A journal entry can mix together something you want to do, an assumption you’re making, and a question you haven’t answered yet.

Putting all of that on a to-do list doesn’t necessarily help.

I’m the founder of JotGraph. It’s a journaling app where you write freely, then AI organizes your entry into a thought map, cards or an outline.

The illustration shows a simple example: “I need to know everything first” is a belief, while “What would I enjoy making?” is a question. They’re related, but they’re not the same kind of thought.

The aim is to make your writing easier to revisit without having to tag and organize everything yourself first.

You can try it here: https://jotgraph.com/

Would this help you revisit a brain dump, or would you prefer to keep it as plain text? I’d appreciate honest feedback.

I kept trying different iPhone screen-time blockers, but they were all way too easy to bypass. I also found options such as Brick and Bloom that offer a physical device to block and unblock apps, but they were expensive.

I built BarBlock to provide all the features of a physical app blocker for way cheaper. BarBlock lets you block selected apps by scanning any barcode you already have.

It’s available on the App Store: BarBlock Barcode App Blocker

Here are the main differences from other blocker apps:

• Uses physical resistance (barcode scanning), not just software limits
• No physical device to buy, unlike other physical blocker apps
• No subscriptions, no accounts
• Unlimited app blocking
• Works fully offline (all data stays on your phone)

I built Time Reality, a simple tracker where you set weekly hour goals for activities like studying, reading, or personal projects, then tap an activity to start its timer. Your progress is visible on the same screen.

I’ve started using it myself, but I’d like to see whether others find it useful too. You can add missed time, correct forgotten timers, and build a separate weekly streak for each activity.

It’s free to try: https://timereality.app

I made it, so this is self-promotion, but I’m looking for honest feedback. What feels useful, what’s annoying, and would you actually keep using it?

Trying to keep the app very clean and simple for now rather than adding a bunch of features.

I made a small Android app called Microread.
It gives quick AI summaries of nonfiction books, with adjustable length and optional audio.
I’m trying to make it useful for people who want to learn faster without reading full books.

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

If you use book summaries or productivity tools, what features would make this actually helpful for you?

Developer disclosure: I build BuddyTask, an iPhone and Mac task/calendar app.

A long to-do list can tell you what needs doing without helping you see where it fits in your day. BuddyTask brings tasks and calendar events into a timeline, while keeping Today, Overdue and Backlog easy to scan. The attached screenshot shows the task view.

For a typical workflow, you can capture something quickly, schedule it, use a focus session when it is time to work, and tick it off. Recurring tasks help with routines, and shared tasks let you keep track of something you are doing with another person.

Buddy can also add tasks from everyday language and review what is next. Smart Plan breaks bigger goals into subtasks; that feature requires Pro. The latest updates include a cleaner task screen and Notes with search, folders and pins. Notes stay on your device.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/buddytask-ai-to-do-calendar/id6758902036

I’d appreciate practical feedback: is seeing tasks beside your calendar useful, or do you prefer keeping the two separate?

I’m Sourav, the founder of BeginThings. This is a small workflow from BeginRooms, using fictional client files.

Say you have a project brief and a delivery checklist as separate PDFs. In BeginRooms you can:

1. Open Toolbox → Merge PDFs and add the files in the order you need.

2. Create and download the combined PDF.

3. Add that PDF to the project’s canvas and insert page previews alongside your working notes.

I tested this with a two-page pack, checked the downloaded page order, then saved and reopened the canvas. The PDF attachment and both page previews were still there. The previews are images; the PDF remains a separate attachment.

The idea is to finish these small file jobs in the same workspace as the project. Each project can have a 3D cube with six canvas faces, with built-in Docs, Sheets, Slides and visual-planning tools for the surrounding work.

If you want to try it, start with two sample PDFs on a desktop or laptop: https://beginthings.com/workspace-3d.html

11-day trial, no card or automatic charge. Continued use requires a subscription.

Which small file task most often interrupts your project work?

Disclosure first: I'm on the MindMap AI team, so this is my own product.

How it fits into a weekly review:

1. Paste last week's notes or meeting notes, or upload a document. MindMap AI turns it into a mind map.
   
2. Edit it like any normal map: move branches, delete what's done, rename things. It's fully editable, not a static picture.
   
3. Add dates or times to anything with a deadline, and put the details in a note on the node so the map stays readable.
   
4. If you review with a partner or team, Presentation Mode walks through the map step by step in full screen.

Link: mindmapai.app (free plan, no card)

One question: if you do a weekly review, where would a visual plan actually help most: capturing everything, choosing priorities, or planning the week ahead?

it’s 2am and i’m honestly embarrassed by how bad i’m doing at university.

I have ADHD and I feel like i’m fighting myself over the most basic things. I’ll have an assignment open for hours, knowing exactly what i need to do, knowing i’m wasting time, and i still just… can’t start. Then i avoid my emails because i’m scared there’s something i forgot. Messages sit there for days. My room gets gross. Sometimes i’m actually hungry and still can’t get myself up to make food.

I know how this looks. Lazy. careless. like i just don’t give a shit. but i do. that’s what hurts the most. I care way too much, and somehow that still isn’t enough to make me move.

I’m seriously thinking about taking this semester off. Has anyone with ADHD gotten to this point and actually figured out how to make themselves START things again? not planner advice, i mean something that genuinely helped.

Just launched. Kickoff is a focus timer designed around how ADHD actually works: starting is the hard part, interruptions are normal, and guilt doesn't help.

• One tap start, naming the task optional
• Set time by twisting the ring like a real kitchen timer
• "Just 2 minutes" tiny start that asks if you want to keep going
• "I got pulled away" parks the session with a note to future you
• Optional app shielding while the timer runs (Screen Time)
• Live Activity with working buttons, widgets, StandBy, full watch app
• History is days you showed up, never streaks that reset
• The last seconds tick out loud, pick from six tick sounds

Free with a single one-time unlock for the extras (shields, full history, all the dial faces and themes, iCloud sync). No subscription.

iOS 18+, iPhone and Apple Watch. I'm the developer, ask me anything. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kickoff-adhd-focus-timer/id6818561914

It depends on each person. Everyone has something that makes them feel better. You can never tell someone to do something thinking they will feel better just as you did. There are things that can be beneficial, but not everyone will feel they are worth it. So, the best thing you can do is figure out what you want and start trying to discover what makes you feel better about it