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Brain dump sorter

Get it all out. Then pick three.

Type everything that is rattling around. This page splits it into separate items, you choose three for today, and the rest waits in a parking lot where it can’t nag you.

1Empty your head

How to do it by hand

  1. Dump. Set a timer for five minutes and write down everything on your mind, one line each. Tasks, worries, things you are waiting for. Do not sort yet.
  2. Pick three. Circle one main task, one smaller task and one optional bonus. If you can only face one, a one-task day is a real day.
  3. Park the rest. Mark everything else Later, Someday or Waiting. It is written down, so you can stop holding it.
  4. Shrink the first step. For the main task, write the first physical action. “Clean the kitchen” becomes “put five dishes in the sink”.
  5. Start for two minutes. Only two. You can stop when the timer ends, or keep going if it turns out to be fine.

Worked example

The dump: email the accountant, buy dog food, call mom back, book dentist, renew car insurance, clean the kitchen.

Today: main: clean the kitchen. Smaller: buy dog food. Bonus: call mom back.

Parked under Later: email the accountant, book dentist, renew car insurance.

First step: put five dishes in the sink.

Now app icon

The same idea, on your phone

One task. One small step. A big start button.

Now is an iPhone app built for anyone who finds starting hard, including many people with ADHD. Its Brain Dump gives you one big box for everything on your mind, splits it into tasks, and lets you pick one thing to start. Type a task like “Clean the kitchen” and it suggests a first step like “Put five dishes in the sink”.

The daily plan holds up to three tasks, one main, one smaller and one optional bonus, and everything else waits in a private parking lot. A calm ring counts down two minutes, and ending early still counts.

Get Now on the App Store

Free to use with no account: the one-task screen, two-minute starter, Brain Dump, daily plan, parking lot and focus timers are free. Now Pro is an optional upgrade that adds routines and full history. Requires iOS 18 or later. Details checked against the App Store listing on November 10, 2026.

Publisher disclosure: Honest Little Apps publishes both Now and this page. This is not an independent review. This sorter is a separate web companion: it keeps nothing after you close the tab, while the app saves your tasks on your phone. General productivity information, not medical advice.

Now App Store screenshot showing a brain dump split into separate tasks
App Store screenshot from Now.

Questions

What is a brain dump?

A brain dump is writing down everything on your mind in one go, without ordering or judging it: tasks, worries, half-ideas, things you are waiting on. The point is to get it out of your head and onto a page so you can look at it instead of carrying it.

How do I turn a brain dump into a to-do list?

Do not turn all of it into today’s list. Split the dump into single items, choose at most three for today (one main task, one smaller one and one optional bonus), and move everything else to a parking list such as Later, Someday or Waiting. Then start the main task with its smallest first step.

Why only three tasks a day?

Three is a number you can finish and still see at a glance. A long list hides the one thing that matters and tends to roll over to tomorrow. Anything that does not make the three is parked, not deleted, so nothing is lost.

Is a brain dump useful if I have ADHD?

Many people who find starting hard, including many people with ADHD, like a brain dump because it removes the pressure to hold everything in mind at once. It is an organizing habit, not a treatment. This page is general productivity information, not medical advice.

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