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TL;DR - Compass now helps you focus on the current task at hand ​ There are two types of people:
You’re probably the second type—a busy professional who cares about being productive with your time (same). We’re drawn to goals, plans, and systems. We’re ambitious, organized. But we’re also prone to “procrastiplanning”: spending excessive time planning and organizing instead of taking action on tasks. Thankfully, Compass now makes it easier to shift between planning and doing. Here’s how:
Displaying your current task prominently is another simple yet powerful feature. Getting started will feel less daunting. You’ll build momentum more easily. You’ll feel calmer and less distracted. Head over to app.compasscalendar.com and try it out for yourself Reply here or use this anonymous form to LMK what you think! This early feedback will help us continue to build out this workflow. ’till next time, Tyler PS. We also fixed that annoying bug that forced you to log in every day PPS. I’m coding Compass on livestream every day until the end of the year. Go to my YouTube to catch the next stream or binge the replays. PPPS. Shoutout to our latest contributor: @BrainLeaked6628! Thank you for making Compass better 🫡 |
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Compass got a little better last month, especially for developers. Things are faster and lighter. First-time builds for devs are 74% faster. Artifacts are 66% smaller. We ship 36% fewer dependencies. This makes working with Compass a lot more enjoyable. Self-hosting is easier. It’s been possible to self-host Compass ever since we went open-source in 2023. However, actually pulling that off took a lot of time (like, hours). We wanted to make it easier to get up and running. So, we added an...
Compass got a little better last month. Email/password signup. You can use Compass without connecting your Google account. Great news for self-hosters and anyone resisting the singularity. Sync repair. If you later connect your GCal and that connection becomes stale, Compass will display a button that magically fixes it and issues 1 BTC. Reliability & DX. Websockets → SSE, tanstack-hotkeys, and technical docs. Head over to app.compasscalendar.com and try it out for yourself. ’Till next time,...
Compass got a little better last month. Seed data. Every new visitor to app.compasscalendar.com will now see relevant demo tasks and events without needing to sign up first. The descriptions include little jokes and tips on how to use the app. This helps them catch the vibe without pressuring them to hand over their email. The delete CLI command now cleans up your browser data in addition to the database, which can get stale during development. Tasks are saved in indexeddb (previously local...