Piles.
Everything you might do, sorted by what it belongs to. No limit, and no shame in a big one.
The Work Board
The board that will not let you start a sixth thing.
Because when everything is in progress, nothing is.
Starting a board means you agree to the terms.
Free. No account to start. Your board stays in this browser until you make an account.
Try it. Do Next holds five.
Press Do Next → on a card. Nothing here is saved.
Piles
Write the launch email
Book three demo calls
Draft the pricing page
Do Next4/5
Fix the signup formLaunch
Send the new price listLaunch
Renew the domainLaunch
Test the site on a phoneLaunch
Five at a time.
Do Next and Doing hold five each. Full means full.
The swap.
To take one on, you put one back, on purpose, right then. The board makes the choice you keep avoiding.
Questions
Why does work stall?
Not because people are lazy. Because too much gets started and nothing gets chosen. Every new start feels like progress, so the list of things in progress grows until none of it moves. Not choosing is the actual problem.
Why piles instead of a backlog?
A backlog sounds like a plan. Mostly it is a place ideas go to be forgotten. A pile is honest about what it is: things you might do, grouped by what they belong to. I have a dirt pile, a sand pile and a brick pile in my yard. Do not ask about the brick pile. I have digital ones too.
What is a WIP limit?
Work in progress. The number of things you let yourself be in the middle of at once. Most boards show the number and let you ignore it. This one does not let you go past it.
What happens when Do Next is full?
You choose. Moving a new card in means sending one back, right then. From Do Next it goes back to its own pile; from Doing it goes back to Do Next. Nothing is deleted. It just goes back to wait.
Can I change the limit of five?
Yes. The board's captain can set Do Next and Doing to any number from one up, in Settings. Every board starts at five.
Do I need an account?
No. You can start a board without one, and it stays in this browser. Make a free account and it is saved, on any device, and you can keep more than one board.
Can I share a board?
Not yet. Sharing a board with up to ten people is built, and opens once email invitations are tested.
Is my board private?
A board you start without an account stays in this browser, and nothing is sent. With an account, your boards are stored by The Drawer and only you can see them. They are kept until you delete the board or your account.
How is this different from other kanban boards?
Most boards warn you about work in progress and then let you carry on. This one refuses. It is built for one person wearing every hat, who needs something to say no on their behalf.
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