Hi, everyone! I'm looking for an app which I'm not sure actually exists. I'm not even sure what to call it. Please bear with me while I explain.
On occasional "being productive" days, I like to plan out every minute of the day, with 5-minute granularity. Currently, I use a text file on my laptop and edit it throughout the day, so at the beginning it might look like:
By the time it's 9:45, it might look like:
... and so on.
This works fine, and I could put it on Google Docs to make it available on my phone... BUT, if something runs over, like if I work 20 minutes more than I expect, I want the times afterward to push back automatically. In addition, I need certain things to be anchored, like the meeting with Jeff in this example. If my shifted tasks try to go over an anchored task, I want the overrunning tasks to squeeze out the side and fall back into my starred area (at the bottom), where I can reschedule or delete as needed.
Right now, I have to do this recomputing and reshuffling by hand, which is a bit annoying, especially on a phone. EDIT: Oh yes, and on a phone, it can ding when the new task comes up. My text file can't do that.
Any ideas? It seems like calendar apps are generally too inter-day focused (ungranular and inefficient for intra-day stuff), and todo apps are generally too time-unstructured. I need something optimized for the middle.
Thanks for any consideration. Also, I know this probably seems a little obsessive-compulsive, but on the occasional day that I need to do it, it works out great.
* BBBB = "bowels, bladder, belly, brain" ;-)
On occasional "being productive" days, I like to plan out every minute of the day, with 5-minute granularity. Currently, I use a text file on my laptop and edit it throughout the day, so at the beginning it might look like:
Code:
-0800 sleep
-0815 ready for biking
-0905 bike
-0935 long shower
-0945 settle in office, check todo, plan
-2230
-2235 take melatonin, start backup, check todo
-2245 general cleaning, turn down lights
-2255 ready for bed
-2345 read
-0000 go to bed, fall asleep
* call plumber
* meet with Jeff
* go grocery shopping
Code:
-0800 / sleep
-0815 / ready for biking
-0905 / bike
-0935 / long shower
-0945 / settle in office, check todo, plan
-1015 work
-1020 call plumber
-1050 work
-1100 break
-1105 check BBBB*, plan
-1540
-1600 settle out, drive to coffeeshop
-1700 talk with Jeff
-1710 drive back
-1720 settle in, plan
-2230
-2235 take melatonin, start backup, check todo
-2245 general cleaning, turn down lights
-2255 ready for bed
-2345 read
-0000 go to bed, fall asleep
* go grocery shoppingThis works fine, and I could put it on Google Docs to make it available on my phone... BUT, if something runs over, like if I work 20 minutes more than I expect, I want the times afterward to push back automatically. In addition, I need certain things to be anchored, like the meeting with Jeff in this example. If my shifted tasks try to go over an anchored task, I want the overrunning tasks to squeeze out the side and fall back into my starred area (at the bottom), where I can reschedule or delete as needed.
Right now, I have to do this recomputing and reshuffling by hand, which is a bit annoying, especially on a phone. EDIT: Oh yes, and on a phone, it can ding when the new task comes up. My text file can't do that.
Any ideas? It seems like calendar apps are generally too inter-day focused (ungranular and inefficient for intra-day stuff), and todo apps are generally too time-unstructured. I need something optimized for the middle.
Thanks for any consideration. Also, I know this probably seems a little obsessive-compulsive, but on the occasional day that I need to do it, it works out great.
* BBBB = "bowels, bladder, belly, brain" ;-)