Since yesterday, I’ve been thinking about what tools to use to manage my roadmap and the projects under it. This thought started with the construction of the Habitica routine webpage. I used AI to build the webpage, using unfamiliar tools, and even started to conceptualize the structure and UI of the webpage. It was only yesterday that I realized I was reinventing the wheel instead of using mature products.

What I want is:

• A process, Kanban board, or whiteboard to draw my roadmap
• The roadmap should display my directions and the personal projects under those directions
• Separate schedule management and task management, tracking both project tasks and temporary tasks
• Tasks need a calendar view; I need to plan task durations and estimate time
• It would be best to have a Pomodoro timer and time tracking to see how much time I spend on projects
• A routine habit tracking tool with a heatmap display
• Daily experience value: A scoring system needs to be set up
• A life journey map, on a weekly basis, counting down the remaining life, recording highlights and important matters
• Paired with the life journey map, a life experience checklist, aiming to live an experiential life at the appropriate age

Tool Intentions

• Logseq
• Notion
• Obsidian

Tool Selection Analysis

• Logseq, Notion, etc., can all embed whiteboard tools. However, the system’s whiteboard view cannot be embedded in a page, and plugin tools cannot be embedded in a block. So, the current plan is to draw a brief roadmap outline and then list personal projects in a Kanban board.
• Notion has complete task management and project management capabilities, as well as a calendar tool. Logseq requires scheduling and reminders elsewhere, and it’s difficult to easily display and manage daily tasks together. Currently using Google Calendar.
• Time tracking: Currently using Toggl Track
• Habit tracking: Currently using Habitica, but it doesn’t have a heatmap
• Life journey map: Currently thinking of developing a webpage, but it can actually be set up in Notion

Overall Consideration

• Logseq is a transit station for trivial matters
• Notion is a product manual that can be displayed and sold
• Future finished project documentation will all be placed in Notion; Logseq is a tool for fragmented thinking
• Fragmented tools: Use memos, just copy

(Note: This article was originally written in Chinese and translated to English by AI. Please excuse any imperfections in expression.)