The Pippin blog

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  • An AI to-do list app on a busy workday

    What does an AI to-do list app do all day? Follow one example workday with Pippin on a Mac: the tasks it added, the ones it updated and the ones it checked off.

    • how Pippin works
    • example day
    • why Pippin
  • How to automate your to-do list

    Three ways to automate a to-do list: recurring tasks, rules that turn emails into tasks, and an app like Pippin that writes and updates the list as you work.

    • to-do lists
    • list upkeep
    • how Pippin works
  • How to keep track of tasks from email and Slack

    Tasks from email and Slack get lost because they arrive in one app and your list lives in another. Here is how to catch them, by hand or with Pippin on a Mac.

    • to-do lists
    • email and Slack
    • how Pippin works
  • Keeping a to-do list up to date is the real work

    Keeping a to-do list up to date takes four jobs: adding, updating, checking off and reviewing. Pippin, a Mac app, does the first three for you while you work.

    • list upkeep
    • how Pippin works
    • why Pippin
  • The 41% to-do stat and the 23-minute rule, checked

    Do 41% of to-do items never get done? Does it take 23 minutes to refocus? We read the sources. Here is what each number measured, and what research does show.

    • research
    • to-do lists
    • evidence
  • Why you can’t keep a to-do list past a busy week

    If you can’t keep a to-do list, discipline is rarely the cause. Upkeep is. Here is how a list falls apart in a busy week, and how Pippin keeps yours current.

    • to-do lists
    • list upkeep
    • why Pippin

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