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The fidgeting over todo list managers, optimizing for what? A theoretical 5% improvement in productivity from worst to best? It’s so undifferentiated. I’ve alw

by ctvo 4y ago

The fidgeting over todo list managers, optimizing for what? A theoretical 5% improvement in productivity from worst to best? It’s so undifferentiated. I’ve always thought people who do things do it. People who won’t will look for every reason to do everything else, be it swapping bullet journal format every month, experimenting with new note taking strategies, configuring every dot file, and every text editor plugin.

tsuujin 4y ago
When you are vesting into a tool which is going to be a core part of your workday it’s worth the time to make sure you get one that does what you want in a way that you like. It’s not about a numerical gain, it’s more like making sure your shoes fit; if they don’t you are going to be uncomfortable for a long time.
neura 4y ago
Spoken by someone who clearly does not have ADHD. I can say that sometimes "things just work" and that's what I'm always searching for. The thing that makes me not feel like "I wish this worked just a little differently". I used to fiddle with fonts all the time, until I found Monolisa. I haven't fiddled with fonts in a long time. I've found that for task organizing I have to have 2 levels. My todo lists for various "modes" (work, personal, kids/house), then another completely separate list of things I make at the start of each day. Still don't know of a tool that does that and I've just stopped looking. Admittedly, I still fiddle with themes, plugins, etc. for code editing. :x Always after that 1 theme that will help me see everything on the screen at a glance without angry text (red text mixed in otherwise subdued tones) and covers all the different file types I use, appropriately. Just typing this out is making me wonder if there's a way to apply a different syntax theme to different file types. Hmm, about to waste another 20 minutes to an hour looking into that, I'm sure. TL;DR I think the other person that answered this yesterday said it better than me "it's not about numerical gain, it's more about making sure your shoes fit".

by ctvo 4y ago

tsuujin 4y ago

When you are vesting into a tool which is going to be a core part of your workday it’s worth the time to make sure you get one that does what you want in a way that you like. It’s not about a numerical gain, it’s more like making sure your shoes fit; if they don’t you are going to be uncomfortable for a long time.

neura 4y ago

Spoken by someone who clearly does not have ADHD. I can say that sometimes "things just work" and that's what I'm always searching for. The thing that makes me not feel like "I wish this worked just a little differently". I used to fiddle with fonts all the time, until I found Monolisa. I haven't fiddled with fonts in a long time. I've found that for task organizing I have to have 2 levels. My todo lists for various "modes" (work, personal, kids/house), then another completely separate list of things I make at the start of each day. Still don't know of a tool that does that and I've just stopped looking. Admittedly, I still fiddle with themes, plugins, etc. for code editing. :x Always after that 1 theme that will help me see everything on the screen at a glance without angry text (red text mixed in otherwise subdued tones) and covers all the different file types I use, appropriately. Just typing this out is making me wonder if there's a way to apply a different syntax theme to different file types. Hmm, about to waste another 20 minutes to an hour looking into that, I'm sure. TL;DR I think the other person that answered this yesterday said it better than me "it's not about numerical gain, it's more about making sure your shoes fit".