Every time
I am browsing through the web, I want to save a page or save a select part of
the page. There are applications like the Evernote app for chrome. The app
allows users to select and save parts of the web page in Evernote. But what if
I don’t like Evernote? Which I absolutely don’t. I don’t even like its alternatives
like Onenote.
I often
need to browse through news and information from major news sites and other websites.
There are applications that automatically deliver RSS feeds to the inbox. But
every one of those sites provide a thousand articles every day. How could I
find time to browse through all of them to find the topics relevant ones for
me? I want something to automatically deliver relevant articles depending on my
choice. Of course there are some apps that do so but they work on the basis of
delivering only top articles to my feed. What is that of use to me? Media hypes
and unnecessary news piles up in my inbox regardless of how carefully I select
the topics. I want something better. Something that suites my taste.
I code and
I browse through thousands of websites that have necessary code and graphics
necessary for my applications. It’s necessary for me to learn through examples.
But every time I want a solution to a problem, no matter how simple the problem
may be, I end up wasting hours searching for the right examples and
documentation for my needs. I need a better solution. I can’t waste my time
browsing through thousands of code pages just to realize that a simple twist in
my code or a function call could have done the job.
Collaboration
is extremely essential for nearly everyone. I often need to share stuff with
people but end up searching for a proper medium to share the content. I need
something that could easily allow me to share anything with anyone with the
least possible steps.
I need
information. Information about nearly everything. Trending news, information
about people in my circle, work availability and numerous others. I need
something that could provide me with necessary information in a classified
manner so that I can focus on what is really important while skimming through
unnecessary stuff.
I am
careless about my finances. I need something to control the way I spend.
Provide necessary ways to maximize my savings and minimize my spending.
Next I need
something to provide keep me alert of upcoming events and people I would be
meeting. I need all possible relevant information about everyone in my circle.
Ranging from their private conversations to their personal lives. I need
information about whatever happens in their life. This would allow me to
control the decisions that they make about me or my proposals.
I now rely
on last pass for managing my passwords across sites and apps. I don’t want to.
I need something even more private. I hate the idea of giving all my personal
information to one organization.
I get hundreds
of emails every day. I use all features made available by Google to organize,
classify and access only the relevant emails. But while doing so, I tend to
miss numerous important emails that could have saved my day. I need an
intelligent program that provides necessary information right in my inbox. Marks
what is important and what is informative. Marks what I have to focus on and
reads all necessary embedded information in my emails to automatically schedule
my activities.
Scheduling
is integral to productivity. I have been trying to schedule my workflow in
numerous ways. I tried making to do lists. It failed. I tried sticking to
timelines. I can’t. I need something that adapts to my work. Something that
automatically understand what I have already done, what remains to be done and
what stuff I can focus on with the remaining time I have. Milestones that I
need to cross so that I can learn something I have been trying to learn since
months but not able to find enough time for the same.
Lastly I
need something to visualize the workflow of my activities and information and
everything that goes on in my personal and digital life. I need to be able to
see visually where I missed and where I could have did better. The brain
application provides a good enough interface for the same. But unlike its name
it is a dumb application that only returns back what is inputted into it.
Here is a
list of applications that up to some extent help me get through my day.
1.
Note
Taking: Evernote, Keep, Onenote, Trello
2.
Password
management: Lastpass
3.
Email:
Mailbox
4.
Workflow
Visualization: Casual
5.
Time,
Project and Task management with Collaboration: Asana, EasilyDo, Timeful, Quip
6.
Calendar:
Sunrise
7.
User
Information: Refresh, TrueCaller
8.
Social
Media and Relationship Management: Hootsuite, Contactually
9.
Finances:
Mint
10.
Viewing,
Sharing and modification of content: Skitch, Clearly, Quip, Pocket
11.
Automation:
IFTTT
I need all
of these in one application. I don’t have the necessary time or patience to
browse each of these applications and update them one by one. I need a unified
app that could do more than what these are able to do. This app would make life
easy. This app would be the next big software. Complete automation regardless
of person or circumstance
