The Ivy Lee method: six tasks, in order, every day
The Ivy Lee method is a century-old daily planning habit: six tasks, ranked, done one at a time. How it works, why it still holds up, and how to adapt it.
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How to plan your day in ten minutes (and actually follow the plan)
A simple daily planning routine: choose a short list the night before, order it, protect the first hour, and leave room for the day to go wrong.
How to break down a big project into steps you can actually start
A practical method for turning a big, vague project into small steps you can finish, with a worked example and the mistakes to avoid.
The psychology behind task hierarchies: why our brains like breaking things down
Why breaking things down into a hierarchy feels natural to our brains, and how to use that to reduce stress and get more done.
7 habits of highly productive people in 2025
Seven habits that productive people rely on, combining good digital tools with timeless techniques like deep work and planning.
Breaking down complex projects into tasks you can finish
Overwhelmed by a complex project? How breaking it into manageable tasks reduces stress, with strategies and a simple system to follow.
Stress-free productivity: building a task system that works for you
How to build a stress-free productivity system with a simple task hierarchy: break projects into steps and keep the rest out of sight.
Task management for the digital age: why hierarchical systems win
Why hierarchical task management suits the digital age, and how to use a nested to-do list to keep complex work under control.
A giant upgrade to Tatask
Tatask has been upgraded to Svelte 5. What changed under the hood, why it matters for speed, and what it makes possible next.
Why every developer should build a to-do list app
Building a to-do list app teaches you a surprising amount about software, and you'll end up with a tool shaped to how you work.
Stop trying to be productive with your phone
Use the right tool for the job, not the Swiss army knife. Why phones make poor productivity devices, and what to use them for.
Building a dynamically filterable list component in Svelte
Svelte makes a dynamically filterable list easy to build. A walkthrough of the tag filter component behind an early version of Tatask.