reconfigured is quickly becoming as precious to me as my pen and paper.

A journal purpose built for analysts that aims to record our notes and organize our data to make it actionable - dare I say even fun - reconfigured has changed the way I work.

I traded my pen for a hotkey and honestly, breaking the habit of picking up my pen has been the hardest part.

Like, being so for real with you all, I no longer have to discipline my curiosity. I can follow the query to it's end, start branching off when the query opens more questions, and even record any random thought I have to revisit later.

I've struggled for a long time to systematically manage my data analysis and engineering tasks using traditional to-do apps. My typical workflow involved juggling several tabs in DBVisualizer or VSCode for work-in-progress SQL queries, alongside a few Google Docs to track metadata like metrics, business rules, and database schemas. Meanwhile, I maintained task statuses in Todoist or Trello. The problem was that the connection between my tasks, queries, and metadata was always broken, leading to inefficiency and constant context switching.

After using the new reconfigured for a few weeks, I can confidently say it has completely transformed how I work. The journaling approach is a game-changer - storing all the context related to a task in one place makes it so much easier to stay on top of things. The biggest benefit for me is that I no longer have to switch between different apps. With a simple hotkey, I can capture new insights directly within the task I'm working on, and everything is automatically organized in a journal format. It’s streamlined, intuitive, and has drastically improved my productivity. I highly recommend reconfigured to anyone facing similar challenges!

Congrats on the pivot guys. I think your new direction solves a problem for every analyst I know. When I told someone about it last week they said, “Oh my gosh this would help me so much. I just have this giant OneNote file right now.” I’ve seen people use Jira for this - unsuccessfully. I’ve seen people to try to do this in Notebooks or ReadMe (including past me) and that clutters up your documentation with your messy journey of creating and discovering.

And if/when team features come along I think it could be massively useful knowledge management tool across analytics teams (over time and across tools) and a people management tool (async status updates? flag things for escalation, etc.)

And could be useful for adjacent personas at some point too (like maybe not all product workflows but certainly qualitative research spikes or quant analytics projects - with or without a paired analyst).

It feels sticky to me. Really congrats on the pivot.

Recently, I had the opportunity to test reconfigured, a new AI-powered journal designed specifically for investigative and analytics workflows.

This tool intrigued me with its promise of seamless integration, AI insights, and collaboration features.

After exploring it, I identified some unique strengths as well as areas for growth—and I’m excited to share my thoughts in the carousel below!⤵️

If you’re in the analytics, research, AI or investigative space, this feedback might resonate with you. Let’s drive the future of innovation together.💃

Tell us about your experience. 🫶

We love to hear it all - the good, the bad & ugly.

This product can only become better with your help. 🙏

As an analyst, it’s easy to get caught up in the chaos when building SQL queries and working with data. Often, there's no central repository to track metrics and definitions, which keeps changing frequently.

Recently, I tried reconfigured ♥️, a tool built by Niko Korvenlaita and Richard Makara, which has transformed my analytical workflow into a well-organized investigation. and supporting my process without adding cognitive load, thus, helping me focus on uncovering insights.

It lets you add text, code snippets, screenshots, or voice notes which is a true game-changer. Plus, it helps turn my thoughts and ideas into actionable to-dos and notifies me if I stray off course.

The best part? The embedded AI lets me revisit my past thoughts, ensuring that nothing valuable slips through the cracks. Reconfigured has indeed made my analysis easier and more structured by providing a dedicated space for documentation without relying on external tools.

Journaling and analytics engineering are a great pair. Using reconfigured for over eight weeks has solved one issue at least a little bit. One struggle when I work on data models or analytics tasks is that I make significant design decisions, but I might forget about them two days later. In the current project, I need to calculate a synthetic identifier for subscriptions, and it took me two weeks to come up with a combination that works (with a lot of back and forth). But when testing the whole thing, I always had to recall the exact definition to test the right things. Luckily, now I am writing a quest journal in reconfigured, so I have a place where I can find the definition and all the thoughts around it. They have now introduced a few AI functions (like recommending the next steps), so I would love to see when the AI functions arrive that distill essential design decisions and add them to a prominent place to easily look up again.

I just tried the product which I can now say is "smooth as the inside of a pāua shell" - get in touch with reconfigured if you want to change how you track analyst workflows and aggregate knowledge about how data is used to generate insight across your organisation Richard Niko may even show you some ridiculously awesome promotional videos

The first time I encountered Reconfigured was during a no-slide presentation by Richard. As a Millennial who grew up playing Morrowind and Oblivion, I immediately recognized the value of journaling the hero's journey, and I realized the immense potential a product like this could have for users like me—those trying to figure out how DevOps tools can fit into analytics workflows. The answer came to me almost like a vision: "It will be through journaling."

Not all data stories start with a great chart worth a thousand words, and that’s when I asked if I could try it out. That’s when the love story began. How you get to your insigth is a process of a lot of iteration, so your data story has a lot of loops, and documenting them is always a burden of a chore. Or at least, it used to be.

What I loved most about the app is how it helps me stay focused on the quest, adding context, documenting, and working in a flow state so effortlessly. In the past, I had to write down what I was doing and summarize it elsewhere, but now it’s as easy as pressing Windows + Alt + Space, adding your context, and hitting Ctrl + Enter—your quest log gets updated instantly. Isn't that amazing? You barely have to take your mind off the main quest, maintaining a deep focus approach throughout.

I just learned about reconfigured recently and was already intrigued by the idea. I think Richard and Niko are not just building yet another task management/note taking app, they’ve opened a conversation about something that probably everyone feels in the data world to some extent, that traditional project management tools and practices do not always apply to data workflows. Especially when you’re doing some discovery/experimentation type of work where each finding opens up 3 new questions about the dataset.

So if you’re a data professional who feels the same way, give it a go!

I can’t wait to create my first quest!

One of my favorite things I uncovered was @reconfigured.io

This data analyst journal app is one of its kind, it’s more a data analyst project management tool that gives you room to add tasks(quest) you are working on and track your progress, it also has an in-built AI chat box that you can query as you work on your task.

One exciting unique feature it has it’s that you can also share this your task with other members of your team, it is literally a data PM tool. Also love how they use the word quest instead of task to give it that gamification feel.

Thank you Richard Makara and Niko Korvenlaita for this product.

🤎 Recommendation for all analysts, controllers and all those who work with data! ❤️

🤔Detective, 🤔Marketing, 🤔 Role-Playing Games & Quests

What do they have in common?

Nothing at first...

At First

All 3 involve gathering clues, making connections, and solving complex problems.

Marketing analytics, especially strategy development, is similar to a detective process: We track data points that provide us with the best insights.

reconfigured, developed by Niko Korvenlaita and Richard Makara, supports this process subjectively speaking: 🥰perfectly.

It makes the analyses so much more structured and understandable by grouping questions under quests and being able to see it visually afterwards.

The tool provides a clear view of every transformation and data step, so you understand the entire data flow—from the source to the finished insight.

Imagine setting up hypotheses and being able to instantly check whether the data supports or disproves them, all with a tool that gives you the flexibility and control you need.

By the way: Not sponsored, just fan! 😎

🚀 Double Trouble? Not Anymore! 🎉

Working as both a Data Analyst and a Data Engineer means juggling multiple hats and doubling the trouble to finish every single project—especially when you're still learning. Last week, someone recommended reconfigured to me, and let me tell you, I’m so glad I gave it a shot! 🙌

🛠️ I was drowning in my SQL data analytics pipeline, struggling to split tasks into manageable steps. Then came Reconfigured's magic: all I had to do was write verbatim what I wanted to achieve, and BAM 💥—it broke down my tasks into clear, actionable chapters! I simply approved them, and voilà, I instantly knew what needed to be done.

✨ The best part? Reconfigured doesn’t just help you organize; it makes sure you stay on track. Forgetting a main goal? It’ll highlight that for you. It’s like having a co-pilot who ensures your project stays cohesive, adaptable, and focused.

💡 For all my fellow data students and enthusiasts, this app is free and a total game-changer. It lets you focus on what really matters—building your models and pipelines—while it handles the structure. Give it a try, and thank me later! 😎

Thanks to Richard Makara, Niko Korvenlaita for this amazing app and Geoff Camden for sending this my way. Now I can get that much needed rest from all the time I saved.