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How PES works, from the first day to the fine print. Short articles, no jargon, written to be read once — 48 of them, covering the whole system.

Last updated July 31, 2026

Start here

  1. 01Getting started

    From a blank account to a planned tomorrow: the get-started wizard, the 14-day trial, and your first day.

  2. 02Install PES on your devices

    PES installs like a native app without an app store — iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows.

  3. 03A tour of the screens

    What each screen is for, so the system reads as one machine instead of a menu of features.

  4. 04The daily loop

    Two rituals hold the system together: plan the day in the morning, close it at night. Streaks keep the record.

  5. 05Your first week

    A one-week on-ramp: what to set up on which day, so the system is carrying you by Sunday.

Today & planning

  1. 06The Today screen

    The cockpit: what's happening now, today's focus beside the schedule, and the cards that keep score.

  2. 07Focus mode

    One block, full screen, a live countdown — and four honest buttons for what happens when time runs out.

  3. 08Tasks & recurring tasks

    One queue for everything — with priorities, estimates, due dates that tell the truth, and repeat cadences for the rhythm.

  4. 09Routines

    Named bundles of tasks and time blocks — build a day's shape once, apply it whenever that day comes.

  5. 10Capture from anywhere

    The n key, sharing into PES from any app, and Tell PES your day — a brain dump that comes back as a plan.

  6. 11Auto-plan — the day planner

    Brain-dump the day or hand it your open tasks; the planner drafts a timeboxed schedule around what's already fixed — you accept it or you don't.

  7. 12Boards — your Today, your way

    Bold, glanceable widgets you edit like your phone's home screen — drag, resize, restyle, add and remove, plus one-tap starter layouts.

  8. 13Notes

    For what you need to keep but not schedule — searchable, with pins for the ones that should stay in sight.

Calendar & integrations

  1. 14The calendar

    Blocks, categories, and the week and month views — the real shape of your time, next to the plan.

  2. 15Google Calendar sync

    Two-way, on your terms: your Google events appear in PES, and PES writes its blocks to a dedicated “PES” calendar it owns.

  3. 16Calendar feeds & iCal

    Subscribe PES to outside calendars by URL, and subscribe your other apps to a private feed of PES.

  4. 17Reminders & alerts

    Block-start notifications on the devices you choose, and the Monday review email — opt-in, all of it.

Goals & review

  1. 18Goals

    Goals that measure themselves — templates, pace ticks, milestones, linked tasks, and an Achieved shelf when you land it.

  2. 19The weekly review

    The week in numbers that tell the truth — on Today all week, and in your inbox on Monday if you want it.

  3. 20Review & Wrapped

    Weeks, months, and the year, rolled into numbers and a full-screen story — with share cards for the stats you've earned.

Workouts

  1. 21Training programs

    Pick a program, pick your days, and the week's sessions take their place in your actual schedule.

  2. 22Logging workouts & history

    Runs get distance and pace, lifts get weights and reps — and History keeps every session you've done.

  3. 23Activities — runs, rides & records

    Import from your watch or log by hand: route maps, elevation, splits, best efforts, personal records, and your training volume.

Food

  1. 24Logging meals

    A truthful food log in the same system as your training and your time — with water, one-tap meals, and a week view that thinks in averages.

  2. 25Finding foods — search, barcodes & your own

    Verified USDA data first, a barcode scanner for the wrapper in your hand, and custom foods and recipes for everything you actually cook.

  3. 26Targets & the goal engine

    Cut, maintain, lean bulk, or recomp — PES computes honest targets, splits training days from rest days, and holds a hard safety floor.

  4. 27Planned meals — decide before you're hungry

    Pick tomorrow's meals in the morning ritual, log them with one tap when they happen, and learn how your estimates run.

  5. 28Body tracking & progress photos

    Weigh-ins that think in trends, measurements that don't lie, and a photo gallery with two-date compare.

Finances

  1. 29Accounts & net worth

    Every account in one place, one net number that tells the truth, and reports that show where the money actually goes.

  2. 30Transactions, imports & receipts

    A real ledger: search it, categorize it once, teach it rules, attach the receipt, and import months of history from your bank's files.

  3. 31Budgets & recurring bills

    Monthly budgets with rollover and a Left-to-assign line — and the recurring charges PES spots before they surprise you.

  4. 32Subscriptions — find them, watch them, cut them

    PES detects repeating charges, totals what they really cost, and flags the quiet price increases.

  5. 33The debt payoff planner

    Snowball or avalanche, a what-if extra payment, and the interest saved — the road out, drawn in numbers.

  6. 34Household — share finances with a partner

    Two accounts, one financial picture — share exactly the accounts you choose, keep a joint budget and goals, and everything else stays private.

  7. 35Ask your money

    Plain-English questions over your own ledger — real numbers, with the transactions behind them shown every time.

  8. 36Bank connections

    Read-only bank sync through Plaid: transactions flow into your ledger daily, and PES never sees your bank credentials.

Lifestyle & faith

  1. 37Lifestyle — practices & rhythm

    The practices that steady you — sessions with a timer, a consistency heatmap, and presence instead of points.

  2. 38The routine runner

    Step-by-step practice routines with per-step timing and prompts — build the sequence once, then just press start.

  3. 39Journal, learning, habits & people

    Your day in words, what you're taking in, the daily checks, and the conversations worth remembering.

  4. 40The Bible in PES

    Scripture in the same system as your day — the ESV reader, verse of the day, reading plans, search, and saved passages.

  5. 41Prayer list & devotion reminders

    A prayer list with an answered archive, and a daily nudge toward the practice — at the hour you choose.

Billing & account

  1. 42Billing & trial

    The 14-day free trial, the modular pricing, automatic refunds, and the Stripe billing portal.

  2. 43Signing in & account security

    Passwords, one-time codes, magic links, and Google, Microsoft, and Apple sign-in — and what PES will never ask you for.

  3. 44Export & import

    Your data is yours: a full JSON export any time, and import from the earlier PES native app.

  4. 45Delete your account

    Leaving is one action in Settings. It’s permanent — so export first.

Data & trust

  1. 46Privacy & what PES collects

    No third-party trackers, first-party diagnostics only, and an AI planner that proposes instead of trains.

  2. 47Troubleshooting

    The short list of things that actually go wrong, and the fix for each.

  3. 48Contact support

    One address reaches a person who can actually fix things.

Deciding whether to pay for PES? The pricing FAQ answers the money questions. Anything else, email david@chamberlinenterprises.com.