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I Bought Apps Thinking They Make Me More Productive — They Didn’t!
How most apps beautify our digital clutter and make us more miserable by wanting more.
I paid $80 for a To-Do app, hoping I would do my task, but I didn’t . The clutter still got in my way.
As a tech enthusiast with immense admiration for beauty, I steer towards functional products with beautiful designs.
One of the biggest mistakes I've made in life was thinking I could become productive and retain (certain) aesthetics.
Believing that macOS is superior to Windows or Linux because apps look better on it formed a set of wrong opinions.
A computer is a computer. No matter the make.
I can add all my tasks in a text file and use it on basically any computer with a text editor. I don’t need a task manager.
Having buyer’s remorse is one thing. Having an opinion on a product after months of use is another; Fortunately, I formed a perspective on the latter.
I understood most of my choices were a reflection of my insecurities and the desire for perfection.
