Using neurolist

how the AI breakdown works (and how to tune it)

When you add a task, the AI receives: - The task title you typed. - Your estimate of how long it'll take and how hard it feels (you set these on the "confirm information" screen). - The bullets stored in your memory (see → "what neurolist knows about you"). - Some context about how you've broken down similar tasks before. It returns a list of small, concrete subtasks. Each one is sized to be small enough that you don't bounce off it before starting. Editing the breakdown The AI's output is a starting point, not a verdict. On the breakdown screen you can: - Tap a step to edit it. - Tap the X on a step to remove it. - Tap the + icon at the bottom of the list to add a new step. - Reorder steps by long-pressing and dragging. - Undo / redo with the controls at the bottom of the screen. Your edits also help future breakdowns improve — neurolist learns from how you adjust the AI's suggestions. Making future breakdowns better - Be more specific in the task title. "Clean kitchen" vs. "clean the stovetop and wipe the counter" — the second gets a sharper breakdown. - Tune the time and difficulty estimate. The AI uses these to decide how many steps to generate. The AI's output is guesswork The AI uses OpenAI's models to generate plans. AI output is best-effort and can be wrong. Use your own judgment — especially for anything important (legal, financial, medical). neurolist is not responsible for what the AI suggests. If a breakdown feels off → see "the AI gave a weird or wrong breakdown — what to do". Still stuck? [email protected].

focus mode, smart timers, and voice reminders

Focus mode is what happens after the AI gives you a list of steps. Instead of staring at the list, you start the first step, a timer runs, and the app keeps you moving. Starting focus mode On any task with a breakdown, tap start timer mode. The first step appears full-screen with its estimated duration. The smart timer Each step has an estimated time (set by the AI based on your task estimate). The timer counts down on that step only. When you finish, mark it done — the next step queues up automatically. Voice reminders (per task, Pro only) Voice reminders are set per task, not globally. Tap on a task to open it, scroll to the voice reminders for tasks section, and you'll find two toggles: - at halftime — fires when the step timer hits the halfway mark. - at 30s left — fires near the end of the step. Turn either or both on for the task. They require Pro — tapping a toggle without Pro will open the purchase screen. They also need notification permission granted to neurolist. This is the killer feature for anyone who tends to start a task and then get distracted by something else 30 seconds in — you don't have to remember where you were, your phone tells you. Confetti Finishing a task plays a quick confetti animation. Small but disproportionately satisfying. Things to know - Focus mode keeps the screen awake while the timer is running. Plug your phone in for long sessions. - If you lock your phone, voice reminders will still fire via notifications. - Focus mode doesn't auto-start a break timer between tasks — that's deliberate, your rhythm not ours. Still stuck? [email protected].

what neurolist knows about you

neurolist keeps a small memory — a bullet-point list of facts about you and your life that gets sent to the AI every time it breaks down a task. The screen is called what neurolist knows about you and lives in settings. What's there Each fact is a bullet on the screen. The subtitle reads: "these notes shape every breakdown. edit, add, or remove anything that's not quite right." Editing or removing a fact Tap a bullet to edit it; tap the X next to it to remove it. Changes save when you tap save at the top. Why this matters The AI's first draft is generic. Once it knows you have a tiny kitchen, a part-time job, two kids, or a sleep schedule that bottoms out at 11 pm, its breakdowns get noticeably tighter. Empty memory If you've just installed neurolist, the memory will say "nothing yet. add a few facts above, or break down a couple of tasks and neurolist will learn." That's fine — the AI works without memory, it just won't be as personalized. What's NOT in the memory - Your actual task list. - Your subscription / billing info. - Any chat history. The memory is just the bullet-point list on the screen. That's it. Still stuck? [email protected].

AI list import: turn a wall of text into tasks

If you've already got a list of things to do somewhere else — a notes app, a teacher's email, a doctor's instructions, a job board, a recipe — you don't have to retype each one. Paste the whole thing into neurolist and the AI will pull out the individual tasks for you. AI list import is a Pro feature. Where to find it AI List Import is available from the task list screen and from the day screen. Look for the option labelled exactly AI List Import. How it works 1. Paste any text into the box — a numbered list, a paragraph, an email, a screenshot transcript, anything. You can also record your voice instead of typing — there's a tip near the bottom of the screen showing how. 2. Tap turn into tasks. The AI scans the text and pulls out each distinct task. 3. You land on a confirmation screen showing "we found N tasks". Remove anything that shouldn't be a task by tapping the X on its row; you can also reorder or edit each task in the preview. 4. Tap add to neurolist — each one becomes a real task (and gets its own AI breakdown when you open it). What works well - Numbered or bulleted lists. - Shopping or errand lists. - "To-do for the week" notes copied from another app. - Meeting notes with action items. What doesn't - Vague paragraphs with no concrete action items ("we should think about marketing"). - Very long text — cut it into chunks of ~20 tasks at a time. Tips - Paste, then review. The AI is fast but not perfect — sanity-check the preview before importing. - You can edit task names in the preview before importing. Still stuck? [email protected].