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Mindful (Beta) — A space for your thoughts, ideas, and ongoing tasks
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Ira Zayats
May I just say this is incredible. A godsend! I usually use a simple text file to plan the day and dump any thoughts for later. I used to add my own formatting for tasks - this will be so much more useful.
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I love this, but ... I really (really) love @azumbrunnen_ 's website. That chat is simply fantastic.
I love this. I've been trying different things (notepad, google docs, Evernote) but this seems to work well. I like that you can only work on one thing at the time and every time you open a tab, you're reminded of it. Makes you want to wrap it and send/print/save it. It's like an incubator for ideas VS google docs that works more like storage.
@frankmireault exactly! limitation is one of the basic ideas of Mindful. Because not everything can be top of mind. The viewport defines your focus.
I love this. For me at least, if there was a simple iOS app that just gave you an editable version of this same page (and did nothing else) it would be just about perfect.
@azumbrunnen This looks great. My question to you is that Chrome new tab extensions are a zero-sum game, where you're grabbing ongoing app exposure with a very limited channel. Did that play a factor in deciding to create an app that relies so much on that one vaunted spot?
@eytanbuchman thank you for your question!
Mindful’s key design principle is to be where users already are. In this case, the browser.
There are many sophisticated note-taking Apps available for iOS and Android. Mindful isn't trying to replace them, but instead, complement them.
It’s still very young and perhaps too early to say where the journey is going. So right now, I look forward to seeing how people will use it and learn how it creates value for them. Hopefully. :)
Hey! Thanks for your question @vcent_ricard!
I noticed Papier about a week ago. Mindful’s editor was developed from the ground up to maximize writing flow while at the same time providing a responsive user interface.
Here are some notable differences:
1.) Writing flow
On a new line, you can hit SPACE to trigger the flow-menu; a way to create content in a super quick and delightful way.
2.) A contextual UI
The three dots follow you everywhere. It adapts to your selection and the type of content you’re creating.
Selecting text brings up contextually relevant options. Every component has its own individual set of options. Notice how H1 and H2 do NOT have italic as an option. Those are deliberate design constraints.
You can click on the Dots to select the whole element and get all of its available options. I.e. you can toggle the state of all your checkboxes, change parts of your text, delete or move a larger junk of content, format a whole part of your text as a blockquote etc.
This is all aimed to reduce the amount of options while at the same time making them more relevant.
3.) Privacy / Task aware
Sometimes you might not want your client or team colleagues to see your notes while you’re sharing your screen. Or you might decide not to see your notes for some time, because you’re immersed in a specific task. Mindful allows you to toggle the visibility of your notes.
4.) Minimal UI
Mindful’s user interface only shows up when you need it. As soon as you start typing, the user interface becomes invisible. As soon as you move the mouse, indicating a changing context, Mindful reacts and provides quick access to contextually relevant options.
5). Indentable lists, checkboxes etc.
All lists can be indented and checkboxes have a smart, integrated logic.
6). Typography
In a space where text is the main interface, the difference in typography, the way titles and lists etc. are set, makes a huge difference. Both in terms of writing and reading experience.
7.) Syncs across your account
I use several devices. Mindful syncs your content across all your devices. You edit a tab on one device, and open it on another. Your content is already there.
Hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I like Papier’s approach but I’d obviously be excited to see you give Mindful a shot! :)
I already installed and tested Mindful, and I have to say that it's a wonderful extension! I used Papier, but now I keep with Mindful. Thanks.
Hey!
I am currently using New Tab Notes "Alpha" extension, but I am keen to try Mindful, as the design is easier on the eyes.
Unfortunately, I can not seem to get it work in Incognito Mode, which is important for me. Could you please let me know if this is something that could work?
Thank you!
Kris
Installed and I love the simplicity. A great place to remind the tasks where all the distraction begins. Is there anyway to archive the notes/completed items ?
I was going batshit crazy with focusOn() as it helped improve my productivity 10x.
But this is like FocusOn()+++++++.
Beautiful. :)
@rahulr047 that's amazing! thanks for your feedback! new updates and improvements are constantly coming! stay tuned! :)
This is so cool! This one replaced my Momentum Tab.
I was looking for a "Save to/as" button so that instead of clearing the space out, I can save previous stuff as a Note on Evernote or Google Drive or maybe even a txt file.