[HN Gopher] Legend
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Legend
Author : rohithkp
Score : 112 points
Date : 2021-09-07 17:35 UTC (5 hours ago)
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| glasss wrote:
| Seems interesting! Thinking of trying the free account once I get
| some spare time this week. Anyone here have experience with it?
| bmmayer1 wrote:
| Obligatory xkcd: https://xkcd.com/927/
|
| But also, I applaud this effort at simplifying workflows,
| recognizing how difficult it is to program around productivity
| where everyone seems to have a different way of doing things :)
| pbreit wrote:
| I suspect you are being downvoted because this isn't really
| related to standards.
| jaaron wrote:
| 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.
| unemphysbro wrote:
| vi todo.txt
|
| the same file served me well for over a decade. :)
| nixpulvis wrote:
| 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.
| stevage wrote:
| I would probably put the file in Dropbox . Easy to read on
| the phone. Can probably edit it too.
| unemphysbro wrote:
| I have another todo list in my mac's notes 'app' which
| syncs to my phone.
|
| However, for non-work stuff, I usually rely on pen-and-
| paper lists.
|
| It works for me, I've experimented with a few apps but
| they've never stuck within my workflow.
| frereubu wrote:
| 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.
| bee_rider wrote:
| 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...
| bee_rider wrote:
| iOS has a couple decent ssh clients, if you are into command
| line stuff. Blink and Panic both seem fine, although I'm sure
| I'll get some better suggestions now as that is the inevitable
| result of publicly airing an opinion on an ssh client. :)
| timbaboon wrote:
| Our IT dept at work is super strict with everything, to the
| point that I don't even bother accessing anything work related
| on any device other than my work machine. Nor am I allowed to
| actually (so these tools like Legend are by default unusable).
| By the same token, I refuse to put any personal info on the
| work machine. The upside of this is that I've been able to go
| back to using emacs for everything :)
| selfhoster11 wrote:
| Smart devices suck for deep focus productivity and
| organisation. Ultimately what works is either the desktop
| Outlook application or some offline gadget that can sync to
| your PC.
| fuzzybear3965 wrote:
| 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".
| pchristensen wrote:
| I believe OP meant it as "I was never more productive than
| when I used emacs."
| fuzzybear3965 wrote:
| Yeah, I agree. That's what I tried to say.
| butwhywhyoh wrote:
| 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.
| jakoblorz wrote:
| The same here - I think templates would be a good fit!
| inferense wrote:
| Interesting approach! Building an "all-in-one" workflow tool is
| difficult because as the feature list grows the app becomes
| bloated with user-facing features in form of buttons, dropdowns
| etc.
|
| It's cool to see a new design approach where user gets just about
| what they need at the time.
|
| I'm building yet another workflow tool but with NLP doing the
| heavy lifting for the user. https://acreom.com
|
| Excited to see where this all goes.
| afandian wrote:
| I would like to try this out on Android but the link goes to
| Google Play and I don't link my phone to a Google account.
|
| Any chance of an APK download?
| tibbon wrote:
| 99% of my incoming work happens in a combination of Slack, an
| SCM, Zoom and Jira. Maybe 1% of the time I get a task in from
| email (do this training, etc).
|
| Overall it's a cool idea, but I wasn't able to quickly determine
| if any/all of those things had support for task import.
|
| Of course, I can just type in the tasks and schedule them that
| way too.
|
| (I'm an SRE, not a founder or PM, so my workflow is likely a
| little different than most)
| mritchie712 wrote:
| You're right, spoking on email falls flat for me too.
| AnEro wrote:
| That cost hurts
|
| Still prefer Dendron, I get to own my data if it dies (please
| keep funding them ycombinator). Plus it looks like its going this
| direction already with api's that are local first for people to
| build it in if they don't.
| satvikpendem wrote:
| 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
|
| - www.levelteams.com
| mmcclure wrote:
| I've been using Sunsama for the last few months and have really
| enjoyed it, I was somewhat surprised not to find it in a cmd+f
| on these comments.
| michaelje wrote:
| +1 oltra - I've been using it recently for focus blocks and
| organizing my day for impact.
|
| How would you say your product compares or differs for the
| average(or ideal) user?
| satvikpendem wrote:
| I know the founder of Oltra, cool guy. My product is actually
| mobile first because I found that I liked having it on my
| phone when I'm out and about. It's still in the building
| stages though, I've been documenting it on Twitter [0] this
| month, trying to finish the MVP before the end of the month.
|
| [0]
| https://twitter.com/satvikpendem/status/1433247453222944768
| nixpulvis wrote:
| 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.
| erichurkman wrote:
| https://agenda.com fit the bill for me. Offline use (though
| can only sync today through iCloud and Dropbox, I think,
| which sucks - but you can sync folders manually), pulls
| calendar from your system integration, simple payment. You
| can link your daily agenda items/notes to calendar invites.
|
| Though it does not connect to email, at least today, which
| was OK for my use cases.
| nixpulvis wrote:
| I should mention I am running Wayland, and would like to
| continue to do so, ideally on my phone as well one day.
| djbeadle wrote:
| Slight typo in the parent comment should be www.getartemis.app,
| an extra "w" snuck in. I have now knowledge of the product but
| was curious to see it.
| satvikpendem wrote:
| Fixed thanks
| soperj wrote:
| Ironic that an extra "w" snuck into your post :) "I have now
| knowledge"
| atestu wrote:
| Looks like Level is dead fyi
|
| https://www.derrickreimer.com/essays/2019/05/17/im-walking-a...
| satvikpendem wrote:
| Indeed, I included it to show that even though everyone might
| seem like they're clamoring for deep work products, the
| reality is that sometimes people just don't care enough.
| Level's founder Derrick Reimer had a hypothesis that people
| hated Slack (and particularly its interrupting notifications)
| that he wanted to make a product that was async. Turns out
| people don't actually care enough to change their entire
| communications workflow.
| joelrunyon wrote:
| he's working on savvycal.com now - similar space.
| madrox wrote:
| In my experience, productivity apps have more in common with
| lifestyle brands than, say, email. In that way, there's no
| winning any more than one brand can effectively own a space.
|
| If I were CEO of one of these products, I'd quickly diversify
| into other areas in order to differentiate, add value to
| subscriptions, and better cater to a particular audience. How
| I'd do that would depend on the lifestyle brand I'm trying to
| establish. I've heard this called the law of division in
| marketing.[1]
|
| 1: https://ericsink.com/laws/Law_10.html
| one_comment wrote:
| Is that org-mode for Android?
| smnrchrds wrote:
| I am seeing "deep work" used more and more often, with many apps
| promising to help you achieve it. Is deep work the new GTD?
| satvikpendem wrote:
| Have you read the eponymous book by Cal Newport? That's where
| these tools being labeled for "deep work" are coming from. It's
| a great book, I'd highly recommend it. Overall though I don't
| think you necessarily need a tool for deep work, but it can
| help.
| smnrchrds wrote:
| I have not read the book, but I am aware of it. That's why I
| think it is so similar to GTD: started as a book, became very
| popular with the tech community leading to a few tools being
| made for it, became a common sight on HN front page, (we have
| not gotten here yet with deep work) became clear it was not a
| silver bullet and lost its lustre, vanished from front page,
| some people still use it.
| Shank wrote:
| Deep Work is all about large blocks of time allocated to highly
| creative/in-depth work. GTD is more of a way of handling tasks
| that are obvious and known in a methodical way. Deep Work is
| probably more applicable to software developers or other
| creative fields than it is to say, someone like a secretary
| that has to manage a huge influx of tasks that fly in from all
| directions, most of which are trivial to handle, but can be
| "paralyzing" when not handled.
| ljm wrote:
| I wanted to try out the Linux app on Ubuntu (downloaded the .deb
| file), see how it compared to Obsidian (which is sadly a little
| awkward in terms of sync and config).
|
| Unfortunately the desktop version is unusable - it automatically
| maximises itself and then gets stuck in a loop, constantly trying
| to resize. Trying to make the window smaller makes it go
| similarly crazy and it will just revert to filling the screen
| again.
|
| That's unfortunately a non-starter.
| T3RMINATED wrote:
| Basically ASANA?
| steve_adams_86 wrote:
| 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 contacts and files
| as well, but I'm not sure if/why I'd need that. I have all of
| that on MacOS/iOS already, so when I add contacts or references
| to files it'll come from iCloud or whatever. That's fine for me.
| Is this for people with more disparate and less integrated
| systems? Am I missing out on something?
|
| The main appeal to me is having task lists working more like
| documents; Things doesn't support this and it's fairly inflexible
| in that regard. I do wish I could plan projects and take notes a
| little more freely in there. But I'd also worry that having this
| freedom might be a distraction, too.
| deergomoo wrote:
| 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.
| Wronnay wrote:
| Shit... I had something similar in my side project ToDo List...
|
| It always happens, that some other guy had the same idea and
| already realized it before I started :-D
| hkon wrote:
| I don't get it. Is it a calendar? If you want to have no
| distractions. The phone has an off button.
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