🧠Stay in the pocket | January Update
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This time of year comes with optimism, energy, and planning. But the only thing that we can count on is our plans not going according to plan. When that happens, it’s helpful to simply focus on what you can control today. Over the last month, we made it a lot easier to do that with Compass. You can now manage your events from the /day view just like you would on your week or month calendar. This allows you to stay on top of your tasks and events without context-switching. ​Watch the 90-second demo here​ or Try it now: https://app.compasscalendar.com​ In other newsWe’re narrowing our focus to help software engineers crush it at work. We’ll start by making the app more customizable and keyboard-friendly. Where we go from there will depend on the feedback we get. Why the pivot away from productivity minimalists? It’s been tough to break through the noise with a generic productivity app. Obsessing over a smaller group of users will make it easier for us to be helpful and spread the word. All our messaging and product decisions will revolve around helping software engineers. If you’re a SWE:
If you’re not a SWE, no worries. We won’t require you to show your engineering card to use Compass. Just expect things to feel a lot more “tech-y.”
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Compass got a little better last month. Seed data. Every new visitor to app.compasscalendar.com will now see relevant demo tasks and events without needing to sign up first. The descriptions include little jokes and tips on how to use the app. This helps them catch the vibe without pressuring them to hand over their email. The delete CLI command now cleans up your browser data in addition to the database, which can get stale during development. Tasks are saved in indexeddb (previously local...
You can now go from being interested in Compass to using it for real in 3.94 seconds. (Yes, I timed it.) No long onboarding or signup process. Instead, your changes are saved locally. Once you're ready to commit, you can connect your Google account through the command palette. Behind the scenes, we then sync your local changes with your GCal and our cloud servers. Why do this? To make it easier to test out the app To pave the way to offline mode To make french aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry...
TL;DR - Compass now helps you focus on the current task at hand There are two types of people: Those who wing it—working on whatever they feel like Those who plan—working on what they prioritized You’re probably the second type—a busy professional who cares about being productive with your time (same). We’re drawn to goals, plans, and systems. We’re ambitious, organized. But we’re also prone to “procrastiplanning”: spending excessive time planning and organizing instead of taking action on...