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

#71

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.

As you said, effort is already represented by urgency. A task with a deadline should be moved closer to quadrant 1 over time.

It would be interesting to, based on an effort grade, have it automatically move to the urgent side faster or slower.

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

#72
Neat! Would you please switch the chart so important/urgent is top left? Or at least provide an option for that. Covey is how many people are exposed to this concept, and he organizes the chart that way. Also, top left is typically the first place the eye goes, and it should naturally rest on the day’s most important tasks.

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

#73
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There is a limit to url length

Correct, safely you can make the url 2,000 chars [0]. The base will be 29 chars ( https://ballertodo.com?n=u=i= ) Then each additional todo would be 6 chars (impact and urgency score to 2 decimal places e.g. .65, 1., .7) + the length of the name So assuming the average to-do name is 14 chars, you can safely fit 98 to-dos in the url ((2000 - 30) / (14 + 6)) If the name is 40 chars, you can fit ~41 I think that will fi…

I’ve done this for a website, but when you’re pasting a really long link and texting to a friend, it can get a little frustrating, since it eats the entire chat window.

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

#74

Neat! Would you please switch the chart so important/urgent is top left? Or at least provide an option for that. Covey is how many people are exposed to this concept, and he organizes the chart that way. Also, top left is typically the first place the eye goes, and it should naturally rest on the day’s most important tasks.

Interesting! Yeah that's an easy fix.

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

#75
post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct, safely you can make the url 2,000 chars [0]. The base will be 29 chars ( https://ballertodo.com?n=u=i= ) Then each additional todo would be 6 chars (impact and urgency score to 2 decimal places e.g. .65, 1., .7) + the length of the name So assuming the average to-do name is 14 chars, you can safely fit 98 to-dos in the url ((2000 - 30) / (14 + 6)) If the name is 40 chars, you can fit ~41 I think that will fi…

I’ve done this for a website, but when you’re pasting a really long link and texting to a friend, it can get a little frustrating, since it eats the entire chat window.

Good point, maybe leverage a link shortener built into the app?

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

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post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I’ve done this for a website, but when you’re pasting a really long link and texting to a friend, it can get a little frustrating, since it eats the entire chat window.

Good point, maybe leverage a link shortener built into the app?

Yup, but you’d still need a database since you need to store that lookup somewhere from long URL to short url.

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

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post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Correct, safely you can make the url 2,000 chars [0]. The base will be 29 chars ( https://ballertodo.com?n=u=i= ) Then each additional todo would be 6 chars (impact and urgency score to 2 decimal places e.g. .65, 1., .7) + the length of the name So assuming the average to-do name is 14 chars, you can safely fit 98 to-dos in the url ((2000 - 30) / (14 + 6)) If the name is 40 chars, you can fit ~41 I think that will fi…

Eventually, depending on how it goes, the URL will contain a key to some DB entry, so multi-device persistence can work. Adding all this to the URL is doable too, I might just start with that, thanks for the idea ;)

If at all you could make it stateless, you should. For one, you don't need a db. Also, there were some people in the thread that liked the local storage feature. Finally, as a user, I can feel safe using your service because I know at any time, if you site disappears, I have the url and I can trivially parse the url into json and do whatever I want with it. You could even build the parser or have an export to json button.

If you want to add more stuff like images, longer descriptions, some links, etc, then yeah you'll likely need a backend

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

#78
I like this, something that may save a bunch of people's suggestions without making it more complex is allowing renaming of the axes.

Something I couldn't work out is why one task is highlighted, is that a total score? An option here might be to calculate the Pareto front. Essentially highlighting those which should be picked from (if a task is less urgent and less impactful than another, it's not in the list).

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

#79
post #78

I like this, something that may save a bunch of people's suggestions without making it more complex is allowing renaming of the axes. Something I couldn't work out is why one task is highlighted, is that a total score? An option here might be to calculate the Pareto front. Essentially highlighting those which should be picked from (if a task is less urgent and less impactful than another, it's not in the list).

The highlighted task is the "most" important task in terms of impact and urgency.
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