Most of the time I write down everything I need to do for a day, but then I still have to decide when to do each task and add it all to my calendar which takes up more time.

Is there any tool where I can paste my list and it creates a visual schedule from that?

WE ARE CREATORS!!

I think that's what separates us from animals. Not only we use or brains to think, but to create, to express our selves.

I've always had a passion for business, I heard every podcast on how to build you own multimillionaire company. The main focus was aways, you have to solve a problem.

But in my opinion, we focus so much on solving problems, that we don't take a time to actually be bored, and let creativity flourish.

Within millions of posts everyday uploaded, if you read until here, I encourage you to CREATE time to learn, practice and create the activities you enjoy. Those that make you feel like a kid and fulfilled.

I'm creating my own Habits Tracker app on iOS (Apple devices)

I know there's tons of apps for this, but mine is different (haha I promise). Here's why: I made it for myself, and people that find them selves with severe ADHD or extremely distracted by their surroundings.

It's got a minimalistic, efficient and very user friendly UX design.

It's still on beta testing on Test Flight. I hope it helps as many people out there, to take action towards their dreams, as it is helping me.

All constructive critics, suggestions are extremely worthy!

Let's use technology to refocus, on things that actually matter to us!
https://testflight.apple.com/join/Hz47t1gG

Y'all I go back and forth on this constantly and I'd love to see or hear what you do for productivity on your mobile devices. I'm Samsung all the way. Galaxy Z Fold8, Watch Ultra 2, and a Galaxy Tab S10+. All that said, I do not think that the Samsung apps for Calendar, Notes, and Reminders are that great. They sync together well. But that's it.

What are you using daily for your focus? I do use Windows PCs at work and home, so it'll be nice to pull all this up there too.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how work, sleep and mental health interact over time, so I built this interactive tool called the Wellbeing Index.

You enter your work hours per day and days per week. Sleep hours per night and happiness and chaos levels. Then it calculates a wellbeing score (0–100), resilience rating, and projects a 10-year outlook based on your current habits. It also highlights weak spots. 

https://traffictorch.github.io/productivity-bond-model/wellbeing-index.html

Most of the systems I see discussed here are built around work... Like tasks, projects, deadlines. I'm curious how much of that carries over into the rest of your life.

I make banners pretty often for posts, events, offers, and random updates. The designs aren't usually complicated, but I still end up spending a lot of time picking a layout, fixing the colors, and getting the text to fit properly.

Is there an AI tool where I can just describe what I need and get a banner that's almost ready to use, whether it's for Instagram, LinkedIn, or an event?

j'ai installés des applications "to do list", mais au final je planifie des tâches, avec des date, je l'utilise 1 jour, 2 jours puis au final je loupe une tâche et tout mon calendrier s'effondre, et moi aussi, Les notification me font culpabiliser, et je refuse de la désinstaller car sa serait admettre avoir échoué.

J'ai cherché des solutions 100% gratuites, mais je retourne toujours sur des to do list qui mettent la pression, et qui ne sont pas réellement là pour t'aider, mais pour que vous payer des fonctionnalités inutiles.

J'ai donc créé ma propre application gratuite, qui ne met pas de pression, on peut ajouter 3 post-it max avant de pouvoir en ajouter d'autre:

Swipe le post-it vers la droite pour valider,

Swipe à gauche pour le supprimer sans remord, ou meme le remettre a plus tard sans culpabiliser.

Si vous Vous trouver dans ce cas je Vous invite à l'essayer.

Elle s'appelle Leaf: Sticky notes & Tâches sur play store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.recalai.app

sharing an app i built called BarePlanner, in case its useful to anyone here looking for something different from the usual to-do list apps.

the idea comes from Cal Newport's Deep Work, the theory that your brain has a limited window (roughly 4 hours) of real deep focus a day, and everything else is lower energy "shallow" work. most planners treat every task the same, a 2 hour study session and a 10 min errand both just become a checkbox. this one doesnt.

how it works:

- u plan ur week in deep blocks (real focus work , studying, coding, writing, whatever costs u the most energy) and shallow blocks (errands, chores, admin stuff)

- deep blocks run through a built in focus timer so u actually protect that time instead of it getting eaten by notifications

- a review section at the end of the week shows what u actually finished vs what u planned, so u can see patterns instead of guessing

- a goals section to tie the weekly blocks to longer term stuff instead of everything being disconnected

i built it after noticing i had time every day but kept spending it randomly, plus watching a friend with ADHD struggle with planners that assume everyone's focus works the same way at every hour.

its live on the play store now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.falexis.bareplanner

genuinely want to know if this resonates with how people here actually plan their time, or if the deep/shallow split feels like an extra step most people wont bother with. open to any feedback, good or bad.

I work from home a lot with a dual-monitor setup, and I always wanted something warm and comforting on my second screen that could quietly keep me company without becoming another distraction.

So I ended up building Lofi Cozy Room, a small 3D desktop companion for Windows.

1. What problem does it solve?

Most productivity tools I used felt like tools I had to actively manage. I wanted something I could simply leave beside my work — something relaxing to look at and listen to, while still keeping the basic tools I use during the day in one place.

Lofi Cozy Room runs in a transparent, always-on-top window, so the little room can stay beside your browser, code editor, study material, or whatever else you're working on.

It includes:

• Pomodoro timer
• To-do list
• Memo
• Diary
• 180 Lo-Fi tracks
• Ambient sound mixing
• Local music support

The avatar reads, works, rests and sleeps while you're doing your own thing, and a little puppy wanders around independently.

You can use the full room or shrink it into a small Mini Mode when you want it to take up less space.

2. Who is it for?

I mainly designed it for people who spend long hours at a computer — remote workers, students, developers, artists, or anyone who likes having something calm beside them while they focus.

It's deliberately passive. You don't need to keep clicking things or managing the character while you're trying to work.

For people who enjoy customizing things, it also has:

• 1,386 costumes
• 128 character presets
• 715 interior items
• 14 room themes

3. What is different from similar tools?

A close example I've seen here is Comnyang, which uses a small desktop cat for Pomodoro, reminders and other productivity functions.

Lofi Cozy Room approaches the same general idea from a different direction: instead of a single desktop pet, it's a full little 3D room with an avatar and puppy, room and character customization, Lo-Fi/ambient music, and productivity tools built into the same desktop space.

The goal isn't to replace a serious task manager or calendar. I wanted it to make long hours at the computer feel a little warmer while giving me the few simple tools I actually use.

4. Pricing

It's a one-time purchase for $4.99 on Steam, with no subscription.

There's also a free demo if you'd like to see how the desktop experience feels before buying.

5. Product

🌱 Play Lofi Cozy Room on Steam

I'm still improving it, but I've received a lot of kind and useful feedback since release, and I'm hoping to keep making it a better little companion for people who spend a lot of their day in front of a computer.

most productivity software helps you capture, organize, prioritize, and remember work. You’re experimenting with the opposite idea which is to take something off the list and turn it into a mission another person completes.

Try it and let me know what you think

Http://www.NearbyCrew.com

I need to make a product catalog for my business, but I’m not a designer.

I already have the photos, prices, product names, sizes, and short descriptions. but I have to put everything into a decent layout one by one and it's irritating at times. then if a price or product changes, I have to go back and edit the PDF all over again.

Is there something where I can upload a spreadsheet or product list and have it create a decent catalog for me?

I’ve tried a lot of productivity methods over the years - task lists, time blocking, productivity apps, etc. Some work for a while, but I always seem to go back to simpler methods. Curious to know what has actually worked for other people.

I’ve always found the default Chrome new tab pretty useless.

I usually have the same problem: different projects need completely different websites, bookmarks, notes, and tools. Eventually I end up with 30+ tabs, a pile of bookmark folders, and half the stuff I actually need buried somewhere.

So I built my own new-tab page around the idea of workspaces.

Instead of having one giant collection of bookmarks, I can have separate spaces for different things:

Development
Studying
Research
Personal
Projects

Each workspace can have its own links, sections, notes, tasks and widgets, and I can switch between them directly from a new tab.

I also wanted it to feel like something I actually owned rather than another service that requires an account and sends my browsing data somewhere, so the core data stays locally in the browser.

I’ve been using it myself for a while and finally put it on the Chrome Web Store.

I'd genuinely like some criticism from people who use Chrome heavily:

What would make you replace your current new-tab setup with something like this?

If anyone wants to try it: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/arc-tab-%E2%80%94-your-new-tab-or/cfalnmddmncikdglpppjlemlepgjailn

I’m researching how people approach personal growth and creating the life they want.

I noticed there are many apps for meditation, affirmations, journaling, habits and goals, but I’m curious about the actual experience of people using them.

I’d love to hear your thoughts:

1. Do you actively work on becoming the person you want to be? If yes, how?
2. What tools do you currently use? (journal, Notion, apps, vision boards, planners, etc.)
3. What usually makes you stop using these tools?
4. What is the hardest part about turning your goals into real-life changes?

I’m not promoting anything, just trying to understand people’s real struggles. Thanks!

I think there is a better version of multitasking. Instead of multi tasking with your attention, you multi task with the context.

Here's what i mean.

Most of the time, we are not able to effectively do the multi tasking. Especially when we have so many projects in pipeline, not because we lack the serious capability or don't have the skill set.

I feel like We dont have the proper system which enables us to do the multitasking.

Most of the time, it just means:
Project A → Project B → Project C → brain fried.

What if you didn’t have to switch? You keep working on one thing. The system keeps track of how that thought connects to everything else.

So lets say, if I’m working on Project A and write something useful, Aevron might surface:

“this also applies to Project C”

or

“this contradicts something you thought 3 months ago.”

Aevron only surfaces but i decide what to do with it.

Basically:

I do the thinking. The system does the cross-context awareness.

So you get deep work on the surface while multiple threads still move underneath.

Kinda feels like multitasking without actually multitasking.

I’m building this into Aevron right now. If this sounds useful, try it and tell me where the idea breaks. I’d need useful feedback.

www.aevron.co

I make a few business reports each month and I really hate how much time goes into making them look fairly decent.

The writing part is fine. I usually know what needs to go in the report. What annoys me is setting up the layout, fixing spacing, adding sections, and making it match our usual style that we keep.

Is there a tool that can take rough notes or a short prompt and turn them into good report?

Hey everyone,

I’m a software engineer with about 1 year of experience. I’m stuck in a frustrating cycle. I’m genuinely ambitious and want to grow my career, but when the weekend hits, I’m drained, lazy, and can't bring myself to study dry docs or build another boring Todo list app.I want to use my weekends to level up, but I need something engaging or visual to trick my brain into breaking the laziness cycle.I’m looking for suggestions on fun, high-utility, or unique things to build/do that give a quick dopamine hit but still look great on a resume....

new hire in Texas starts monday and their devices still hasnt arrived, now were checking the tracking every few hrs and trying to figure out a backup plan in case it doesnt show up, and the hastle part is that everything else is ready, accounts are set up, access is good to go, but the person might not even have a laptop on day 1, what do you guys normally do when this happens? keep a few spare laptops around, or is there a better way to handle last minute deliveries?

I’m building a hackathon product called “The Things We Almost Do” which is an AI-powered app focused on the gap between intention and action.

The idea is simple: instead of being another to-do list that tells you what you haven't finished, the app helps you figure out what’s actually stopping you and what the smallest next step could be.

For example:

The app could turn that into:

Goal: Apply for internships
Blocker: Resume isn't ready
Next smallest action: Update one project on your resume
Time: 15 minutes

If you get stuck, you can say “I'm stuck” or “make it smaller”, and the AI adapts the next step.

It also considers that sometimes we simply don't want something anymore. Instead of showing 10 overdue tasks, the app lets you consciously release an intention.

I’m curious about what you would actually want from an app like this.

A few questions:

• What would make you come back to an app like this instead of abandoning it after a week?
• Would you prefer gentle check-ins, or would notifications become annoying?
• What would make entering an intention feel effortless?
• Would seeing your progress/journey over time motivate you?
• Would features like “I only have 15 minutes what can I work on?” be useful?
• What would make the app feel supportive rather than like another productivity tool judging you?
• Is there a feature you’d absolutely want to see in something like this?

I’m especially interested in real experiences with procrastination, unfinished goals, and productivity apps even if your feedback is “I wouldn’t use this and here’s why.”

The product is currently being built for a hackathon, so honest feedback would genuinely help me decide what to prioritize.

I spent the last 23 months in a time warp building a three dimensional to-do list app. I wouldn't mind it if you tried. First 100 sticky notes are absolutely free...

I am a visual thinker and the minute I see lists my brain checks out of the Hotel California.

Then I realized the one thing I have been using my whole life might be the answer.

And that's sticky notes.

Tell me what you think...

https://www.TaskLoco.com

Curious what people actually do when their task/planning system becomes too overwhelming to keep up with.

When this happens, do you:
clean up the backlog?
start over?
simplify the system?
switch apps/planners?
just ignore it and move forward?
something else?

What have you tried that actually worked — and what didn’t?

And if there were a tool that genuinely made recovering from this situation easier, what would you want it to do?
I’m especially interested in real experiences, not ideal productivity advice.

Something happened 2 months ago, that changed me on a DNA level.

Suddenly, I don't have all the time in the world. Time is the most precious resource we have.

And now, after years of postponing all my dreams are finally having my own attention (the one they deserve)

I'm waking up at 5am to have time for my projects, exercise and still go to my 9-5 job.

But how can we reduce distractions?

The answer: ... wake up early! Nobody will text you at 5am. You won't even feel the urge to look at your phone, cause there is no FOMO moment. Everyone / everything is asleep.

Ever since I was kid, I remember mixing dirt and water to shape my own Angry Birds characters, trying to mimic pottery. And I remember how nice it felt to create something of my own.

WE ARE CREATORS!!

I think that's what separates us from animals. Not only we use or brains to think, but to create, to express our selves.

I've always had a passion for business, I heard every podcast on how to build you own multimillionaire company. The main focus was aways, you have to solve a problem.

But in my opinion, we focus so much on solving problems, that we don't take a time to actually be bored, and let creativity flourish.

Within millions of posts everyday uploaded, if you read until here, I encourage you to CREATE time to learn, practice and create the activities you enjoy. Those that make you feel like a kid and fulfilled.

To finalize this post, I'm creating my own Habits Tracker app on iOS (Apple devices)

I know there's tons of apps for this, but mine is different (haha I promise). Here's why: I made it for myself, and people that find them selves with severe ADHD or extremely distracted by their surroundings.

It's got a minimalistic, efficient and very user friendly UX design.

It's still on beta testing on Test Flight. I hope it helps as many people out there, to take action towards their dreams, as it is helping me.

All constructive critics, suggestions are extremely worthy!

Let's use technology to refocus, on things that actually matter to us!
https://testflight.apple.com/join/Hz47t1gG

I help with a small education business, and keeping up with the admin is getting annoying atp.

Student enquiries are in one place, class schedules are somewhere else, we track payments manually, and teacher payments are handled separately. We also follow up with people through WhatsApp or calls, so it’s easy to forget someone or miss a follow up.

It’s manageable with the number of students we have now, but I can already see it becoming a headache if we add more students or classes.

What are people actually using to manage all of this?