Tiny Letter #8
Building tools / re-designing / keeping it simple / tools...
🗞️ Previous editions: #7 / #6 / #5
On building tools...
Often times I find myself trying new software for fun, experimenting with new workflows, and learning new tools. I find experimenting with new ideas and frameworks a crucial part of who I am. I carry this process in many facets of my life: routines, workouts, running, software, work, and hobbies.
Experimentation is learning, and learning is an ongoing human process.
When it comes to keeping things organized, I use Todoist.
It’s how I run my life, projects, and hobbies.
Need to plan something? Do it on Todoist.
Need to check for something? Search it on Todoist.
Need to do something later this week? Add it on Todoist.
You get the idea.
Todoist is my second brain.
But I recently found myself needing something more simple, lighter, and faster. I needed a tool I can use on the browser that doesn’t take long to load its data, something as straightforward as a Chrome extension. Especially, for one-off items - you know, daily tiny tasks.
I needed something that would do one thing really well and quickly.
So I built Tiny Tasks - a Chrome extension tool to manage both one-off and reoccurring tasks. Yeah, I know… Yet another to-do list app. But here is the catch. Tiny Tasks has an essential feature that allows you to decide whether you want all your tasks cleared out at midnight for a fresh day, every day.
Please give it a try and let me know what you think.
What areas can be improved?
What are some features you want to see added?
You can follow its development here and support Tiny Tasks here.
Thanks for reading!
~ Richard
📚 Read…
🖼️ Evaluating a redesign
“When evaluating a redesign, your first instinct is to compare the new design to the old design. But don’t do that. The first step is to understand what you’re evaluating. If you just put the new design up against the old design, and compare the two, the old design will strongly influence your evaluation of the new design…”
Read it: Evaluating a redesign
📺 Watched…
🎙️ Warren Buffet’s first broadcasted interview
It’s amazing how clear-minded and consistent Buffet has been throughout the years with spreading his wisdom and remaining true to his core values when picking the right businesses to own. Berkshire Hathaway has hit it out of the park plenty of times by keeping it simple, using reasoning and facts.
Watch it: Warren Buffet’s first broadcasted interview