So, today I used Cue to plan my day, and I’m also using it to check off my todos.
It’s rough.
Really rough.
I have a long ways to go.
That said, it’s usable in the sense that I am able to use it. I can add todos, edit them, check them off, and rearrange them. And that’s all I really need.
Each of those tasks sucks.
Adding them doesn’t move the focus to the new one, unless I’m at the end of my list.
Editing them is a mess, because the textbox isn’t large enough for the ones that are longer.
Checking them off does work, but the todos themselves need to display differently when checked, and the checkbox style I’m currently using is ugly.
Rearranging works via drag and drop, though I drag focused text boxes if I click in the wrong place, and it looks weird.
I also like to add spaces between sections of my day, and right now I just do that with empty todos, which is hacky.
At this point, you’re wondering why I’m sharing this. It doesn’t seem like a good way to sell the product.
But I’m not really trying to sell you on Cue as a planner.
I’m trying to sell you on planning your day. And you can use a crappy tool to do that.
I’m also trying to sell Cue’s long term vision. The current criticisms of it reveal that long term plan.
Or at least the short term plan.
Because I now have a nice list of things to fix.
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