The best app might be the one you delete

I counted the tools I use to stay organised. Then I counted the time I spend organising those tools. The second number was uncomfortable.

So this week I tried something ordinary: one calendar, one task list, one place for notes. Everything else had to explain what problem it was actually solving.

A good tool gives you your attention back.

The useful changes were boring. A naming rule for files. A shared folder. Fewer alerts. None of them needed a subscription.

Before adding something new, I now ask: which repeated inconvenience does this remove? If I cannot explain it in a sentence, I wait.