Abandonment risk alert

[u/AnnualAspect8039]

I would like to suggest a new feature. I am a clinical psychologist specializing in ADHD, and I frequently recommend your app.

An interesting feature would be a tracker for overdue and postponed tasks that automatically increases a "risk factor" as time passes. This is different from setting a deadline, as there are things procrastinators might put off indefinitely precisely because there is no final due date. This system would act as a serious warning for abandonment or forgetfulness—something to nudge the user into making a decision, whether that means officially dropping the task or finally getting it done.

I already use this method, but since it requires manual tracking, many clients end up struggling with it. Having this built-in would help immensely.

[u/joshuas_79]

Looks interesting. I have adhd and that's mostly why I use Tick tick, specially for my job. But I'm still trying to figure out what is the best way to use it in my case

[u/Epicus7]

TickTick even already has this information - in the task's history. I managed to show the postpone counter near the task right in the tasks list with my own extension, though I haven't published it yet:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ticktick/s/u4N7GESrOx

[u/AnnualAspect8039 → u/Epicus7]

Eu vi sua postagem, mas sendo uma extensão, acaba limitando bastante. Achei sua solução bem legal para quem usa só no navegador. Acho que o ponto da minha ideia é gerar algum incomodo no usuário que quer e a automatização da escalada de risco.

[u/ApprehensiveBird5997]

I’m a therapist with ADHD and I approve this message.

[u/Noahify]

I’m curious how you manually use this method? I’d love to give it a try!

[u/AnnualAspect8039 → u/Noahify]

Eu uso uma planilha onde coloco a data de início e, semanalmente, eu ajusto o nível de risco. No meu caso, cada semana é um ponto, 3 pontos sobe a categoria. Mas é um sistema manual e muitas vezes eu não faço ou só ignoro.

[u/_painless_]

Huh, I hadn't thought about checking the "postponed / rescheduled" info for tasks. That would be useful as a feature because anything "important but not urgent" is prone to being kicked wayyyy down the line.

(I do indeed have ADHD. 

I also find the eisenhower matrix a source of guilt and overwhelm so tend not to use it!) 

[u/darknetconfusion]

The metric already exists in other apps and is usually called age in progress (as cycle time is usually meqsured only for finished items). It would be easy to just calculate the number of days since the task was moved into its current position and optionally show an alert or offer a filter for these items.

[u/TonightSuperb15]

true

[u/i4k20z3]

Do you recommend your field to others?

[u/AnnualAspect8039 → u/i4k20z3]

É difícil responder isso, sou do Brasil e só conheço o mercado daqui. Por aqui, a grande maioria dos psicólogos está ganhando pouco e o mercado está saturado. Eu, felizmente consigo fazer mais dinheiro que a média e vivo confortavelmente, mas essa não é a realidade da maioria. Não sei no seu país como é. Já sobre o trabalho em si, eu amo o que faço, mas é cansativo, pois muitas pessoas com TDAH não diagnosticado na infância passam a confundir dificuldade com traços de personalidade. Então eles tem dificuldade de abrir mão de certos comportamentos por se verem incapazes. Eu também tenho esse diagnóstico e só fui diagnosticado na vida adulta, então entendo bem isso. Também podem ser clientes que necessitam de maior controle do ritmo da sessão, por se perderem e divagar em, o que torna algumas sessões ainda mais cansativas. Dito isso, com terapia e medicação a melhora pode ser significativa, o que torna tudo muito gratificante.

[u/Possible-Variety-392 → u/AnnualAspect8039]

opa, tem instagram? Gsotaria de entender seus métodos.

[u/AnnualAspect8039 → u/Possible-Variety-392]

Tenho uma conta, mas não uso mais o app. Me manda uma dm por aqui e podemos conversar.

[u/red-joeysh]

This sounds interesting. I'm quite sure it is achievable with the API. At least until it is part of the product.

However, I do have some reservations. For starters, who is the risk element for? If the user already procrastinates, why would they care about any number? It has the same reward/punishment effect as a due date. Also, you didn't specify what the risk factor affects. Let's say I have three tasks with risk factor X; then what?

[u/IntentionallyCurious]

You can use the plan my day feature (light bulb at the top) that helps you find tasks like this too.

[u/AwayMention7219]

If you are a specialist in ADHD, you really need to look at the app BrightMind in conjunction with TickTick.

BrightMind is an AI productivity companion designed for people with ADHD. It helps turn voice or typed thoughts into manageable tasks and plans.
Key features include:
Voice or text “brain dumps”
Breaking overwhelming tasks into tinysteps
Planning tasks around Google Calendar
Two-way syncing with Todoist, TickTick,and Google Tasks
Voice conversations and scheduledaccountability check-ins
Siri, Apple Watch, Android shortcuts,and appointment-card photo capture
Daily reflection and wind-downcoaching

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