Plan Tasks Around Your Energy
Design a daily planning tool that pairs necessary tasks with realistic timing and supportive prompts rather than guilt.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
A standard task list treats every unfinished item the same. People are more likely to start difficult work when a task is small, timed appropriately, and easy to reschedule without losing context.
User context
Fara balances a full workday with exercise and language practice. She tends to postpone both in the evening, then feels discouraged when overdue reminders accumulate.
Product problem
The product should help Fara choose a manageable next action without using streak pressure or turning missed plans into failure.
Objective
Design task setup, daily planning, reminder, and compassionate rescheduling states.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Task setup with effort and timing
- Daily plan
- Supportive reminder and reschedule
Screens and states
- Today view
- Task detail
- Reminder action
- End-of-day review
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Fara adds a twenty-minute language task
- 02
She places it in a high-energy morning slot
- 03
A meeting disrupts the plan
- 04
She chooses a shorter fallback action and moves the full task
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Separate priority from effort
- Offer start, shorten, reschedule, and skip choices
- Keep reminder language neutral
- Show a realistic daily workload
Constraints
- The app cannot infer health or mood
- Notifications may be disabled
- Daily plans must remain editable
Reality check
States worth considering
Ready-to-use content
Mock data
Use this content to test hierarchy and realistic data states. You can expand it when the concept needs more depth.
Today's tasks
- Review Spanish vocabulary, 20 minutes, medium energy
- Walk after lunch, 15 minutes, low energy
- Prepare client notes, 45 minutes, high energy
Finish line
What to deliver
- Three to four mobile screens
- A reminder component with four recovery actions
If you want more
Optional extensions
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Open Sans & Libre Baskerville
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Open Sans & Libre Baskerville
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.