Software that's enjoyable ... software that's a drudgery

Posted by Paul Korm
Feb 21, 2015 at 02:25 PM

Maybe a little OT.

After posting a comment in another thread about a feature in TheBrain that I have been using more of recently, I knew I wanted to mention that here because I’m enjoying using TheBrain. Enjoy in the sense that using this or that software is a pleasure because it is interesting and delightful in design and features. I’d be curious what software readers here use not just because of what it **does** for them, but for **how** it does that desired thing.

My highly enjoyable software - easy to get lost in

TheBrain
Curio
ConnectedText

My drudgery software - get in and out as fast as possible

Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint
Outlook or any mail client
OmniFocus (oddly, pretty but pedestrian at the same time)