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Re:Show HN: General Task, a free task manager for builders (... by zeroonetwothree on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:01PM (#33701229)
Looks nice, but I've become kind of jaded on 'task/time management' as a concept. At least for me (and maybe others) I don't want to micro-optimize my day. I'd rather have more room for spontaneous creativity and fun. I don't want to feel like I'm on an assembly line being fed things to do one at a time.

And I've also found that focusing too much on small details can cause you to miss big picture work that has much more effect. For example, you optimize preparing for a meeting, but you don't stop to think "maybe I don't even need this meeting?". Or you have very detailed implementation for some feature, but you don't think about maybe a different feature would be more valuable.

I have been casually thinking of what a task management solution that encourages more spontaneous and creative work would look like.

Re:Show HN: General Task, a free task manager for builders (... by jreinstra on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:11PM (#33701299)
I totally agree. I think it's crucially important that every detail can be backed up by a long term goal and that you have the freedom & visibility in your tracker to make that happen.

We wanted to start by doing the fundamentals very well (tasks, basic calendar, etc), but we are very excited to push the envelope of what a task manager does over time and help align your short term actions with what can most effectively advance your goals in the long run.

Re:Show HN: General Task, a free task manager for builders (... by neontomo on Monday November 21, 2022 @10:17PM (#33701349)
Have a technical platform that encourages you to be spontaneous sounds a bit paradoxical, but maybe it could do it in a subtle way - so that the user does the creativity part, not being fed "creativity slots" on a conveyor belt like the previous concept. It's worth exploring.