JOT - Just One Thing

Not another to-do list. One task a day, pointed at what actually matters. No account, no noise — set your thing, do it, get on with your life.

JOT stands for Just One Thing — and that's exactly what you get. One to-do per day. Not a list. Not a system. One thing that actually matters.

Most to-do apps help you collect tasks. JOT helps you finish the one that counts.

HOW IT WORKS

• Set three Core Pillars — the things you're actually working toward this quarter, like "Ship my side project," "Run a half marathon," or "Be present with my family." • Each morning, set your JOT: one task that serves one of your pillars (or the built-in Chores & Errands, because life happens). • Do it. Mark it done. That's the whole app.

PILLARS THAT KEEP YOU HONEST

Your three pillars can only be changed once per calendar quarter — a deliberate constraint that forces you to commit to what matters instead of reshuffling your priorities every week. Past quarters are kept as history, so you can see how your focus has evolved.

A BACKLOG WITH A POINT OF VIEW

Ideas for future days go in the backlog, ordered by priority — and it's capped at ten. If you have more than ten todos, they were probably never getting done anyway. The top item is auto-suggested each morning, so a blank day never blocks you.

SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY

A contribution-style heatmap shows every day you followed through, with streaks and a per-pillar breakdown each quarter. Flip it to pillar colors to see where your effort actually went.

REMINDERS THAT KNOW WHEN TO SHUT UP

Three daily nudges at times you choose. Haven't set a JOT? It reminds you to set one. Set but not done? It nudges you to finish. Done? Silence. You've earned it.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

No account. No sign-up. No analytics. No servers. Your data lives on your device and syncs through your own iCloud — we never see it, because there's nothing for us to see it with.

One thing a day, pointed at what matters. That's JOT.