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Hi HN,a while ago I discovered a problem with problem with personal productivity tools: Every time you find a tool that works well in one regard (say, habit tracking), you neglect your previously working systems (say, your to do list system).So I set about to build a system which unifies all the different aspects of personal productivity. Everything is represented in cards (like flash cards) which are defined in Markdown. The following types of cards exist:* Learning: Classic front/back prompts to memorize things. Think "What is the capital of Argentina?" on the front and "Buenos Aires" on the back. Works with a spaced repetition algorithm so time between prompts is optimized.* Habits: Recurring actions you want to do - you can set the frequency individually. For example "Stand up and walk around your room" every two hours.* Checks: Recurring prompts, similar to habits, but always questions referring to the past. For example a daily "Did you drink enough today?" prompt* To do: One time actions that are deleted upon completion.* Reading List: Used for books, articles, talks etc. There are always a limited number of reading list items active, which will prompt you to read a page a day until you are done with the given book.* Other: Everything else - interesting websites, quotes, art or even memes that you will occasionally see.The idea is that there is a single queue for all types of cards, only ever showing you one item that's due next - whether habit, learning prompt or a random note. This prevents choice fatigue, the dread of lengthy to-do lists and the boredom of endless dry learning prompts.I've been using the app successfully for myself for quite some time now but would love external feedback. You can check it out at https://kaado.io. It's currently completely free (and in fairly early stage development). Simple email signup is needed but you won't get any unprompted mails.Apart from that I would love your takes and ideas regarding personal productivity and what works for you.

I did create an account to try it out. I like the premise. Sounds interesting. But the UX needs a bit of work.You forcing me to create a card for each type in the beginning was irritating. I didn't need that hand-holding. You can have a 'help, if needed' that would walk you through the various card types.Reduce the border-radius, it is too curvy (in my opinion.. but that's just me)Why did you add all my cards into a 'deck' ... that wasn't explained. I don't think a deck is necessary ... or you can keep it, in case someone wants it.When I enter into my deck, I can see the cards, but zero way of knowing which type of card it is... unless I click on the card .. .there is no way for me to see all cards of a certain type ...Okay, so the UX is definitely a work-in-progress - you need to fix it. But I like the premise..

1/ Please don't make me create an account to understand what your service does.2/ I like the premise, but I personally need to see all of the todos in a list for today so I can prioritize and manage my day. Task priority changes throughout the day. For example, I might have "go to the gym" task. In the morning, I might prioritize the gym, but if I don't finish the task and work starts, I need to prioritize my work tasks during the work day and the gym can come after work.3/ I've looked at building my own productivity tool service, but growing them is so hard, since there is no backed-in flywheel. Getting new customers is expensive.

Show HN: Kaado.io – Unifying Personal Productivity

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Show HN: Kaado.io – Unifying Personal Productivity

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