Day 11 of 2026 500 day streak
Today, marks 500 days streak of using Todoist. I started using Todoist on 5 June 2023, as evident from my weekly streak that I have kept alive since that day.
Anyway, 500 is just like any other number and on its own it doesnt mean much.
However, as I reflect on the over 2 years of Todoist use, I look my back at what my mindset was only a few years ago.
Few years ago, I had the view that Things 3 is the best task manager and it works the way I want, it works like my brain does. It also was beautiful on worked on every device that I had. At the time I thought, being Apple native was a huge feature.
As the years went by, I still enjoyed Things 3 and had no plans of moving. However, being Apple exclusive started to feel like a trap, like a lock in. To the extent, it got to a point where it was the only app that was holding me back on the Apple ecosystem.
So, I took a leap, I gave myself 30 days to use Todoist and during that time, I would not touch Things 3. Honestly, I am still not sure exactly when that 30 days experiment converted to fully embracing Todoist,
Today, I am still very much enjoying Todoist and have no plans to leave.
This blog post is a reminder to myself, that our mindset can change, our perspectives can change. All it takes is a willingness to change. I had the will and I pushed through.
Accepting it is part of our evolution.
Back in 2018, I had considered Todoist and at that time, decided to stay with Things 3, the following is my analysis from 2018:
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