The space between what we want and what we do

It’s late. The laptop is closed, the house is quiet, and it’s been a busy day. Meetings, messages, groceries, someone to pick up, and all the usual things that need to get done. But somehow, the thing you really wanted to do didn’t happen. Again.

Maybe it’s a project you’ve been meaning to start, the training you promised yourself, a call you keep putting off, or an idea you had earlier in the week that’s now lost somewhere between a notes app, a chat and the back of your mind.

That gap between what we want to do and what we actually do is one of the reasons I started building Elorit. I wanted a place where you can get things out of your head, figure out what matters and find time for them in your day, instead of just adding more things to another list.

How I got here

Life doesn't always go according to plan. Things change, priorities shift, and routines that worked well before don't always work anymore. I don't think we need a perfect plan for everything. But having some structure helps, especially when life gets busy or when it's difficult to get started.

I've been thinking about this for a long time. Over the years, I've tried many different tools, read books about productivity and personal growth, and spent quite a bit of time trying to organise my life. I've tried everything from modern productivity apps to spreadsheets and, at one point, even a Filofax. Some things worked for a while, but nothing really stuck.

The problem in practice

I think one of the hardest parts isn't deciding what you want to do. It's actually getting around to doing it.

You have an idea while doing something else. Maybe you write it down, maybe you don't. Later, when you have time, it's either forgotten or competing with everything else that needs your attention.

Sometimes you even make a proper plan, perhaps with help from AI, but then it stays in a chat, a document or a notes app that you rarely open again.

That's something I've found frustrating. We have plenty of tools for capturing ideas, making plans and managing tasks, but they're often disconnected. You collect things in one place, organise them somewhere else and then need another tool to find time to actually do them.

What Elorit helps you do

With Elorit, I wanted to bring these things together in a simple way. It comes down to three steps.

Capture what comes to you.

An idea during a walk, something you remember in a meeting or a thought while sitting at the kitchen table. Just save it from your phone or computer. You don't need to decide right away what to do with it.

Make sense of it.

When you have time, go through what you've captured. Turn it into a task, a note, a project or a list, and organise it in a way that makes sense to you.

Make room for it.

Find time for the things you want to do. Plan tasks and activities, see how they fit into your week and create routines for the things you want to do more regularly.

Elorit connects these steps in one place, but without forcing you to organise everything in a particular way. You can create different spaces for work, personal projects, home or anything else that's important to you. You can also share a space when you're planning something together with someone else.

The idea is to have one place that helps you keep track of things, make plans and actually follow through on them.

Try it with one thing

You don't need to organise your entire life to get started. Just pick one thing you've been thinking about. Write it down, decide what the next step could be and find a time to do it.

It might seem like a small thing, and of course it won't solve everything. But sometimes that's all you need to get moving.

If this sounds like something that could be useful to you, you're very welcome to try Elorit. I'd love to hear what you think.

David
Founder of Elorit