What makes MyRoles different? 

Other task management apps look at things from the perspective of the task itself.  You create a task and then you have to define all kinds of information for it:  When is it due? What is its priority? What color do you want to see it displayed in? Which categories does it belong to? Which context does it belong to?

This process is time-consuming, and maintaining that task data is a nightmare.  After your task is past its due date, the system keeps reminding you that it’s past due until you either do it or change the date.  In our opinion it’s this type of hassle that causes people to jump around from one task management app to the next... seeking one that will work for them over the long run.

MyRoles looks at task management from the perspective of the person doing the tasks. MyRoles lets you see the big picture and always have a sense of how all these tasks fit into your life - that you’re doing these tasks to advance the objectives of your various roles. MyRoles Task List lets you see the tasks for all of your roles together, giving you some perspective that you would miss if you used another app that focused only on tasks.

GTD vs. actually getting things done

My latest experience with a “hot new system” was David Allen’s Getting Things Done (or GTD for those in the know). I read the book, listened to the course audio tapes, bought the Outlook GTD plug-in, the whole 9 yards.  I thought David Allen was some kind of saviour.  But the luster faded for me because I’m just not that committed to spending so much time on a system.

David Allen has spawned an entire industry of GTD software because programmers are extremely detail-oriented people by nature, and (unlike the average person) they love everything about a “system” and love to spend lots of time tweaking it.

MyRoles was not designed for this type of person, but rather for ordinary people who want a simple to-do list that fits their life and doesn’t ask that much from them.