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It started on my fridge.

The original Daily Grind fridge setup: a handwritten weekly to-do list with sections for top priority, self-care, small tasks, studying, exercise, and water.
The original Daily Grind, written on my fridge while I was studying at Harvard.

Daily Grind started while I was studying at Harvard with an Expo marker and a to-do list written on my refrigerator.

At first, it was just a place to keep track of everything I needed to get done. But one long list wasn't really working. Over time, I started breaking it into sections for things like my top priorities, self-care, cleaning, and everything else I needed to keep track of that day.

I kept changing it based on what actually worked for me and what didn't.

The fridge eventually became a daily worksheet. The worksheet grew into a physical workbook, with space for planning, tracking, and scratch paper. I kept using it, changing it, and adding things whenever I found myself wishing the system did something differently.

Eventually, I wanted the same system on my phone.

That became Daily Grind.

The app is still built around the same idea as the original list on my fridge: one simple place to see what matters today, keep track of the everyday things that matter too, and pick up tomorrow without starting all over again.

One step at a time

From fridge to phone.

  1. Fridge

    A handwritten daily list.

    The original Daily Grind setup.
    The original Daily Grind list written on a refrigerator while its creator was studying at Harvard
  2. Worksheet

    The list became a structured daily system, shaped around what was useful in real life.

    An early handwritten Daily Grind worksheet.
    An early handwritten Daily Grind worksheet dated July 26, 2023, with study hours, Top Priority, small tasks, self-care, exercise, and water sections
  3. Workbook

    The worksheet became a physical workbook with space for planning, tracking, and scratch paper.

    A filled-in page from the Daily Grind workbook.
    A filled-in Daily Grind workbook page dated May 5, 2024, with Top Priority, Tasks, Self Care Tasks, Tidy Time, Physical Activity, and Water Intake
  4. App

    The same daily system, carried onto an iPhone.

    The Daily Grind worksheet in the app.
    A current Daily Grind iPhone screenshot showing the digital daily worksheet, Top Priority, and All Tasks

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