This time of year comes with optimism, energy, and planning.

But the only thing that we can count on is our plans not going according to plan.

When that happens, it’s helpful to simply focus on what you can control today.

Over the last month, we made it a lot easier to do that with Compass.

You can now manage your events from the /day view just like you would on your week or month calendar. This allows you to stay on top of your tasks and events without context-switching.
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​Watch the 90-second demo here​

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Try it now: https://app.compasscalendar.com​

In other news

We’re narrowing our focus to help software engineers crush it at work.

We’ll start by making the app more customizable and keyboard-friendly.

Where we go from there will depend on the feedback we get.

Why the pivot away from productivity minimalists?

It’s been tough to break through the noise with a generic productivity app. Obsessing over a smaller group of users will make it easier for us to be helpful and spread the word.

All our messaging and product decisions will revolve around helping software engineers.

If you’re a SWE:

• Tell me what you’d like to see by replying here or open up a GitHub discussion​
• Check out our newsletter Fullstack Engineer: How to ship like crazy .. without being miserable

If you’re not a SWE, no worries. We won’t require you to show your engineering card to use Compass.

Just expect things to feel a lot more “tech-y.”

Regardless of what you do for work, you probably have some ambitious goals for 2026.

Unfortunately, big, nebulous goals don't work.

In my latest video, I explain how to set up a sane system that’ll adapt with you for a lifetime.

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Let's crush it this year,

Tyler