Scheduling app help

Metalageddon · 2017-06-04T22:40:33+00:00

Ahhh shit. Okay, here's a breakdown.

Evernote: set notes with timers, syncs over multiple devices, no subscription needed. Handles photos and even drawing text. Focus, journal and tracking.

Trello: use the basic board and snap method, free, syncs across devices, great for project management or blocking goals with sub goals. Excellent visual representation. Usually for more business oriented individuals.

Habitica: free, level up by assigning goals and completing them, take damage by failing them. Handles reminders and alarms well. Very gamer style oriented. Great community that can create networking and socially punished failure. Best for habits, dailies, weeklies, and single serving tasks.

Google calendar: upgraded with the ability to find time to complete new habit building. Automatically will find time in your schedule for things you want to do every x increment. Tracks and reminds, syncs across devices.

Old school analog moleskins (or other) notebook. Tactile, self controlled, design your own system. Works like a charm with enough discipline. Not great for the poorest of memory.

Whiteboard/fridge marking. It's recommended to set weekly, split by days. Excellent tried and tried system. Especially great for cohabitating.

Todoist, all inclusive, can perform all of the above except for the Google auto scheduling. Very powerful, best features unlocked through cash. Try it I guess.

Butler AIs (remind me, schedule x,) mostly vocally commanded, but can be incredibly powerful if set up properly to interface with myriad other apps and supply info before you need it, including reminders, shopping list, checklists, etc.

What you really need to do, is find what rewards you the most effectively and build a system on that.

Begin with, do you have an internal locus of control or external. Move to how you tend to think and schedule (break down or build up), smart goals vs sprints, etc. Once you find your mixture I promise there's an app for it somewhere.

Above all, build discipline. The best way to do that is lifting. It will passively build discipline. The truth is, no system will work until you understand how you operate, for that reason I recommend the following:

Listening to a certain free podcast, called "ace productivity. Follow the lessons daily, one a day, it's already completed. You'll learn what does and doesn't work for you within a month.

"I do a lot of total quality management, consult on streamlining and productivity, and have done lots in productivity, I could and have written pages on this, but it'd be lost without understanding the Sphere you operate on."

rozano11 · 2017-06-04T21:27:04+00:00

Try Todoist, Google Calendar apps

Mauls · 2017-06-05T01:27:11+00:00

Worry about the app second and the process first. "Getting Things Done" by David Allen is an excellent resource if you're serious about getting your shit together from a planning perspective. Once you grasp the concepts, you'll have a much better understanding of how to use apps (whether stock or third party) to get your desired results.

Swingline4 · 2017-06-04T21:21:09+00:00

I've tried a few apps, calendar programs, and bullet journaling. For me, I've found that a dry erase board with a weekly calendar works best. I just write important things for the day/week on it. Ive moved a lot over the years, but usually keep it near my computer.

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