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Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by MrMcCall »

protocolture wrote: post #240
MrMcCall wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Have you ever considered that you may just be an asshole? I had a psychiatrist for my Adderall prescription, but he was really just a drug dealer who was forced to retire after one of his patients committed suicide. But that was long after I had quit Adderall and learned how to deal with my shit on my own. Anyway, I wish you well, and please find a medical professional that can evaluate your real problem.

There it is, you are pushing this stuff because you have an anti medication bent. Thanks for owning up.

No man, I wish I had done these things when I was on Adderall. They're good for anyone, whether they're medicated or not.

Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by fivestones »

me-vs-cat wrote: post #243
y42 wrote: post #232

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Let's start with some simple basics: I need an integrated app, not a website, not a standalone app. It must seemlessly integrate into Android. A webinterace is okay for maintaining purposes. But the app itself must be an integral part of my smartphone. Visible in my taskbar and stuff like need. Without any detours. Something that integrates with Outlook/Gmail. Why? That helps to keep information synchronized. I need…

https://tasks.org/ meets every requirement you list. With one exception, as I don't know what you mean by "Visible in my taskbar and stuff like need". I don't have a taskbar on my phone, but if you mean on a desktop, then I solve that using sync. I access synced tasks with desktop apps, which this is not. I also share one synced task list with my spouse. Other phone integration I use is having multiple task widgets o…

Looks really great! But…not available for iOS.

Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by me-vs-cat »

fivestones wrote: post #252
me-vs-cat wrote: post #243

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://tasks.org/ meets every requirement you list. With one exception, as I don't know what you mean by "Visible in my taskbar and stuff like need". I don't have a taskbar on my phone, but if you mean on a desktop, then I solve that using sync. I access synced tasks with desktop apps, which this is not. I also share one synced task list with my spouse. Other phone integration I use is having multiple task widgets o…

Looks really great! But…not available for iOS.

The comment to which I replied and gave this recommendation mentioned Android and did not mention Apple.

Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by y42 »

me-vs-cat wrote: post #243
y42 wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Let's start with some simple basics: I need an integrated app, not a website, not a standalone app. It must seemlessly integrate into Android. A webinterace is okay for maintaining purposes. But the app itself must be an integral part of my smartphone. Visible in my taskbar and stuff like need. Without any detours. Something that integrates with Outlook/Gmail. Why? That helps to keep information synchronized. I need…

https://tasks.org/ meets every requirement you list. With one exception, as I don't know what you mean by "Visible in my taskbar and stuff like need". I don't have a taskbar on my phone, but if you mean on a desktop, then I solve that using sync. I access synced tasks with desktop apps, which this is not. I also share one synced task list with my spouse. Other phone integration I use is having multiple task widgets o…

Thanks, will try it.

>> Visible in my taskbar

On Android, when you pull down from the top, you have like songs currently played and/or other currently active programs. So, it's the one area of the screen that is available from every other screen.

>> If you're actually married to the exact implementation you described

Not really, it was just the kind of solution that came into my mind when thinking about this kind of problems. I am very bad in keeping track of tasks. From the outside it looks like lazyness, from the inside it's a mixture of "forgetting" and "priorities". Having a feature that lists long overdue tasks at the top, could ease that. You haven't watered your plants for two days? Ok, they can handle that. But what about tire pressure overdue for 12 days - its about time!

Anyways, will try it. Or, which is on my plate for a while now, will build my own app. That's what I do for a living, except: I couldn't find the time to do it because of the other thousand things to do before.

Re: Goblin.tools: simple, single-task tools to help neurodivergent people with tasks

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Post by dr0verride »

quibono wrote: post #44

This could be overgeneralising a bit... but I see a lot of people with ADHD (on- and offline) who tend to make it an essential part of their identity. I realise it's a very impactful thing to have to deal with (I have ADHD too) but I feel like a lot of the time it's brought up for no real reason. E.g. you started daydreaming when reading a book? Forgot something to do when you walked through a doorway? Got angry? You…

It's a defence mechanism, I think. Most of your life people tell you your lazy, weird, etc. These things become part of your identity and they hurt and hold you back. ADHD is a problem with solutions so replacing those internalized labels helps. Even if it's not the most healthy solution.
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