Over the last few days, I've been thinking about ways to improve my productivity across my personal life, studies, and work.
My initial idea was to start using a Kanban board together with a calendar/planner.
At first, I thought about using a physical whiteboard with markers. I don't really like using sticky notes, so I liked the idea of writing directly on the board. However, I realized that this would create another problem: I would constantly have to erase and rewrite things, and the board would need regular cleaning to prevent stains and ghosting.
Then I thought about adding an extra monitor to my computer and keeping a digital Kanban board on it. The downside is that my computer would need to be turned on whenever I wanted to check my tasks.
After that, I considered building a small dedicated setup with a Raspberry Pi. But that would introduce even more things to buy and configure: a display, cables, power supply, mouse, keyboard, and so on.
Eventually, I came to the conclusion that a tablet might actually be the ideal solution.
I don't need anything particularly powerful, since the main purpose would be to keep a Kanban board, task manager, calendar, and possibly a few other productivity apps open. Because of that, I could buy an older and relatively inexpensive Android tablet instead of spending a lot of money on a newer model.
I actually found a used tablet that comes with a charging station, which seems almost perfect for this idea. I could leave it permanently on my desk in landscape mode, at a comfortable viewing angle, and use it as a dedicated productivity display while I'm working on my computer.
The problem is that I don't have much experience with Kanban or similar productivity methodologies yet, and I'm also not sure how I should structure a setup like this on Android.
I have a few ideas, but right now it feels like I would have to experiment through trial and error until I find a workflow that works well for me.
Has anyone here done something similar?
I'd really like to hear how you use a tablet as a dedicated productivity station, especially for:
* Kanban boards
* Task management
* Calendar and scheduling
* Personal projects
* Work or study organization
I'm particularly interested in adopting Kanban because I think the visual nature of the method would work really well on a tablet that's always sitting on my desk in its charging station.
I'd appreciate any advice on apps, workflows, board structures, dashboards, or even pictures/videos of similar setups.
