I’ve tried a lot of apps like this over the years. Two main things I’ve struggled with with all of them:
1) none seem to handle multiple calendars well. I have a personal calendar, a work calendar, and a side project calendar, I want them all to be independent, have tasks blocked out on them, etc, but still be aware of each other. So for example, I want to schedule a doctor’s appointment on my personal and have my other calendars mirror that time block, but scrub the details/make it generic. Super specific idea obviously, but if I don’t have it I have so much manual overhead aligning everything that I just give up and do it by hand.
2) they are all dogshit slow (not sure about this one, haven’t tried it). The combo of electron apps and what I guess is just calendar synchronization latency makes them have surprise ux patterns and overall just shitty experience in general.
A third thing is that I really enjoy planning my life with a kanban, and executing my day from a todo list (scheduled). That’s hard to nail.
Last: my notes live separately (as most people’s do I’ve seen anecdotally).
I hope someone can really succeed in this space because time blocking is so powerful, but nothing has fit my lifestyle quite right yet unfortunately.
> So for example, I want to schedule a doctor’s appointment on my personal and have my other calendars mirror that time block, but scrub the details/make it generic. Super specific idea obviously
Actually not that specific at all! I know a lot of people have at least the work/personal schedule split, and personally I have the additional side project one the same as you, which I bet is pretty common among people putting on this very website.
I also know a lot of people have other arrangements they'd like. Partially out trans people jump to mind. And I'd like my personal contacts to know what my side project life is up to but not vice versa, which is probably not standard but I doubt I'm alone.
So I think customizable ways to separate your life and who is able to see it is not really a niche feature at all, and just a commonly missing one.
>none seem to handle multiple calendars well. I have a personal calendar, a work calendar, and a side project calendar, I want them all to be independent, have tasks blocked out on them, etc, but still be aware of each other. So for example, I want to schedule a doctor’s appointment on my personal and have my other calendars mirror that time block, but scrub the details/make it generic. Super specific idea obviously, but if I don’t have it I have so much manual overhead aligning everything that I just give up and do it by hand.
YES, THIS! Managing personal, family, and work calendars is a nightmare. So much double handling.
Regarding the first point – that's something I'd like to have personally as I have to manage multiple calendars. We'll come there at some point for sure.
Thanks for typing it out. Number 1 is also something I would looove to have. Thought about implementing something myself often enough (as we creatives/programmers do), but well ...
1) none seem to handle multiple calendars well. I have a personal calendar, a work calendar, and a side project calendar, I want them all to be independent, have tasks blocked out on them, etc, but still be aware of each other. So for example, I want to schedule a doctor’s appointment on my personal and have my other calendars mirror that time block, but scrub the details/make it generic. Super specific idea obviously, but if I don’t have it I have so much manual overhead aligning everything that I just give up and do it by hand.
2) they are all dogshit slow (not sure about this one, haven’t tried it). The combo of electron apps and what I guess is just calendar synchronization latency makes them have surprise ux patterns and overall just shitty experience in general.
A third thing is that I really enjoy planning my life with a kanban, and executing my day from a todo list (scheduled). That’s hard to nail.
Last: my notes live separately (as most people’s do I’ve seen anecdotally).
I hope someone can really succeed in this space because time blocking is so powerful, but nothing has fit my lifestyle quite right yet unfortunately.