Task Management, Time Management

https://medium.com/@fletchrichman/why-superhuman-and-notion-reduced-my-focus-and-productivity-75ec16248401

Superhuman & Notion
– reduced focus
– reduced productivity

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Hotkeys! — keyboard shortcut
Zero Inbox
Speed
Built-in Rapportive – Linkedin profiles pop up on the right sidebar automagically

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Speed: constantly jumping around between emails or switching back and forth between Chrome/Slack/Superhuman
Default Calendar: pops up on the right side when you type a date, switch to Gcal every time anyways.
Design: minimalistic design, the total lack of colors and distinction between emails disorienting
All my inboxes in one app: 3 different email inboxes to allow me to prioritize
No extensions: Gmail — calendar, CRM, and other integrations that are super valuable

creating a regular cadence of when I check email instead of leaving the Superhuman app open at all times

cadence:
– beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
– how often a regularly scheduled thing happens
– in business:
> how often, in format, and in what series a manager meets their workers
– Within Agile project management, cadence refers to the number of days or weeks a sprint, iteration, or release lasts
– a meeting cadence: the number of meetings you have, when you have them, and how long they are
> your meeting cadence can be bi-weekly, weekly, bi-monthly, monthly, or quarterly.

task manager

GTD framework, which is how I organize my tasks.

GTD: Getting Things Done
– https://gettingthingsdone.com/what-is-gtd/
– https://todoist.com/productivity-methods/getting-things-done

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Customization: quickly create a list with custom statuses and filters
Different views: Being able to view as a list or Kanban and toggle between the two is great.
Emoji descriptors: It was great to be able to use emojis to better organize/visualize tasks.
Text editor: I know this is somewhat debated but I really like the Notion text editor. It’s powerful and intuitive.

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What I didn’t like
Sorting/Reordering: warning, no default sorting, I had to move everything into place.
Clicks to add a task: Adding a task in the right status took 4 clicks (New, Click Status, Select Status, Esc/Click out) which adds too much to barrier of creating tasks.
Clicks to complete a task: I had to open up the task and change the status to done, there was no way to just one-click complete
Mobile: On mobile, everything turned into more taps and was just generally not easy to view.