Whitespace Triplet
Three phrases adrift in immense negative space. The point isn't what's on the screen — it's what isn't. Categories sit as tiny pill labels at the top; "Also today" is a single quiet line at the bottom. Nothing competes with the three.
iPhone
Home, list/edit, and a quiet "Also today."
The home view shows the three priorities of the active category, with all secondary chrome demoted to fine print. Switching categories changes which triplet you see; everything else stays still.
Finalize the Q3 roadmap proposal
The deck needs an exec summary.
Hire a senior backend engineer
Recruiter call Wednesday.
Migrate auth to OAuth 2.1
Spike the token-refresh edge cases.
- Dry cleaning · 3 pm
- Dentist · Thu 10 am
- Call mom · Reminders
Replace the kitchen faucet
New cartridge arrives Saturday.
Schedule the annual physical
Dr. Chen's office, before July.
Plan the family trip to Maine
Hold three cabins for August.
- Dry cleaning · 3 pm
- Dentist · Thu 10 am
- Call mom · Reminders
Work
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01Finalize Q3 roadmap proposalThe deck needs an exec summary
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02Hire senior backend engineerRecruiter call Wednesday
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03Migrate auth to OAuth 2.1Spike token-refresh edge cases
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04Quarterly reviews with reportsBy June 20
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05Update the team handbookSection on on-call hand-off
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06Refactor the deployment pipelineCut release time in half
Mac
One window. One day. Almost all whitespace.
The macOS layout pushes categories into a quiet sidebar and gives the three projects the entire center column. "Also today" lives unobtrusively on the right, picking up items from Calendar and Reminders.
Finalize the Q3 roadmap proposal
The deck needs an exec summary.
Hire a senior backend engineer
Recruiter call Wednesday.
Migrate auth to OAuth 2.1
Spike the token-refresh edge cases.
iOS Home Screen
The triplet, at a glance — at every size.
Small surfaces just #1. Medium shows #1 in full and #2 / #3 as quiet supports. Large carries the whole day including "Also today." Long-press to switch category.
Mac Desktop Widget
A standalone tile, always present.
macOS Sonoma desktop widgets sit on the wallpaper between app windows. The Whitespace Triplet widget is one calm tile carrying the three priorities.
TRMNL · 800 × 480 · 1-bit
Paper, but for your priorities.
Pushed via the TRMNL plugin API on every change and every 15 minutes. Pure black on warm paper white. The page is a self-contained almanac — date, category, three items, the quiet "Also today" line.
Finalize the Q3 roadmap proposal
The deck needs an exec summary.
Hire a senior backend engineer
Recruiter call Wednesday.
Migrate auth to OAuth 2.1
Spike the token-refresh edge cases.