Looks nice, but wouldn't it be more accurate to call it a project-oriented task manager - at least based on the landing page. You'd need an extra step for it to be goal-oriented, where projects point to goals. (It is entirely possible that I don't understand your product, in which case ignore this comment.)
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#22I use Todoist heavily, but I wish it was more focused on long-term goals. E.g., it doesn't support visualizations or a task having multiple dependencies. These are nice features of Plocs - I wish you success with this!
Thanks a lot!
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#23Very nice. A phone app would be ideal but other than that fantastic
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#24The concept of sub-tasks makes sense as it breaks down bigger tasks into small. I actually made my own app based on goals oriented habits, tasks and sub-tasks until I pivoted. I also added async social accountability by sharing snaps of whatever you're doing. I still have the code in the current version but I'm no longer targeting that audience anymore. It's part of something bigger. Shameless plug -> https://atomiclife.app. Still working on version 2 (technically version 4 as I pivoted 2x) and I build in public, you can follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/rish1_2
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#25I think this hits on one key thing that's missing from many TODO lists I've tried: dependencies are important. But the UI feels big and slow and cumbersome. Entering all my sub-tasks is tedious in a way that a simple bullet list is not. I just want to type in "Reproduce bug => Fix bug => Post PR => Deploy fix". The big main goal might have a deadline and title and description, but the level of granularity I want mean…
Being able to quickly add a series of tasks would be great, I agree. Adding keyboard shortcuts + an inline editor could work, I think.
I agree that the flowchart view can be distracting when you just want to look at the next actions. Would a view/option that hides all successors be a solution for this?
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#26Very nice. A phone app would be ideal but other than that fantastic
We have an app, too. Search for "Plocs" on the app store or click the link on the website if you scroll down a bit.
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#27Some of the controls are a bit disorienting. All observations below are from the demo: 1) When I create a goal, theres no obvious way that the goal is "created". I just press the back button? The send-comment button was where I initially tried to confirm that a goal had been created. 2) When I create a subtask, and then exit the subtask menu to get to the first task, it gives me a blank page. I really really like the…
Thanks, great observations. 1) Right now the back button saves the Ploc. You're completely right that the comment button looks like it might do that. We did not consider that this when we moved the comment button there... 2) This is a bug in the demo, unfortunately. I'm working on it! I had not tested the demo extensively yet so this obvious bug slipped through unfortunately. It should work in the actual application…
> I had not tested the demo extensively yet
A bit of unsolicited advice: Your demo is a potential user's first impression of the app, which means that you should give it just as much care as you do the full application. If the demo is buggy, people will assume the real app will be just as buggy because there is no reason to assume otherwise, which can ruin any chance of converting them.
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#28Oooh, this could be neat! It hits at least a few of the features I touch on in my perfect task app wishlist: https://xavd.id/blog/post/my-perfect-task-app/
Some feedback:
- on the web, the slow animations make every action feel clunky. I'm not sure you need animations at all, honestly
- similarly, growing elements on the page as I click on them makes me feel like I'm chasing my tasks around the screen. Would be nice if they stayed put (/under my pointer)
- showing a task in 2 places is interesting. I feel like I'd rather see a more complex graph than have nodes duplicated, but I realize that can be a big technical lift
- lastly, information on your current (or future) monetization plans would be great.
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#29I need a tool that helps me deal with the overwhelming nature of task management. I feel like I have the energy but it all melts away as soon as things get detailed.
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#30I noticed a couple of oddities:
I managed to connect a successor to itself. Then I deleted the child which animated the parent, but both are still around and I can't interact with them.
I also completed a task but it disappeared into the archive. When I tried to mark it as not complete, it marked a child as complete. A second attempt worked as intended though
I kind of wish this was more like Linear or Trello where, when adding a new card, I could just make changes inline without having to have the card go fullscreen. Working inline is helpful for jotting down some high-level ideas quickly without having to provide formal details right then and there
It would be nice to be able to drag and drop the cards around to reorder and organize them too, if possible
I think the last piece of feedback is that, while the animations are nice, they could probably benefit from being faster. It can make the interactions feel more immediate without sacrificing the style and user feedback that they provide
That said, I like the various features that are here and the overall structure. I might have to give this a try for a project at some point