TickTick Power User Tips & Hidden Features (PART 3) | Q&A EDITION | Summary and Q&A

TL;DR

In this video, the speaker answers several questions about TickTick, a popular to-do app, including its limitations, organizing tasks, and guarantees.

Key Insights

• 📱 TickTick's free version has limitations, such as a maximum of nine lists and 99 tasks, making the Pro Plan a worthwhile investment for a comprehensive getting things done setup.
• 💸 Many people view productivity apps as expensive, but TickTick's pricing of $2.40 per month is relatively affordable and provides a significant return on investment for a clear head and organized life.
• ❓ TickTick's Windows and Mac apps do not offer a way to hide the details pane on the right side, even when double-clicking on an item. It always remains visible.
• 🔒 TickTick provides backups, which helps ensure that lists and tasks won't suddenly vanish into thin air, providing users with peace of mind regarding data loss.
• 📅 TickTick offers the ability to have non-actionable tasks visible in the calendar view by using the notes feature and associating a date with the task, which will then show up in the calendar.
• 📚 When organizing watch and reading tasks, they can be placed in any list or related to a specific project. Differentiating between types of tasks can be done using tags.
• 🔄 TickTick allows users to set up tasks that repeat automatically on specific dates, such as the first Monday of every month, and also supports routines that roll over based on the last completion date.
• ️ TickTick does not currently offer automatic sequencing of tasks when marking a previous task as complete. This manual process can be managed using the kanban view and tags to differentiate project stages.
• 🔄 Comparing TickTick and OmniFocus, TickTick is favored for its completeness, especially in features like the notes functionality. Additionally, TickTick is available on multiple platforms, unlike OmniFocus which is limited to Apple devices.
• ❌ TickTick's web clipper has limitations compared to Evernote's robust clipping capabilities. TickTick only allows users to save a link as a bookmark or save selected text as a task title with a link, missing out on more advanced clipping options.

Transcript

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Questions & Answers

Q: Can I run a Getting Things Done (GTD) setup with the free version of TickTick?

The free version of TickTick has limitations, such as a maximum of nine lists and 99 tasks, making it difficult to fully implement a GTD setup.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• TickTick's free version has limitations and may not be suitable for a Getting Things Done (GTD) setup.

• The details pain on the right side of the app cannot be hidden when viewing specific tasks or notes.

• TickTick provides backups and there have been no reports of lists vanishing, providing peace of mind.

• Non-actionable tasks can be visible in the calendar view by using TickTick's notes feature.

• Watch and reading tasks can be organized by using lists to indicate the project or focus area, and by applying appropriate tags for context and task type.

• TickTick allows for setting up tasks with specific repeat intervals, including routines that roll over based on completion dates.

• TickTick lacks an automated next action tag feature found in apps like Asana and OmniFocus.

• TickTick's web clipper has limitations compared to Evernote's more comprehensive web clipping functionality.