Short intro
Productivity apps are easy to start and hard to make useful. The product only matters if it helps someone decide what to do next and return tomorrow.
What I was trying to do
I wanted to think through LifeSort as more than a calendar-style UI: what structure would make it sticky and useful as a real product?
What I learned
- Productivity apps need opinionated workflows.
- Calendar-style organization helps when time is the primary planning unit.
- Sorting life areas into a usable structure matters more than adding endless generic lists.
- Sticky products need daily loops, reminders, and visible progress.
Technical notes
- Life areas can become first-class entities with goals, tasks, events, and review cycles.
- Calendar views should connect to task state instead of being a separate surface.
- A good product loop might be plan day -> sort tasks -> review progress -> carry forward.
- Data model should support recurring tasks and lightweight reflection notes.
Problems / open questions
- What is the smallest opinionated workflow that feels useful?
- Should LifeSort be personal-only or collaboration-ready?
- How much automation should exist before it feels noisy?
Next steps
- Define the core daily workflow.
- Add clearer life-area grouping.
- Prototype review and carry-forward behavior.
- Decide what makes LifeSort different from generic task apps.