This App Replaced My Whole Productivity System

[@timmerk7363]

I feel like the productivity space has become a parody of itself. There is always a new "productivity system" or something new to optimize, because the ones from last week weren't perfect after all. It is one thing to use better tools for the job, and another to make searching for tools an entirely new job in the search for perfection, that logically can't even exist.

[@jerry716]

Right on

[@TheRealTommyR]

Well said.

[@pooper2831]

Productivity videos are new netflix. These are for binge watching, not to become productive

[@Ihateduckface157]

@@pooper2831it’s mental masterbation. Just like ready self help books

[@Chris-qy2bh]

However we are 7 billion so an established system can’t be a « one size fits all » and that’s why there are productivity app « gurus » so you quickly see what works best for you. And I think you can seek for improvement without seeking for perfection. As you evolve a person so does your duties and responsibilities hence your current « productivity system » might need some change as well

[@jimgrant1776]

Over the last few years, I have watched several KZbin videos and read several articles on “productivity” systems. They are all well-conceived and valuable to users. Sometimes, they are called “project management” or “task management” systems. Regardless, their focus is on “tasks/activities”. They can cause users to become “masters of the minutia”. This is in contrast to a person’s “objectives”. Sometimes the word “goals” or the term “end results” is used to mean the same thing as the word “objectives”. Regardless of the word/term used, I am talking about a condition, a situation, or a state of affairs that a person wants later in his/her life. That may be wanted just a couple months from now or many years. “Tasks/Activities” are merely the “means to the ends”. It is your “objectives” (end results) that are far more important than “tasks/activities”. Consequently, I highly recommend that people who develop “productivity” systems incorporate the development of “objectives” into the design of their systems and encourage users to start by defining their “objectives”. And therefore, each person should spend a fair amount time defining his/her “objectives”, both short term ones, preferably medium terms, and maybe even long term ones. Add them to whatever “productivity” system you use. It is important to write them down, because, over time, you will modify / refine your “objectives” and it will be important that you explicitly acknowledge those changes and modify your “tasks/activities”, accordingly. To help with defining your “objectives”, I’ve created a list of “categories” of objectives to get your thinking started. I believe it to be a comprehensive list. Here it is. * Personal / Professional Relationship * Physical / Health Condition * Mental / Intellectual Condition * Emotional / Psychological Condition * Spiritual Condition * Wealth / Financial Condition * Security / Safety Condition * Fame / Reputation * Power / Influence * Skill / Capability * Possession / Property (Things you have / own) * Location / Place (Where you primarily reside) Again, note. These are “categories” of “objectives”, not “objectives” in and of themselves. Finally, the “tasks/activities” in whatever productivity system you use need to be in support of and linked to one or more of your “objectives”. If some “task/activity” isn’t, you need to ask yourself, “why am I doing this?” - - - In some productivity systems, it is easy to create the links by adding tags to your “tasks/activities”.

[@mateorc099]

I enjoy reading your comment. That's a smart point of view on "productivity" systems

[@Wolkenbruch7]

Thank you🎉

[@jerommeke_T]

I've basically come to the same conclusion as you although you've been able to put it more eloquently : )

[@Kraiz_]

Thank you for this, and the categories actually

[@elvenpath7]

The eizenhaur matrix exists exactly not to be 'master of minutia'. You can find more about this in "7 habits of high efective people" by R Covi. In short, the most important tasks are those that are important and not urgent (quadrant 2). This is your highest goal\motivation\value\mission. The urgent and important (quandrant 1) are actually tasks that you should avoid at any cost, because this is what takes your focus from you, and makes you mindless task completer.

[@RNSS_0]

I am using tick for 3 years now. It's the best app I ever saw and they continue improving their app. it deserves every penny

[@CyrusLemonius]

I have been using it for a few years. I love the simplicity but full functionality of it. It's not glamorous BUT it does what you need without a fuss. The mobile app is a joy to use. And the price means this has been my goto tasks app without fail

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

It’s the interface that is the issue. Not glamour- don’t know where you got that idea.

[@NadaQureshi]

They say if you want something done- get a busy mom to do it. Oh yes! I’ve been struggling to find an app that integrates my tasks and calendar together and I watched tens of productivity gurus talking on and on about their ‘second brain’ systems but I felt that NO ONE understood the mind of a busy mom - until your video came along! Thank you for sharing!

[@juliag1991]

Thank you for introducing and sharing this app. I started using this app for organising my PhD work and my life a month ago and I feel much better organised. My anxiety has also been reduced. I first heard about this app on your channel.🤗

[@lika1711]

Thank you so much. I cried when I watched this video because this can be a solution for my overwhelmed me. I am very grateful to have found your video. You don't know how much you have helped me. Thank you so much.

[@bikersoncall]

Is it what you expected, how do you like it 3 mos later?

[@mariana-vieira]

A lot of people have been asking me why I'm recommending TickTick over Akiflow. The short answer is: it depends on the user but OVERALL, TickTick is a clear winner when you look at pricing. Akiflow is fantastic (and I'll be switching to Akiflow once they support an iOS app) but it's very geared towards people with multiple teams and multiple areas of life they need to manage (that's why Akiflow's main trait is importing data from other productivity apps like Gmail, Slack, Notion, Asana, Trello, etc.). It's not a very common type of workflow and the app is expensive - something that makes sense for me, as a business owner and someone who's simultaneously working a 9 to 5, but for many of you who are students, that subscription probably won't pay off.

[@ap0ria]

If only Tick Tick had a real calendar. The subscription link for integration into gcal is atrocious for anyone who works on their calendar in real time.

[@arielleluana]

It’s been a couple years since I last tried Tick Tick. I spent more time setting it up than actually using it 😅 The aesthetics bothered me and I think the setup was annoying as well. It looks like it has made a lot of improvements since then though. I might have to give it another try! Congrats on the new baby! From one mama to another - the first year of motherhood is a wild one. Nothing is more humbling. Stay flexible and be gentle with yourself! ❤️

[@ashleydahlseid9644]

I totally agree with you @arielle4616 the UI sucks and I've had to spend a lot of time pissing around with it. I think ToDoist is about to release similar features so like time-blocking natively within with a more robust calendar.

[@chillwavemusic5024]

Literally same thing - had been trying Tick Tick and spent a lot of time to configuring, not to doing things ) And yep, this app is powerful and flexible, but UI not intuitive and clunky for me I lead toward the old and reliable list of tasks in Google Doc )

[@iradicalism]

I've used ticktick for a few months now and I think it's the perfect productivity/to-do app for me! and now I feel validated because you love the app as well 😂

[@dreamtvbolivia9694]

Yes it's great but the calendar doesn't sync everybody complains about it😥

[@jmschnip]

I have to say that I stumbled on your video 6 months ago and was sold. I've been putting off making the change, but found this video back and am stoked to make the change!

[@mariana-vieira]

Welcome aboard!🩷

[@TeeWreh]

I used this app years ago.. it was nowhere near this awesome. Very excited to try it again

[@renanlunar]

I didn’t know this app!! OMG! I always asked why Google Calender didn’t worked integrated as a to do list. That is all I always wanted. And a habit tracker!? Perfect

[@Ruzu1_1]

its premium that

[@nourin_siddique]

Congratulations Mariana !! I am happy for you both. Take care love

[@jen_vg]

Oh! I've been switching back and forth between my bujo and ticktick for years! So glad you found it, now I'm gonna hop back in again (please don't switch to a bujo just now, these switches take time and I'm easily swayed 😂)

[@luizanishi]

I loved how there are things written in Portuguese mixed with English. E eu pude entender ambas And I even took a while to notice that😅

[@nikonifu]

Saame, I love PT/EN content!

[@SamFigueroa]

Oh I felt so heard when you said calendar blocking is incompatible with having a family. It can be a real a struggle to combine kids & blocking.

[@dorotheawright2205]

❤thank you for the Skillshare opportunity 🙏 I was so excited 😁 when I made the first 1000. Enjoy the new world of parenting❤.

[@EliseuMateus]

Nice! Nice to see a portuguese on her way to reach one million subscribers on KZbin! Proud! 😌

[@jessielouheart]

I’m testing this app now. It’s great! I’m running into a couple of “bugs” but after watching your video, I can see these are my own issues / questions, not the app.

[@pedromota740]

Sei que não tem muito haver com o assunto. Mas seus videos me ajudam muito a melhorar meu ingles! A qualidade deles é muito boa!

[@estantedapipoca]

Também me ajudam muito! Além de ser um conteúdo incrível ❤

[@pedromota740]

@@estantedapipoca Simm, e muito bom. Tambem foi muito legal quando vi que ela era Brasileira kkkk

[@estantedapipoca]

@@pedromota740 Menino, e vc acredita que ela é de portugal? Hahaha sempre achei que fosse brasileira também, descobri quando ela comentou no instagram

[@pedromota740]

@@estantedapipoca Serio? KKKKK Tambem achava haha Uma vez escutei ela chamando o cachorro ou o gato dela, e não parecia ter sotaque de Português

[@DiogoSanti]

Gostei da mistura de português e inglês... Parece até código de programador brasileiro...

[@EliseuMateus]

😅

[@RaphaelValente]

Pensei a mesma coisa

[@FrankDeMarco]

Congratulations! Keep up the Good Work!

[@annette2687]

Excellent video! After 5 expensive and frustrating years with Todoist, I'm so glad I switched!

[@micuplans]

I've been using ticktick free since 2018 and i love it. I'm PRETTY SURE you know that it also has a KANBAN view for the lists, right? ~ Anyway, warm hugs from Argentina ^^

[@mariana-vieira]

I hate Kanban boards 😂 so it’s a feature I never really even notice

[@micuplans]

@@mariana-vieira bwahaha that's ok! I use the kanban view as sorting columns. Like I have a list of proyects and instead of using tags y use columns for personal, work, etc ^^

[@elunac2362]

Wow, I did not know about the Kanban view.

[@butchgo6130]

I'm sticking to Notion and Obsidian. I guess I'm that complicated person liking to complicate things.

[@mr_clean575]

If you want to complicate more, there are some plugins within Obsidian that essentially replace Notion, so you can keep them combined 😉

[@AKM_828]

😂

[@Trasin]

I use Todoist in combination with my calendar. It integrates very well and works similar to this

[@mbabybz3]

Thanks!

[@mbabybz3]

Great video, well organized, comprehensive, and clear.

[@pr_Akash9]

I have been using this app for over 2 years and I have never considered switching to another one.

[@noortaiyeba1068]

this app is my absolute favorite and i was very shocked that no one was talking about it

[@mariana-vieira]

I love TickTick 🤍

[@thomasbrown8939]

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[@hernandezmarsh2771]

Yeah you're absolutely right..... Lots of people are still making massive profits from the stock and crypto market, all you really need is some relevant information and some professional advice. It is totally inappropriate for investors to stand by as they take dips during significant market diclinism

[@aureliajuliet1371]

@@hernandezmarsh2771 A good investment requires experience and knowledge to carry out a successful operation. Professionally, it is recommended to trade with experienced brokers, who can help you increase your profits while helping you learn the trade

[@hernandezmarsh2771]

Well I invest with a top trader Investor Ashton Edwards you might have heard of him.. I can correctly say he's the best top trader in the world, an investment advisor as his diversification skills are great, I say this because i see that in his results as my portfolio grows by averages of 25% to 35% on a weekly basis, unlike i can say for my IRA which has just been trudging along. my portfolio just mirrors what he place and not just on some particular industries of my choosing. He gave me that financial freedom I needed

[@denniswilliam4653]

@@hernandezmarsh2771 Honestly I really need help with learning how to trade. Seeing my portfolio low makes me very sad. Please do you mind sharing any means of reaching out to him easily?

[@hernandezmarsh2771]

@@denniswilliam4653 Investor Ashton Edwards. He's well researched. Just look him up on the internet, you'll find his personal website

[@lateismycat2284]

I have been using its 2 years now and I cant stop😅

[@fmj899]

wow! I used to use this app and they didn't have the calendar or matrix at the time. I will have to give it a try again because that looks so useful!

[@ecamacho7726]

Honestly, I really don't have so much going on that I need some way to manage what I have to do or want to do. Sometimes I wish I had a need for things like this.

[@deixaqueeudesenhofacilitac488]

This video is so good! Congratulations. I'm also curious to know how you organize your folders and files. If you do annual, weekly, monthly, half-yearly divisions, or if you do these divisions by themes. Hug!

[@heywillwong]

What a coincidence my wife and I also have a 2 month old. Very interested to hear how you will be adapting your productivity systems around becoming a new parent!

[@malikmartin]

I wish it had a lifetime purchase option.

[@kedeeky]

Unrelated, but I haven’t seen one of your vids in a while and was confused on the channel name change. I see I’ve missed a lot!! Congrats on the little one!!

[@ClariNerd]

The more I explore productivity apps, the more I realize that I am probably better off building my own from scratch.

[@mariana-vieira]

Go for it! 💪

[@extremeintelligence]

Have i finally found the holy grail for getting things done! Thanks for sharing😁

[@Rudescorpion2576]

Kudos to your English Mariana!

[@mariana-vieira]

Thanks 🥰

[@theaarongarcia]

Notion is def for a very particular person. For me, it's too overwhelming. Having something so customizable isn't for everyone. It lasted about 10 mins in my system before I deleted it.

[@mariana-vieira]

I actually love using Notion + a task manager like TickTick, I think it’s such a power combo! But I totally get you, Notion can be super overwhelming

TickTick looks nice. As I've read thouout the years... It's not about the tool, it's about you using the tool.

[@Shajirr_]

Tasks display due date, but is there a way to display "days remaining" instead? I don't want to math out how many days are left until deadline for each task each day...

[@rollingarchives]

Physical notebooks are my cache, TickTick is my RAM, Notion is my SSD

[@mariana-vieira]

Great way to put it!

[@hypernewlapse]

I feel like for your specific situation something like Sunsama or Cal Newport flexible system would be helpful

[@mariana-vieira]

Thanks for the tip 😉

[@nahlar]

Amazing video thanks for sharing this ! Can I ask what app/tool you used for editing this KZbin video?

[@nigahiga878]

this looks like todoist but slightly smarter and more well thought out

[@habibilove803]

This is my second yr of having tick tick but I haven't really used it because idk what I'm doing 😅 any more vids of how to use the program?

[@mariana-vieira]

Hey! Check this video I made: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIesnJWlarplp6c

[@Linstit74]

Nice app I use for 1 year... some of my collegues teacher use to.

[@DCHAN34]

Good app thanks for your sharing 😊 I start using this app now and pay for the premium version immediately 😂

[@Seolhwaneul]

Commenters just giving money, wow what life must KZbinrs have, I’m envious 😂

[@ArnauViaM]

Ticktick has all the features you would like but it is laggy, buggy and the team deploy features dramatically overweighting being able to list them against having a polish and reliable app

[@ashawild1071]

Thank you for this perspective- I've been loyal to Todoist for task (not project) management, but this video has me rethinking things. However, I need something that works reliably and won't leave me frustrated. What are you using instead?

[@ArnauViaM]

@@ashawild1071 I use things, it lacks some features, but is polished, intuitive and works every time. It is at least 4 years old with minor updates, so it lacks time blocking for instance, but i have built workarounds using apple shortcuts to address them.

[@azkanand5832]

@@ArnauViaM yeah but things is apple exclusive

[@ArnauViaM]

@@azkanand5832 I can't discuss that of course, but still, if you are not in the apple ecosystem I would go with Todoist. Again Ticktick is the most feature rich app on the space, but it is not polished and not reliable

[@joaobonsegno126]

Buguei muito quando te ouvi falando inglês e vi escrevendo em português (0:22) 😂 Achei que estava viajando, até voltei pra conferir

[@mariana-vieira]

😂

[@adildahlan]

wow! Amazing video! On a side note, how about you make another one showing how you edited this video! love the b-roll!?

[@chriscentproductions6905]

As a cebuano... this made me laugh so HARD and can't take this video seriously 🤣🤣🤣 but non the less, I'm considering the app HAHAHAH

[@jonramos]

Good choice...very underrated app

[@mariana-vieira]

I know, right? 🤩

[@enad6737]

This looks like a bit of me. Definitely going to give it a go

[@georgehowelliii5666]

Great video! What’s the difference between Ticktick and Trello and Evernote as Productivity apps?

[@djole0501]

Trello is a kanban board, it's used mainly for specific projects you could be working on, to help you divide up tasks in categories and to divide them between people, it's not really meant as a daily todo list for your life, but rather as a tool to help you understand what you and your colleagues need to do in a specific project, and track what you've completed.

[@georgehowelliii5666]

@@djole0501 Thank you for your help.

[@prettyme4387]

The person above described Trello well but TickTick also has a Kanban board option (dividing projects) :) And evernote is better for note taking

[@al3xj]

Nice app, couldn't get sub-tasks to view in the task lists - in fact couldn't find where they live except if you click on the parent task - yes, they have due dates, but if I set a due date for say next Monday, on Monday the sub task doesn't show up in the calendar. A deal breaker for me, but not sure if I was doing something wrong but a deal-breaker for me - nice UI though

[@AllwinJeba]

TickTick was my favorite todo manager too. However, I decided to move on from it due to Data Privacy issues. TickTick i believe syncs to Chinese servers. I do not want any of my personal details going to any Chinese servers. I our todo manager we put all kind of things and attachments. That's why TickTick is a NO NO for me, I do not trust any of my personal data going to any chinese servers.

[@charlesalexander9190]

How do you create your screencast video tutorials?

[@jonbikaku6133]

Do you know of a way to maintain daily journals and see it for specific day/month etc?

[@petermarin]

Around 5:45 min, you add a bunch a tasks in the Today view - they all appear as yellow and automatically assigned to business. How do you do that?

[@jamestheredd]

She is using the priority system in TickTick. “Medium” priority is yellow. My guess is she has assigned a default priority for new tasks.

[@Daisyhatingugolyee]

I don't need this rn but I probably will in the future so thanks!

[@alex_g087]

What I've noticed: you can't create descriptions to lists. If your list is a project - you can't add info (like budget for example).

[@jamestheredd]

One potential workaround could be to pin a note to the top to act as your description. Just an idea. :)

[@bullcrapptv]

Every time I watch an older video loke this, the price tiers have increased. This one is NOW $36 instead of twenty seven.

[@mariana-vieira]

Yikes! 😬

[@MrGheller]

Are you now using Notion por project management and Tick Tick for task management simultaneously??

[@fowenart]

Thank you

[@britneyellingson7743]

You have a snapshot of a calendar view when talking about timeblocking where within the time block in the calendar there are tasks you can see. What app is that? It doesn't look like TickTick.

[@mariana-vieira]

Can you give me a time stamp? ☺️

[@gavel44]

I liked Tick Tick, but data security is very important to me…I had to stop using it

[@calicocat7054]

Can you please do a sample ticktick timeblocking for university students please?

[@Bill0102]

I'm in awe of the comprehensive nature of this content. A book with similar substance expanded my intellectual horizons. "Dominating Your Clock: Strategies for Professional and Personal Success" by Anthony Rivers

[@ruthrice1152]

What kind of notebook do you use when you got with pen and paper?

[@mariana-vieira]

Usually Moleskine or Leuchtturm but for a more structured planner, I really love golden coil

[@killingsali]

I feel like Obsidian can do the same better and also ensure I capture my notes perfectly.

[@avxnlee]

I was just watching the chatGPT video lol

[@vlfantoni]

caramba, seu ingles eh incrível!

[@v_regnum_C]

Parabens pelo ingles, percebi pelo que estava escrito apenas.

[@ARNBNDL]

Do ticktick work for taking note too?

[@chufflangs]

I'm a huge TickTick fan!!

[@rastariza]

I wish it had custom fields :(

[@PauloParreira]

Experimentei várias apps mas acabei por ficar no TickTick desde há uns anos para cá, só gostava que pudesse editar marcações do iCal.

[@alias_peanut]

I alone struggle with digital and brain fog anxiety.

[@RidwanNurzeha]

Im using this. But sometimes im back and forth between this and google task. Tick tick too many features. 😂

[@DannyHatcherTech]

Tick Tick is great but... Todoist does all that as well, I am curious why not that? Planner apps have tasks and calendars combined Sunsama and Akiflow as good examples. As a Morgen user subtasks and habit tracking are the things missing, but I don't habit track and Morgen has: Schedule links, calendar sets, global hotkeys and many more features tick tick doesn't have. There is no right app, just sharing my thoughts 😁

[@mariana-vieira]

Todoist doesn’t have a calendar feature (at least it didn’t when I used it in the past!) I find Akiflow really glitchy (I reviewed it last month). Never really enjoyed Sunsama either. Independently of that, this is the app that’s working well for me. It doesn’t mean it will work well for everyone ☺️

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@mariana-vieira Ah, you have dropped google calendar for Tick Tick, I thought you were using them side by side. Todoist integrates with Gcal I think. Always interesting looking at these tools.

[@KarenLoTucker]

For me, the lack of natural language for the input in Morgen is the barrier. Todoist really wins in terms of easy task creation.

[@DannyHatcherTech]

@@KarenLoTucker NLP in the command bar does enough for me. Still got some work to do to catch up to todoist, but Morgen works with todoist. Everyone has their prefernce of course.

[@blackstacie_ibe]

Go NOTION

[@fiopiccolo14]

Thank you so much for this video... I used TickTick years ago and abandoned it for some reason but after seeing this video, I'm back to using it. I'm realizing how great this app is... I think the calendar feature is a game-changer. I don't think I had that feature before because I didn't have the premium. Lately, I have been putting this emoji ->✅ in the title of every calendar event task that I completed in Google Calendar (for motivation) . I didn't want to use Google Tasks because the user interface annoyed me. TickTick is so much more efficient as a calendar and task combo app!

[@hansluk]

as a chinese, knowing this is a chinese company is a nono. end of.

[@redmaple1982]

Does anyone know of an app that allows you to edit text in the same way notion does (aka holding and dragging a block of text around)? That is the only feature that I really care about (it making writing on a phone a lot easier ) at it seems to be really hard to search for.

[@mariana-vieira]

Check out Logseq :)

[@redmaple1982]

@@mariana-vieira thank you! I will take a look today! EDIT: Thanks! It works well!

[@katsmith8263]

Notion is free

[@hlb0111]

What's the difference between this and Notion?

[@Ruzu1_1]

notion its notetaking idk, and ticktick its for planning

[@FrankJonen]

What do you do when internet access is down?

[@rainerzufall9943]

You're f****d. Just kidding: The site also works offline and sync once you're back online.

[@BDV000]

You have course? Where have I been

[@Moodie684]

Can i use this for home management

[@mariana-vieira]

Yes although for more specific and detailed projects I recommend something like Notion

[@stevesmith4319]

productivity system tips .

[@RaphaelValente]

I left todoist to ticktick for me than years now. And still no regrets. Really complete tool

[@theaarongarcia]

Also, some of you live hectic lives. I'm twiddling my thumbs and taking naps for most of the day.

[@jate.photography]

Give Todoist a try?

[@arpandutta3591]

Could you do a TickTick vs todoist comparison?

[@mariana-vieira]

Noted! 🤓