Jan 28 • 🧰 Templates & Tools
The reminder app I rely on daily (and how I actually use it)
One tool I consistently use is Due — not for planning, but for execution.
I don’t use it for projects.
I use it for behavior.
Here’s what lives in Due for me right now:
- Daily mindset anchors (“Summon your best self”)
- Short mental resets during the workday
- A reminder to refocus on one thing
- Relationship reminders (yes, literally “Praise my wife”)
- Operational tasks I don’t want to drop (like paying coaches)
- End-of-day resets so I don’t carry work into the night
Why Due works when other apps don’t:
- The reminders don’t disappear if you ignore them
- You’re forced to either:
That’s the magic.
It reminds you just enough to take action
without becoming background noise you tune out.
Operator takeaway:
Most execution problems aren’t strategy problems.
They’re attention and follow-through problems.
If something actually matters:
- It shouldn’t live in a list you never open
- It should interrupt you at the moment a decision needs to be made
That’s exactly how I use Due — as a lightweight behavioral system, not another productivity toy.
Curious — what’s one thing you know you should be reminded of daily, but currently aren’t?
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The reminder app I rely on daily (and how I actually use it)
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