My Journey to Perfecting Productivity
The journey to creating ToDoWithPurpose started with my own struggles with productivity. Like many people, I found myself getting overwhelmed by the number of tasks I had to complete each day. I read countless books about productivity and tried many productivity apps from the App Store, hoping to find something that would help me stay on track.
While these apps allowed me to create task lists, prioritize, and schedule my day, they always left something to be desired. Sure, they would color-code tasks based on urgency or remind me once to start, but by the end of the day, I often found myself with a long list of unfinished tasks. This lack of progress frustrated me, and I realized the main problem wasn’t planning tasks — it was actually getting myself to start and finish them.
The Missing Piece: Getting Started and Following Through
The key to completing any task is not just writing it down and organizing it. It’s about getting started in the first place and pushing through the entire process to finish strong. Most apps I found didn’t address this crucial part of productivity: motivation. It sounds simple — just start the task and stop procrastinating — but in reality, it’s much harder than it seems.
I wanted an app that would help me get off the couch and take action. This led me to research human motivation and how I could integrate those principles into an app. I explored what drives us to take action, and I used the features of the iPhone to create a more motivating experience that would not only get us started but help us complete the task.
The Creation of ToDoWithPurpose
After much research into productivity psychology, I developed ToDoWithPurpose, an app designed to make tasks more meaningful and engaging. The core idea behind the app is simple: each task is connected to a reason why it matters. By linking tasks to personal reasons and motivations, it helps users build a stronger emotional connection to what they need to do.
For example, if the task is to play with your kids at 6 PM, the app sends a reminder with a picture of your kids and a motivational reason for doing it. It’s a small but powerful way to make the task more meaningful and remind you of why it matters to you.
Personalized Reminders with Motivation
The ToDoWithPurpose app allows users to add up to seven images for each task that will appear with a reminder. These images can be personal — like a picture of your kids, your dream car, or a vision of the future you want to create. Research shows that visual imagery activates the creative, emotional side of our brain, making it a powerful tool to motivate us. When you receive reminders to start a task, they come with these images and important reasons that help you connect emotionally to the task.
Instead of just seeing a plain list of tasks, you’re seeing something that resonates with you. This connection is key to breaking procrastination and taking action.
Multiple Reminders for Starting and Completing Tasks
Most productivity apps send just one reminder to start a task. But I knew this wasn’t enough to keep people on track. ToDoWithPurpose sends multiple reminders until you start the task. You can choose how many reminders you want to receive, so you’re never left wondering when it’s time to act.
Once you start the task, you’ll also receive completion reminders to ensure you finish what you’ve started. It’s just as important to finish as it is to start, and these reminders will encourage you to keep going until you reach the end.
Focus Mode: Stay Motivated While You Work
Another unique feature of ToDoWithPurpose is Focus Mode. This mode acts like a mini vision board while you’re working on a task. It constantly displays the images and reasons why that task is important to you, keeping you motivated and focused on the bigger picture.
Whether it’s a picture of your dream home or a personal note about the benefits of completing the task, Focus Mode helps you stay engaged and pushes you through any resistance. By combining visual motivation with powerful reasons, it helps you stay on track.
Grit Mode: Never Let Unfinished Tasks Disappear
One of the biggest challenges people face is unfinished tasks. If you leave a task incomplete, most productivity apps simply mark it as overdue, leaving you feeling defeated. But with ToDoWithPurpose, unfinished tasks don’t just disappear. Instead, they’re automatically rescheduled for the next day. This is Grit Mode — a feature designed to keep you on track. Tasks that aren’t completed today get a fresh reminder tomorrow, keeping them in your focus until you finish them.
Why Traditional To-Do Apps Fail
Most traditional to-do apps simply provide a list of tasks. While lists help us stay organized, they don’t connect to our emotions. Tasks need meaning to truly motivate us. If an app only helps you list tasks without showing you why they matter, it’s easy to get distracted, lose interest, and put things off.
The problem with these apps is that they don’t address the emotional side of productivity. And without that emotional connection, it’s hard to build long-term habits and get things done.
How ToDoWithPurpose Solves This
ToDoWithPurpose changes the game by connecting tasks to your emotions. By asking you to write at least three reasons why a task matters, it ensures that each task has meaning. This is crucial. If you can’t think of at least three reasons why something matters to you, it’s likely that task isn’t aligned with your values. In that case, it might be worth reconsidering whether that task should be on your list at all.
The app then uses those reasons, along with personalized images, to remind you to get started and to follow through. By offering multiple reminders and a focus mode that helps you stay motivated, ToDoWithPurpose makes it easier to get tasks done and achieve your goals.
Powerful Productivity App
If you’ve ever struggled with procrastination or felt overwhelmed by an endless list of tasks, ToDoWithPurpose is here to help. By connecting each task to its deeper meaning, providing visual motivation, and offering multiple reminders, this app is designed to keep you on track from start to finish.
With its unique approach to task management, ToDoWithPurpose isn’t just another productivity app. It’s a tool to help you build lasting habits and achieve your goals with purpose and clarity.
For more information on how ToDoWithPurpose can help you stay focused and motivated, visit the app on the App Store! Download the app for Free and see for yourself !
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