A personal project, in every sense
Marius Schober
The first person who needed this.
A little more about me ↗I wasn’t trying
to make an app.
I was trying to find a way to get things done.
I tried the apps. The techniques. The new systems that were finally going to work. What helped was surprisingly simple: plan the day, choose the order, then work on one task at a time.
When a tool I relied on stopped being developed, I went searching again. Eventually, I started building what I wanted to exist.
“What I needed was a day that fit.
And a way to do one thing at a time.”
The longer story +
TodoRun showed me the power of strict daily planning and doing one task at a time. Another tool brought a timer and focus music into that experience. TSurfing grew from the parts that worked for me—and the things I still needed.
I’d fill a day with more work than it could hold, then finish frustrated. Estimating the time made the problem visible. My morning routine also needed a place before I tackled the task I’d been avoiding. That became habits before frogs.
Along the way, I came to understand my own experience through ADHD. I haven’t had a formal diagnosis. That recognition changed how I approached my attention, and helped me see strengths in it too. This is my experience, rather than a diagnosis of anyone who recognizes the story.
There was another question underneath it all. I’d put so much pressure on myself to be successful. But successful at what? Whose idea of success was I following?
Reality Transurfing and René Girard’s ideas about imitated desire helped me question the goals I was chasing. That became True North: a vision of how I want to live, with measurable goals serving that vision.
Planning around energy, excitement and leverage made the day more personal. The aim was always the same: a direction I believe in, and a way to act on it now.
I made this for myself. I’m sharing it in the hope that, if this feels familiar, it might help you too.
Marius
