> It prioritizes tasks based on factors like due date, start date, and priority — so you (and your team) always know which task to work on next.
Oh no. xD This kind of prioritization is one of the worst kinds you can do based on human personality dynamics--especially if stuck or late--and it's the default for this improved app from what I can tell?
I really recommend that smart productivity systems use & guide users through open, multi-factor list ranking, with factors input by users at the very least. It should be possible for the software to help users construct a subjective and appropriate priority model with little effort. More objective ranking factors like due date are a very common red herring for what it means to know _how_ to get things done.
Changing from priority-first to another type of ranking altogether is often the key to deciphering a difficult productivity puzzle, so I really want to see more apps like this move in such a direction and treat prioritization more deftly.
I feel like this advertisement will primarily influence people who pathologically switch and shake up their workflows due to FOMO and other productivity related insecurities.
So existing Todo lists "don't work", because research shows only 41% of things on Todo lists get done (it's unclear if that is a bad radtio, how is it compared to no Todo list?)
Of course, there is no comparison or study about if Motion is any better, just woo-woo promises of "AI".
Recently I'm finding my Google searches full of these kinds of "guides" which are just long adverts for some company. I wonder if they do, or should, fall under mislabelled advertising.
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[ 1.5 ms ] story [ 30.6 ms ] threadOh no. xD This kind of prioritization is one of the worst kinds you can do based on human personality dynamics--especially if stuck or late--and it's the default for this improved app from what I can tell?
I really recommend that smart productivity systems use & guide users through open, multi-factor list ranking, with factors input by users at the very least. It should be possible for the software to help users construct a subjective and appropriate priority model with little effort. More objective ranking factors like due date are a very common red herring for what it means to know _how_ to get things done.
Changing from priority-first to another type of ranking altogether is often the key to deciphering a difficult productivity puzzle, so I really want to see more apps like this move in such a direction and treat prioritization more deftly.
I feel like this advertisement will primarily influence people who pathologically switch and shake up their workflows due to FOMO and other productivity related insecurities.
So existing Todo lists "don't work", because research shows only 41% of things on Todo lists get done (it's unclear if that is a bad radtio, how is it compared to no Todo list?)
Of course, there is no comparison or study about if Motion is any better, just woo-woo promises of "AI".
Recently I'm finding my Google searches full of these kinds of "guides" which are just long adverts for some company. I wonder if they do, or should, fall under mislabelled advertising.
I go to HN to get away from slop like this.