Before I started my own company, I worked as a software developer for a New York media company. I had a colleague—let’s call him Neil—who was a brilliant designer. But he was also a perfectionist.

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We may earn a commission from links on this page. When I was in college, I bought one of those grocery list notepads that used to be popular. The notepad felt genius: it was a pre-populated list for ...

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I wouldn’t call myself a productivity guru, but I have tested hundreds of productivity apps, including to-do list apps. However, I found the standard to-do list apps are easy to use but often lack ...