Ebb

Worry less. Know what's next.

A calmer place to think, write, and find the next right step.

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We handle the system. You stay present with what matters.

The point of getting organized was to think about it less, not more.

You have more important things to do than think about how to stay organized. Real work. People you love. Things you'd like to make. The right system disappears into the background of your life. It doesn't become the foreground.

Ebb already has opinions about where things go. Tasks, notes, projects, rhythms, even your time off each have a home. You don't invent the structure or rebuild it every six months. That part is done.

Work stays at work. Side projects keep their corner. The next right step is already on the page when you open it. So when you walk into something that matters, you walk in with both hands free.

Presence

Be present today.

Three things worth your attention. The right hat for the moment you're in.

The Big Three

Every day starts with three things worth your attention. The rest of the list waits politely. Be present with what's in front of you.

Today's Focus

Your top priorities for the day

Sat, May 10

1
Finish Q2 plan deck
2
Call insurance about the claim
3
A walk, alone, no headphones

Different hats, one calm place.

We all wear a few hats. Ebb keeps each on its own hook so you can put focus where it belongs, when it belongs there.

Contexts

Home
Work
Side projects

Following schedule

Reflection

Capture and reflect.

A notebook to think in. A weekly ritual to look back and look ahead.

A place to put things and thoughts.

A real notebook, not a memo. Drafts, debriefs, reflections, brainstorms, half-formed lists. Whatever needs space to think. Link a task or project only when something's ready to move.

Things I want to make

Sat, May 10

Half-thoughts that don't quite fit anywhere yet.

Sitting with

  • A book about quiet productivity.
  • An essay on why the to-do list is the wrong unit.
  • That woodworking project. Still.
  • A weekend trip to nowhere in particular.

None of these need to be tasks yet. Just here in Side projects until they're ready.

A weekly look back, and ahead.

Once a week, walk through every project, mark what you finished, and pick three things for the week ahead. The ritual that keeps the system honest.

Week of May 5

Fri, May 9

Last week you focused on

  • Finish Q2 plan deck
  • Walk every morning
  • Read for fun

What do you want to focus on this week?

1
Ship the new landing
2
Two long walks
3
Call mom on Sunday

Cadence

Trust the cadence.

Recurring stuff on rails. Rest the system actually respects.

The recurring stuff, on rails.

Set a cadence once. Ebb keeps the chain going. Notes from one instance follow all the rest, so you never re-explain a habit to yourself.

A rhythm

Weekly review

Every Friday

Notes that travel with the rhythm

What worked. What dragged. What's next.

Time off the system actually knows about.

Block out a vacation, a long weekend, a sick Tuesday. Work contexts step out of view. Anything you'd scheduled across the gap gets surfaced so you can move it before the day arrives.

Coming up

May 8 to May 12·PTO

Work

May 30 to Jun 8·Family trip

All contexts

Pricing

Free for everyone. Pay what feels fair.

Full app, no paywalls. Kick a few bucks our way if Ebb earns a regular spot in your week. Stay free if it doesn't.

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