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title: 'Working on Solid Focus Task Manager'
date: '2020-01-10T18:17:15+00:00'
completed: '2020-01-19T11:00:36+00:00'
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Since I [configured my Solid data POD](https://noeldemartin.com/tasks/configuring-a-self-hosted-solid-pod-server) I've been using [Solid Focus](https://noeldemartin.github.io/solid-focus) myself, and I've seen a couple of things that can be improved.

I've been thinking about Basecamp's concept of [appetite](https://basecamp.com/shapeup/1.2-chapter-03#setting-the-appetite) for planning. For me, it's important to think about the appetite twice. First, the total time I want to dedicate. But also, since I am working on this as a side-project, the ammount it takes in real-time for a task to be completed. I do roughly 10 hours/week of side-project work, so a 40 hours task that would normally be finished in a week takes me a month. Keeping that in mind, and given the low-impact of this task, I'm not willing to spend more than 8 hours for this. So in real time, it should be done within 2 weeks.


## Activity

### 2020-01-10 18:17:14

Task started

### 2020-01-19 11:00:26

I've published a [new release](https://github.com/NoelDeMartin/solid-focus/releases/tag/v0.2.3) with the improvements I wanted to make.

Surprisingly, I didn't need to use my appetite to trim the scope and make trade-offs because I managed to do everything within the estimation, which rarely happens. In terms of time dedication it took me 8 hours to complete what I had initially planned, and then an additional 2 hours for some stretch goals that I was willing to drop if I couldn't get done this week. That's a total of 10 hours which ain't bad for an 8 hours estimation. Of course, the important estimation and appetite here was the real-time limit of two weeks, and that's been honored.

I'm looking forward to continue experimenting with the concept of appetite, specially for my next task which is way more open-ended.


### 2020-01-19 11:00:36

Task completed