The guide
A gentle place to put the things
your brain won't hold onto.
Nudge isn't a productivity system. It's not asking you to optimize your day, protect a streak, or feel bad about what's still sitting there. It exists for one reason: your brain is busy holding everything at once, and it needs somewhere safe to put things down.
How it works
Things arrive
Forward an email, leave a voice note, or just type it in — Nudge turns it into a task and drops it in your Inbox, waiting for you to say yes.
You decide
Accept it and it becomes a real task. Dismiss it and it's gone — no explanation needed.
Today comes up front
Today's Focus is exactly that — what's due today, nothing else. Everything else stays out of view until you ask for it.
When something's too much
It doesn't have to disappear, and it doesn't have to nag you either.
- Snooze it — 1 day, 3 days, a week — and it quietly reappears when the time's up.
- Tuck it away — no deadline, no countdown. It waits until you're ready, not the other way round.
When you're ready, focus
Start a timer — 5, 10, 15 or 25 minutes. A gentle check-in every five minutes, a soft chime when you're done. No alarms, no pressure — just a bit of company.
Finished, or just done for now
Clear it. Clearing isn't giving up and it isn't failure — it's taking something off your plate, whether you finished it, changed your mind, or it stopped mattering. Everything you've cleared lives in one place if you ever want to look back or bring something back.
Momentum, not a scoreboard
Once in a while it's worth seeing that you are getting things done — not as a test, just as a fact. Momentum shows today against yesterday, this week against last, no judgment either way. If a task doesn't belong in the count, mark it "don't track" and it stays invisible to the numbers.
The terms, if you want them
- Inbox
- Things waiting for your yes or no.
- Today's Focus
- What's actually due today.
- Up front
- Everything currently active, in one place.
- Resting
- Snoozed — coming back on its own.
- Tucked away
- Set aside indefinitely, no pressure.
- Cleared
- Off your plate — dismissed or done.
- Momentum
- A quiet look at what you're getting done.
Why it's built this way
Because "just make a to-do list" doesn't work for everyone. Because forgetting something isn't a character flaw. Because sometimes the kindest thing a task list can do is disappear until you're ready to look at it again.
Nudge is built to be lived with, not managed. There's no streak to protect and no red badge counting your failures. If something needs your attention, it'll be there. If it doesn't, it'll wait.