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Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

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Post by raunakdag »

m00x wrote: post #4
educated_idiot wrote: post #2

An app to visualize and organize your tasks in an Impact/ Urgency matrix. The app currently uses local storage only, no accounts yet. Would love some feedback :)

Who is this for? I feel like PMs will just put everything in the top right corner.

Maybe some sort of form to input details about task to automatically assign the two variables?

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

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Post by anonytrary »

I like this. I like that you looked at how everyone else did something (i.e. ordering by time) and asked "why?". Why not plot it in a more meaningful space? I have one idea -- what if node color was a function of time, and the x-axis was changed to effort? You start the node at one color, and progressively change it to another color using linear interpolation. When creating a TODO item:

  1. Specify title.
  2. Specify dueDate.
  3. Capture startDate = now().
Then

  currentColor = lerp(now(), startDate, dueDate, initColorVector, finalColorVector)
This would add a third dimension of information. I'd be able to see impact/effort as well as urgency visually. Another idea is to specify the shape (square, circle, triangle) to add some categorization capability. I'm not sure how much is too much. But the visual cortex is a beast.

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

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Post by educated_idiot »

m00x wrote: post #4
educated_idiot wrote: post #2

An app to visualize and organize your tasks in an Impact/ Urgency matrix. The app currently uses local storage only, no accounts yet. Would love some feedback :)

Who is this for? I feel like PMs will just put everything in the top right corner.

Good question. This isn't for PMs. This actually should not be used for large/ group projects. As you rightly said, a PM will put everything in top-right. This was intended for self-prioritization.

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

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Post by educated_idiot »

raunakdag wrote: post #5
m00x wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who is this for? I feel like PMs will just put everything in the top right corner.

Maybe some sort of form to input details about task to automatically assign the two variables?

I think that complicates the UI a tiny bit. Right now, the user can drag any task to place the task anywhere. I don't think numeric fields make for pleasant UI. I could be wrong though. Will keep this point in mind, if more folks complain, will work it in :)

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

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Post by educated_idiot »

helsinkiandrew wrote: post #6

Doesn't this need another dimension for "Effort"? Usually urgency should be derived from how long something will take and when it is needed by. Perhaps tags/colours/categories - reading/diy/marketing etc.

Ahh nice, that's a good idea. You are absolutely right in that it needs "Effort". I intended this to be a personal prioritization tool, NOT something that should be used by teams. So you sort of have your own model of effort impact and it gets marginalized (at least that's how it works for me) I explained that a bit in the "learn more" section on the web app, but maybe I should add more info.
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