Writing

Notes from building it

Comparisons, decisions, and the occasional admission that another tool is the right one.

14 September 2026Personal project management app for one personNot a team tool with the team removed. A different shape: everything you started on one canvas, honest about which of it is moving, and kind about the rest.
14 September 2026Why you never finish what you startIt is rarely discipline. Nothing you use can tell something moving from something you keep looking at. Here is the difference, and how to keep it in view.
14 September 2026A side project tracker that shows what is movingMost trackers are built for one thing done by a team. A side project tracker has the opposite job: many things, one person, and which are still alive.
13 September 2026The clock only moves when something real happensEvery tracker will tell you a piece of work is active. Brassdeck tells you when it last actually moved, and tidying the board cannot change that.
11 September 2026Brassdeck versus the alternativesAn honest comparison with Trello, Notion, Linear and a notes app, including the cases where you should use one of those instead.
11 September 2026Linear alternative for work nobody assigned youLinear is the best issue tracker made, for a team. Brassdeck is for one person with a pile of half-started things and nobody chasing them.
11 September 2026A Notion alternative that needs no setupNotion can do everything, once you have built it. Brassdeck does one thing the moment you open it. Which one you want depends on whether you enjoy the building.
11 September 2026A Trello alternative for ideas you never finishTrello moves work through columns. Brassdeck keeps track of what you started, what went quiet, and why you stopped. Here is how to tell which one you need.