OneThingToday looks like a great task manager to help you focus on what’s important today. Once you’ve used the calendar view to input your tasks, switch to the “Today” view to get a single box (optionally transparent) which floats on top of your workspace, constantly reminding you of what you’re working on.
In many ways, this is a more organised version of using stickies to help you focus, letting you plan ahead.
OneThingToday is designed to make managing your tasks as simple as possible, without micromanaging your time.
OneThingToday is designed for people who have multiple simultaneous projects, and can enhance their productivity by focusing on one project each day.
OneThingToday is also designed for people who only have time to tackle one task each day, and who find themselves overwhelmed by all their pending tasks in their limited time.
Website: OneThingToday
- Ricky Buchanan
Dave Doolin August 3, 2010 at 7:18 am
I’ve got a system worked out now where I can work on more than one thing in a day. I’ve been able to make progress on as many as 4 different projects during the same day. It does require massive planning, and very detailed record keeping. I come out ahead though, whenever I use it.
And when I am focused on just one thing in a day, I tear it up.
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Ricky Buchanan August 3, 2010 at 9:10 pm
@Dave: I have enough trouble just *remembering* what project I’m trying to work on! Four would do me in, I think…
FunandFunction August 4, 2010 at 1:35 am
Tool to help with focus – what do you think? Would this work? http://fb.me/uGTyM6y6
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Line Thirteen August 7, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Thanks for mentioning the app – there was definitely some inspiration from stickies, though not necessarily the application. There are some cool “I will do one thing today” post-it notes:
http://www.prettybitter.com/product-p/sp01.htm
And Dave, if you can do 4 things at once that’s definitely 3 more than I can handle!
Ricky Buchanan August 14, 2010 at 2:55 pm
@Line Thirteen: Nice to hear from you! I’ve never seen physical post-it notes like that, but I can see the inspiration! And thanks for a great app