Seriously considering using Ubicloud's managed PostgreSQL. Simple, flexible, and very competitively priced.

June 2026: Here Is Where We Are At facilethings.com/blog/en/here... Monthly newsletter: - New Beta app. - New API v2. - New MCP server. #FacileThings #GTD #Apps

I love ending the work week like this!

David Allen complains that GTD apps lack a kind of "no leaks" feedback that lets you know what's wrong with the system: projects with no actions, things piling up in the inbox... We've always had this feature. Now we've improved it, adding more nudges and customization. And we've renamed it: Radar.

I've been programming all day by myself, without Claude's help. AMA!

Our latest article: Decision Fatigue: Why You Feel Exhausted Without Having “Done” Anything Physically facilethings.com/blog/en/deci...

Time to slow down a bit and refresh concepts

New live changelog page to track the app's development in real time: facilethings.com/changelog

The Diogene's syndrome is quite relevant... Thank you for the insights @facilethings.com facilethings.com/blog/en/the-...

The "leave Heroku" operation has just officially begun. It won’t be easy

Productivity doesn't matter if you're working on the wrong thing.

We've reworked and redesigned the Clarify process. In addition to the fundamental questions to clarify and organize each item, the system will remind you: 🔹That you assign contexts and choice criteria if it is a next action...

The Problem Isn’t You. It’s Your System facilethings.com/blog/en/the-... Most people look for productivity in the tools. The real problem is the "wiring".

All I'm saying is: write it down, you're going to forget

If you code with Claude, here's bunch of awesome information: arps18.github.io/posts/claude...

Building a changelog page to keep users informed about what has been done, what is being done, and what will be done in the short term

$29/month for a changelog service seems expensive to me. It's something I can develop in a couple of days and it pays for itself quickly.

"Taking a Walk May Lead to More Creativity than Sitting, Study Finds" → Good! I've been doing it all my life. www.apa.org/news/press/r...

If you want to understand the problem with googles new AI search let the founders of Google explain it.

56 years old. Experienced senior software engineer, 32 years working with relational databases. Today I deleted the production database. 🥵

Developing FacileThings API v2 from scratch. API development involves many tedious tasks: CRUD endpoints, specifications, documentation, testing. It turns out Claude handles all of these with ease. I only have to worry about the more complex business logic. The fun part! 😅

The Someday/Maybe List: How to Keep It from Becoming a Black Hole facilethings.com/blog/en/the-... #GTD #FacileThings

The calendar has become a first-class citizen in the new beta app. It has direct access from the menu, occupies all available space, and even allows you to capture events directly within it. #GTD #Calendar #FacileThings

The zero token way of taking notes and managing todo lists.

We use Docker Swarm instead of Kubernetes. For a SaaS with a handful of services, Swarm gives you everything you need with much less complexity.

We'll be posting short videos on our YouTube channel showing some of the things that work differently in the Beta app compared to the Classic app. Here's the first one: www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XU...

You don't always abandon #GTD because the methodology failed you. Sometimes you abandon it because the tool created just enough friction (every day, little by little) until opening it felt like resistance. In your mind, the tool and the method became the same thing. So you quit both.

We've added the Perspective Filter Tool, so the users can filter out their tasks by area of focus, personal/professional, goal and vision. The selected filter is displayed in the filter area so that it can be easily deactivated. #FacileThings #GTD #App

New article in the blog → How to Manage Your Clients with #GTD facilethings.com/blog/en/how-...

Appearing Productive in The Workplace nooneshappy.com/article/appe... → working with AI

GTD's whole promise is to reduce cognitive load. So using a tool that isn't built for #GTD (one that forces you to improvise your own structure and remember your own conventions) actively works against the methodology. The #tool isn't neutral. It can either carry weight for you, or add to it.

"The tool doesn't matter." I've heard this a hundred times. GTD coaches say it to remind you that no app will do the work for you. They're right about what they mean. But not about what they say. The tool matters a lot. Here's why: facilethings.com/blog/en/the-tool-does-matter

This weekend I’m working on a new API v2, more friendly to developers and LLMs than v1. It’ll serve the next MCP server

USA among the countries with worst work-life balance 🫤 www.aol.com/20-countries...

playing a bit with ScreenFlow. let’s see if I can make some video tutorials

An article I wrote sometime ago, now in the BulletJournal blog: "About Clicks, Shortcuts, Speed and Other #Productivity Bullshit" bulletjournal.com/blogs/bullet...

The Science of Living a Single Life: Why Separating the Personal from the Professional Has a Cognitive Cost facilethings.com/blog/en/the-... New article on #productivity #science

Productivity isn't about doing more. It's about moving from perpetually overwhelmed and reactive to competent, organized, and in control.

We've rolled out access to the beta app gradually so we can manage the bugs quickly and effectively. After two days of hard work, we've managed to clear Sentry's inbox. It's time to grant access to a few more users!

visiting Ávila…

I want it!

Consuming all tokens in half a day is the programmer's new tragedy

Learning new things, besides helping you grow, eliminates fears, increases flexibility, and reduces costs. Linux, Docker, and Grafana are giving me more powerful and cheaper options for launching software that I didn't have before.

The New FacileThings Enters Public Beta facilethings.com/blog/en/the-... Join the waitlist!

"I'll build my own productivity system." Works great for about three weeks. Then maintaining it becomes another source of stress. You're no longer managing your work. You're managing your productivity system.

starting a one-week half-vacation 😎

On "productive" procrastination www.maxvanijsselmuiden.nl/blog/product...

As someone who is contributing to both local-first and atproto I am delighted to see these communities moving closer together. We have a lot of principles and values in common

"You're out of extra usage · resets 8pm" work break! 🤷‍♂️

Regardless of how beautiful, fast, or powerful an app is, its purpose should be to improve your life in some way. The transformation I want our users to achieve: 🔺From scattered → to clear 🔺From reactive → to intentional 🔺From anxious → to confident