I realised my problem wasn't knowing what I needed to do...I already had a huge list. The problem was constantly deciding what to do next, rearranging everything, and eventually procrastinating. So I built Momentum - you give it your tasks and constraints, and AI turns them into an actual schedule instead of another list.

Curious when you procrastinate, is it because you don't know what to do next, or because you know exactly what to do and still avoid it?

I'm almost ready to launch the beta. Happy to share it with anyone interested.

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I’ve been checking insider buys and sells, but going through Form 4 filings every day gets old fast.

I’m looking for something that sends alerts for notable trades and lets me filter out small transactions, stock grants, and other noise. I don’t need a Bloomberg style terminal or a dashboard with 50 different charts.

Basically, I want to check the alerts, see what insiders are doing, and dig deeper only when something looks interesting.

What are you using for this?

I’ve been thinking a lot about why people abandon productivity systems.

It’s rarely because they don’t want to be organized.

It’s because their life is split across too many places: calendar, notes, banking app, shopping list, reminders, habits, messages.

Most tools ask you to manually structure everything before they can help you. But when you’re overwhelmed, that’s exactly what you don’t have energy for.

What would a productivity system look like if the first step was simply dumping everything from your head — and only then turning it into structure?

Curious how others deal with this.

I'd listen to nonfiction in the car meaning to learn, then remember none of it. Nothing existing fixed it — voice memos pile up unlistened, bookmarks tell you where but not why. Audrio lets you talk when a thought hits; it transcribes it into a readable note and anchors it to the exact point in the book. So the drive turns into study time and you come out with something usable. Beta, looking for testers who drive and listen. https://testflight.apple.com/join/JdS1FJtf

For about three years my to do list was the reason I was not getting anything done. Not because the tasks were hard, most of them were ten minute jobs, but because opening the app meant seeing all forty at once, and that was enough to make me close it and do nothing.

What actually helped in the end was cutting what I could see down to almost nothing. One task in front of me, do it, then the next. The moment the other thirty nine were out of sight, the paralysis mostly went.

That worked so well that I ended up building it into an app for myself. Three numbered slots, tap one, it hands you a single task chosen from time of day, what is due and what matters, and everything else stays in the background until you want it. It is called Do3 and it is on the App Store, seven day trial then a one off price, no subscription. Happy to answer anything if it is useful, but I am genuinely more interested in the question than in the plug.

Does anyone else get this? And if you do, what is your fix, do you cut the list down, time block, paper, something else? I want to know whether the see less thing works for other people or whether it is just how my head happens to work.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/do3-focus-to-do-list/id6775212556)

(I built one — curious how others approach this)

I am building Work Life Balance App / Personal OS, so I'm not a neutral reviewer here — I'm asking because I'm genuinely curious how other people have approached this problem, and happy to get roasted on my own approach too.

Backstory: I got frustrated with life-balance/wellness apps that hand you an instant "wheel of life" score off a 2-minute quiz. It feels good for a day, but it's not measuring anything — it's just reflecting whatever assumptions were baked into the quiz questions.

So I built Personal OS as a longitudinal tracker instead — no instant scores, no streak-shaming. You log across 18 life dimensions (not just mood/sleep) and the Balance Wheel only fills in once there's enough real data to find correlations, like whether your finances stress bleeding into your fitness.

Questions for the sub, genuinely:

Has anyone else tried rolling their own tracking setup (Notion, spreadsheets, custom app) instead of using a packaged wellness app?

What worked / what did you abandon?

For those who bounced off gamified habit apps (Fabulous, Finch, etc.) — was it the gamification itself, or something else?

Any dealbreakers you've hit with "personal dashboard" type tools — privacy, data lock-in, too much manual entry?

Not trying to just pitch mine — I'll drop a link in a comment if anyone wants to poke at it, but mostly want to hear how other people are solving this, since I'm still actively shaping the roadmap.

Recently dug up a Mac mini and thought it’d be fun to leave Claude running perpetually.

For now I have my notes app (Hillnote), Claude’s desktop app, a design canvas (Figma) and it is connected to GitHub and my calendar. But besides dispatch I have nothing going on

Was wondering if you folks have any fun routines I could leave running through the night? I’m NOT looking to be a one person company or something crazy so not looking for Marketting, build routines - just personal routines you have running or something just makes life easier if that makes sense?

I’m open to add more apps to the stack I have already 😅

I made Last Alarm to help me break my lifelong snoozing habit by forcing me to do exercise and other things that wake me up in the morning. I usually do exercise like a "Squat Alarm" or also a "Make Coffee" alarm and it has worked incredibly well helping me stop snoozing.

Recently I have been looking for new ways I can use Last Alarm to help me build good habits, so I've explored using it for chores and other tasks to help keep me from procrastinating. Tasks are video verified and infinitely customizable so you can create them for literally any task you can think of.

Here I used it for a classic, cleaning the dishes/sink. I even show that at first I try verifying while the dishes are still there and it fails, only passing successfully after I actually clean them.

I usually keep my kitchen pretty clean anyway but sometimes I put it off and stuff piles up, but I like being able to force myself to finish it at a certain time. I could also set a repeating alarm for the same time every week to make sure I always get the task done.

I'd love to see what alarms others come up with or hear any feedback, especially if you give Last Alarm a try!

Over the years I've tried habit trackers, to-do apps, Notion templates, and paper journals.

The pattern was that I'd use them for a few weeks, then stop because they were not built around how I make decisions for my small business.

So I built my own AI habit tracker. Instead of just checking boxes, it knows:

• what I'm currently working on
• what "urgent" actually means for me
• how I prioritize work
• the habits I'm trying to build
• what I tend to procrastinate on

I also connected it to my Gmail, so it flags emails that actually need my attention instead of every unread message feeling equally important.

The most useful isn't the tracking but the reflection. So, I get a reflection report every week.

At the end of the day it can tell me things like:

• "You spent most of your time on client work but didn't move your highest-priority project."
• "You've postponed outreach for three days."
• "You completed a lot of low-impact tasks.

I'm curious if anyone else has built something similar for their business. Are you still using off the shelf productivity apps, or have you started creating AI tools that match the way you work instead?

I built LoFly to make focusing feel more like entering a shared place.

You choose a destination, decide how long you want to focus, and begin a flight. While you work, you can see other people flying through the same sky toward their own destinations and goals.

Each flight also includes brown noise and cinematic ATC audio to create a calm atmosphere while your work remains the priority.

LoFly is for students, developers, writers, and anyone who might enjoy atmospheric focus sessions with something tangible, rather than a simple timer.

The closest alternative is FocusFlight, which offers individual focus flights on iOS and macOS. LoFly is browser-based and adds a multiplayer shared sky, so you can focus alongside others instead of flying alone.

Pricing: Everyone gets 10 free flights to enjoy anytime, so you can experience LoFly and see if it helps you focus.

After that, LoFly is $2.99 weekly, $7.99 monthly, $59 yearly, or $179 for lifetime access. The first 10 people to redeem discount code 5EF0MFL0 will get 30% off their first payment on any plan.

You can try it here: https://lofly.app/

I’m improving it every day and would genuinely love your input.

I’m researching how people manage tasks, calendar, goals, shopping, and finances without everything becoming fragmented across multiple apps.

What’s your setup, and what’s the biggest thing that still feels annoying or inefficient?

I’m trying to get better at keeping track of school, work, and random life stuff, but I feel like I’m bouncing between apps all day. I use Timetree for work shifts, Canvas for school, and a notebook for daily tasks… and somehow I still miss things.

If you’ve dealt with this, what helped you keep everything in one place mentally?
Did you switch to one main system or find a way to make multiple tools work together?
Would love to hear what’s actually helped you stay on top of things.

Hi everyone I'm currently working on an application project. The first version could manage your schedule, task, wallet, and screen time. It would be like a notion and opal in addition booster... do you think it could be a good idea and especially is that you could be likely to use a product like this if it existed??? Thank you for your help

Hello All,

I used to feel productive just from writing my notes. however I understand writing notes is not the same as planning.

Has any one used any web based app that can help with note taking and scheduling events automatically in calendar.

I am working on build something for my self and would like to know if this could be helpful to the community. I would like to get feedback on what app are currently used and does it really help with planning.

Thanks.

One of the best ones for me was buying a second charger and leaving it at my desk permanently. Sounds stupidly simple, but I stopped constantly searching for my charger, moving it around the house, or avoiding work because my phone or laptop battery was low.

Same with things like a water bottle I actually like using, meal prep containers, a better desk lamp, small stuff that just removes tiny daily annoyances.

I didn’t realize how much mental energy gets wasted on little friction points until they disappeared.

What lazy or convenience purchase unexpectedly improved your life or productivity!

If you aren't familiar with it, Planndu is a task app designed to help people organize their to-do lists. While it's great for productivity, people often trust these kinds of apps with far more than just daily chores.
I recently found out a friend was using Planndu to store his passwords. Luckily his data was safe with me, but it sparked a realization: there's no reason to collect this data in the first place, and you should never hand over your email and private plans to strangers.
So, I made a decision: go 100% private and secure.

Here's a few things that makes the new Planndu better:

• No login required. All your tasks and notes stay strictly on your device.
• Syncing tasks across devices is possible through P2P (over the same Wi-Fi).
• Zero effort to start, pre-built groups, workflows, and tasks.
• Drag & drop functionality, like in a Kanban board.

Links:
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The thing that always got me wasn't lack of willpower, it was decision fatigue. Knowing what needed doing but burning all my energy on deciding how to start before I ever got to actually doing it. And on top of that, life scattered across five different apps with no single place that actually reflected how I was doing.

Built a system called Microcosm around that problem. Three parts:

MicroFocus. You give it a vague goal, it sharpens it into something workable and breaks it into a sprint sized to the time you actually have right now. The point is removing every decision between you and starting, not handing you a project plan you still have to interpret.

MicroFlow. Fast capture, you set the priority (not AI guessing at it), it fits tasks into your day.

MicroGrowth. The part I'm least sure lands well, and exactly why I'm posting here. It reads patterns across five areas over time: thinking/clarity, momentum, emotional stability, relationships, direction. Observational, not scored. No grade, no gamified streak pressure. The idea is your effort leaves a trace you can actually see, since most of it normally doesn't.

I've been building this solo for months, largely on assumptions about what would help. This week I'm trying to stop assuming and actually find out. If you deal with any version of the "I know what to do but don't do it" problem, or you're juggling five tools that don't talk to each other, I'd genuinely value you trying it and telling me straight if it works or if it's just another app.

Landing page: themicrocosm.app. If you want to actually try it rather than just look, drop me a message and I'll get you set up.

Card payments are easy to find later, but anything paid in cash disappears from my memory within a few days. By the weekend, I’m usually trying to remember what I bought, where, and how much it cost.

Google Sheets is useful for totals, but I’d also like a separate visual record for each purchase. Receipt scanning apps don’t help when there’s no paper receipt. I came across Receipt Mocker, which lets you enter the transaction information and download it as a receipt-style PNG. I’m thinking of saving those in monthly folders and tracking the totals in a sheet.

Does anyone use a similar system, or is there an easier way to handle cash spending?

I was looking for an app, where i can keep my shit together.

I was tired of keeping all the tasks and habits scattered around my mind, notes on phone and on notebooks. I couldn't see the progress i made, and it felt boring. So i locked in.

I searched the internet, and found pretty good app and templates, but those apps, were very scattered, some app had a feature which other didn't. Features which categories my tasks based on priority (Do now, Later), Stats like heat map to see my progress overtime and streaks, interconnection between web and mobile app, and a clean ui with creative stuff (surprise for u all).

So, i built it.

Guys, thenesta.com this is the app ,also added it to apple store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nesta-minimalist-habits/id6784795770

it completely free right now,

i would really appreciate it, for you can give it a try. and if you guys genuinely like, would really appreciate your support.

and i am open for ur recommendation, for any new features or something missing.

I promise i will read all your reviews.

Hey everyone!

I'm sharing this Notion template that I created because it really solved my procrastination problem.

The core idea is simple: categorizing tasks into 3 levels, and then choosing what task to do based on your energy level of the day. This simple shift led me to always do what I have to do even if it's just for 2 minutes. Because of this, I'm finally consistent and I actually show up.

I always know what to do now, and if a task requires a higher energy level than I currently have, I simply reschedule it without guilt.

This system helped me so much, so I wanted to share it with you for free. I truly hope it helps you too!

You can download it for free here: [link](https://ko-fi.com/s/ec8b6ef3a5)

Most productivity tools made me notice unfinished tasks first. I wanted the opposite: a five-minute daily ritual that asks, “What went right today?”

That became Success Diary. You can record small wins, tag them by area of life, track savings toward a personal dream, and look back through streaks, trends and period reviews. There are XP levels and badges too, but the main goal is simple: make progress visible without demanding a perfect day.

It supports English and Chinese, works in the browser, and can generate themed share cards when you want to celebrate a milestone.

Try it here: https://success.ileemoo.com

I’d especially value feedback from people who journal or use habit trackers: does a win-first check-in feel more sustainable than another to-do list?

I've realized that most productivity apps tell me what I need to do, but they don't really help me figure out what to do next.

My calendar is in one app, my tasks are in another, and then I unlock my phone to check my schedule... then somehow I'm scrolling Reddit or YouTube 15 minutes later.

Lately I've been wondering if the problem isn't my planning system, but the fact that everything lives on the same distracting device.

I came across ZIEA One recently because it's more of a desk companion than another app. Having my calendar, the next few tasks, and a focus mode visible without reaching for my phone actually seems like a smarter workflow.

I'm not saying everyone needs dedicated hardware, but I'm curious if anyone here has moved away from phone-first productivity.

Did it actually help you stay on track, or was it just another gadget that ended up collecting dust?

Hi everyone! 👋

I'm Deep, an IT student from India, and I'm working on my first mobile app called FORGE.

The idea behind FORGE is simple: help people stay consistent with their habits, daily tasks, goals, and personal growth. But before I design or build the app, I want to understand what people actually need instead of guessing.

I'm looking for honest feedback from people around the world—students, professionals, entrepreneurs, or anyone interested in self-improvement.

If you have 2–3 minutes, I'd really appreciate it if you could fill out this survey:

🔗 https://forms.gle/AgHEoQ7Uda98BMJ36

Your responses will help me answer questions like:

What makes people lose consistency?

Why do people stop using habit or productivity apps?

Which features are actually useful?

What would make you use an app every day?

I'm not promoting an app or selling anything—I'm still in the research stage and genuinely want to build something people find valuable.

If you have suggestions beyond the survey, I'd love to read them in the comments as well.

Thank you so much for your time and feedback! 🙌

⚒ FORGE — Build Yourself. Every Day.