In my previous project, the focus of the task was to improve my frontend design skills. A lot of the skills that I practiced were frontend focused: using libraries such as TailwindCSS and GSAP to create a pleasing UI/UX. This project, Productivite, is a backend-focused project. I opted to do a simple to-do list application but incorporated backend-focused aspects. One of the things I learned in this project is how to set up an authentication system using NextAuth and how to use cookies to my advantage when consuming third-party APIs. I also learned how to use PrismaORM to connect my MongoDB database to the app.