One Thing 1.0: set it down before you pick up the next
One Thing 1.0 is now available for iPhone and iPad. Carry one intention, and when you change it, write what took its place.
One Thing 1.0 is now available for iPhone and iPad.
The premise is deliberately narrow: one intention at a time. Not the first item in a list, and not one priority among fourteen — the only thing you are carrying right now.
What shipped
- Carry one intention in a calm, single-purpose home screen.
- See how many days you have held it, without streaks, scores, or guilt.
- To name a new thing, set down the one you are carrying and write what replaced it.
- Keep every trade in an honest record of what displaced what, and why.
- Read the record and export it as plain text for free, forever.
The friction is the feature. Adding another task is easy; acknowledging what it displaces is where a decision becomes real. One Thing makes that trade visible without grading the choice.
There is no account, subscription, advertising, or tracking. The complete record stays on your device. A one-time purchase unlocks the deeper synthesis, all five areas, widgets, and optional private iCloud sync.
Download One Thing on the App Store.
One thing. Until you set it down.
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