a problem for some. [0] https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki
BiteCode_dev 7y ago
Looks amazing. I've been using some hacky vscode setup to do GTD but this seems like exactly what i want. Too bad it's not open source, i would still pay their instance but i would feel better knowing i have an escape hatch if they close. Will try it anyway.

dmix 7y ago

So basically a new take on Workflowy? I've always felt that text+shortcut first approach beats all of the prettiest heavy categorized approaches. This sort of thing is best in a disposable fast changing format. Life is too chaotic and motivation varies where heavily organized and category driven systems often fail long term without vigilance. Which is why simple txt/markdown (combined with some text editor integration like vim-tasks to add things like lists of todo items which can be marked as finished + archived on demand) files remain the ideal solutions..

ddsea 7y ago

Looks like a strong candidate to replace Google Keep when they suddenly decide to shut it down.

reacharavindh 7y ago
And what happens when dynalist shuts down? That’s why I prefer self-hosted or plain old Apple Notes :-)
- mercacona 7y ago
  Of even SimpleNote, which everybody did buried when Automattic buy it, but still in development and working.
- BiosElement 7y ago
  Daily export to Google Docs/Dropbox for paid users and free manual export to html, text and I believe cvs for anyone. One huge selling point for Dynalist, and why I don't mind paying for it, is the data portability is perfect.

brujoand 7y ago

Yeah, this is why i use Vimwiki[0] both for notes and todo lists. Nested checkboxes and easy navigation through page links. It is vim specific though so that might be a problem for some. [0] https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki https://github.com/vimwiki/vimwiki

BiteCode_dev 7y ago

Looks amazing. I've been using some hacky vscode setup to do GTD but this seems like exactly what i want. Too bad it's not open source, i would still pay their instance but i would feel better knowing i have an escape hatch if they close. Will try it anyway.