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Matt Birchler

🎥 Become a Things 3 task champion with these pro tips

https://youtu.be/XITnx_KFwIo

Also, I’m supporting @ismh and @imyke’s St. Jude campaign, and you can donate here (you can still get their rewards through my link). I’m hoping the ABC community can raise $500 together!

https://tiltify.com/@mattbirchler/a-better-computer-for-st-jude

Become a Things 3 task champion with these pro tips

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Show threadSimon 🌻Sep 1, 2023
@matt @ismh @imyke Cool. Things 3 is my todo app of choice.
Show threadPeter JohnsonSep 1, 2023
@matt I'm both grateful and frustrated at how slow CC is to implement changes to Things. I respect the desire to not break the well designed system they currently have, but the lack of some features (the early completion of repeating tasks you mentioned being a big one) is a sore spot. At this point, I imagine a lot of common requests won't be rolled out until Things 4, which wouldn’t surprise me if it goes subscription too.
Show threadMatt BirchlerSep 1, 2023

@libraryvines Yup, they are very much a “only make changes if we know they will make the app better” company, so there’s not a lot of bloat, but it can be frustrating when they don’t have something you want.

And yeah, it’s crazy I bought this app in like 2016 and haven’t paid a penny since.

Show threadPeter JohnsonSep 1, 2023
@matt it's a great point about payment. I also haven't paid for the app since around that time, so in reality it's perhaps fair to caveat feature requests. I rely on Things to the extent I wouldn't mind a subscription pricing.
Show threadChris HarrisSep 1, 2023
@matt @ismh @imyke Loving the imagery of the icon over the rail tracks.
Show threadDavid Brown Sep 2, 2023
@matt thanks for the video. I thought I’d say that I try not to use the “due” word when setting a date as that is more of a “start date” or “working on date”. I use “deadline” as “due” and this helps the logic for repeating tasks. So in your example the rent has a hard due date or deadline on the 5th of each month but I can choose to process the task 7 days earlier.
Show threadMatt BirchlerSep 2, 2023
@superdavey Interesting. Does that mean you have a reminder date and a deadline on each task you create that needs to be done by a certain time?
Show threadDavid Brown Sep 2, 2023
@matt Yes. Not many tasks need deadlines so I want them to stand out. Deadlines are used for badge count too. What is good about Things is that it is flexible to handle different ideologies of GTD but the way it handles repeating tasks lends itself more to a “working on” and “completed by” system.
Show threadJohn BishopSep 2, 2023

@matt Great video, thanks for making repeating tasks make a little more sense! 🥴

And nice one to shout out Relay’s fundraiser 👍