QTR is a to-do app inspired by Amazon's "Working Backwards" approach—start with the big picture, work backward to plan your weeks, then time-block your daily tasks. Every action stays aligned with your quarterly goals.

What inspired us was a principle that high-performing teams at Amazon use to plan their projects: “Working Backwards.” Start with the outcome, then map out the steps to get there.

We thought: why can’t individuals use this too? So we built QTR, a personal quarterly planner that helps you manage time, not just tasks.

The QTR System

Q – Quick Capture
Get tasks and ideas out of your head fast into broad time frames — no need to stress out about exact dates.

T – Time Framing
Our cascading-view planning process takes you from the big picture down to the day, so everything you do today stays aligned with your bigger goals:

1. Map yearly goals across four quarters
2. Plan quarterly items on a 13-week board
3. Spread weekly priorities across your days
4. Move daily tasks to your calendar

R – Review
Start and end your day with quick check-ins. Review what’s done, what’s pending, and adjust your plan to stay on track.

QTR is an all-in-one planner that brings together your goals, projects, tasks, calendar, notes, bookmarks, and journal into one seamless system. And because QTR is built around time frames, your notes and journals are also tied to year, quarter, week, and day contexts. It’s like having separate journals for your daily, weekly, and quarterly reflections.

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