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Re: Legend

#31

Post by nixpulvis »

satvikpendem wrote: post #5

Lots of competitors in this space it seems. I had a similar idea, a todo list + calendar app listed below, but it's interesting to see ideas converging on the idea of timeboxing your tasks. Ever since Cal Newport wrote Deep Work, it seems like everyone wants to get on the deep work productivity train. I wonder who will win eventually though. - www.getartemis.app (disclosure, my app) - www.akiflow.com - www.oltra.io -…

As someone in dire need of a solution like these, can you help me understand how they might fill my requirements?

1. Completely offline use 2. No separate accounts 3. Stable interface 4. Straightforward payment model

I'm really looking for a next-generation Thunderbird, not some weird ML or smart task aggregator.

Honestly, just make iLife 2.0 while your at it. Just don't hold my hardware hostage this time please.

Re: Legend

#32

Post by deergomoo »

steve_adams_86 wrote: post #9

I started an account, but felt it wasn't very compelling to actually get started using it. I've synchronized my email and calendar, but it isn't jumping out at me how this will be superior to my current workflow (I use Things and Calendar on MacOS/iOS, and they integrate very dumbly but well enough). At the risk of sounding dumb, what is this supposed to offer that my workflow doesn't have? I see it can support conta…

Things did add markdown support in the notes field of tasks recently, which might help you out a little bit.

It’s still inflexible compared to something that’s primarily document-based, but it’s a better than plain text at least.

Re: Legend

#33

Post by bee_rider »

nixpulvis wrote: post #29
unemphysbro wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

vi todo.txt the same file served me well for over a decade. :)

Stupid question, but what do you do from your phone? I would like to put my grocery list in the same system as the rest of my notes/todos.

If you had a publicly accessible server, you could SSH to it and vi todo.txt there. But I'm not sure this would be worth the effort of setting up...

Re: Legend

#34

Post by hkon »

I don't get it. Is it a calendar? If you want to have no distractions. The phone has an off button.

Re: Legend

#35

Post by stevage »

nixpulvis wrote: post #29
unemphysbro wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

vi todo.txt the same file served me well for over a decade. :)

Stupid question, but what do you do from your phone? I would like to put my grocery list in the same system as the rest of my notes/todos.

I would probably put the file in Dropbox . Easy to read on the phone. Can probably edit it too.

Re: Legend

#36

Post by frereubu »

nixpulvis wrote: post #29
unemphysbro wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

vi todo.txt the same file served me well for over a decade. :)

Stupid question, but what do you do from your phone? I would like to put my grocery list in the same system as the rest of my notes/todos.

I do this with text files and add them to Dropbox, then mark them as offline files for easy access in the Dropbox mobile app.

Re: Legend

#37

Post by joelrunyon »

atestu wrote: post #16
satvikpendem wrote: post #5

Lots of competitors in this space it seems. I had a similar idea, a todo list + calendar app listed below, but it's interesting to see ideas converging on the idea of timeboxing your tasks. Ever since Cal Newport wrote Deep Work, it seems like everyone wants to get on the deep work productivity train. I wonder who will win eventually though. - www.getartemis.app (disclosure, my app) - www.akiflow.com - www.oltra.io -…

Looks like Level is dead fyi https://www.derrickreimer.com/essays/2019/05/17/im-walking-a...

he's working on savvycal.com now - similar space.

Re: Legend

#38

Post by butwhywhyoh »

From the quick demos on the website this seems like something I would absolutely love.

However, after signing up, I'm presented with a big, blank, white document and have no clue where to begin or how things are supposed to link together. I closed it in less than 1 minute.

Re: Legend

#39

Post by fuzzybear3965 »

jaaron wrote: post #4

A decade or so, I did _everything_ in emacs. I was never more productive and I attribute it partially to the sort of flow that Legend seems to be trying to make. Smartphones are what killed it for me. As I switched to using my smartphone + tablet more, it broke my emacs setup. I'm still trying to get it back.

I read this a few times trying to understand this. I guess OP means:

> I was very productive, then, using emacs.

"I was never more productive" isn't wrong, and in context it should be clear. But, I read this like "Never, using emacs, did I experience increased productivity".

It reminds me of that trope, "Couldn't care less".

Re: Legend

#40

Post by jakoblorz »

butwhywhyoh wrote: post #38

From the quick demos on the website this seems like something I would absolutely love. However, after signing up, I'm presented with a big, blank, white document and have no clue where to begin or how things are supposed to link together. I closed it in less than 1 minute.

The same here - I think templates would be a good fit!
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