tomchopI'm trying to find a way to organize my thoughts and TODOs, and, you know keep track of things. Bullet journaling seemed like a good idea, until I saw the overhead involved. š±
What are people using out there, that has worked for them?
Darth Sneakers@tomchop I was at the same point and tried a few different app options. Todoist seems to have hit all the marks I needed; scheduling, organizing, recurring, grouping together for a āproject,ā sub tasks, and more. There are a couple of ways I was able to adapt it to incorporate the Eisenhower matrix but Iām still struggling a bit with giving too many things priority one statuses.
They do have a fully functional, fully free version to try it out too. I eventually upgraded to a paid version for myself for expanded capabilities (more labels, projects, etc.) but my teen is still using the free version as they learn how to organize.
Good luck with whichever way you choose.
@DarthSn3ak3rs Do you also use this for dayjob-related things?
@tomchop I do, actually. I have a segment to handle it for work items that arenāt already tracked in a communal ticket or project system. I have daily recurring tasks to review ticket project items so they donāt get forgotten.
The ability at my sub level to create multiple custom views allows me to have a ādayā label. So personal tasks that need to be completed during business hours, like scheduling a doctorās visit, donāt get forgotten because theyāre listed under personal and Iām in business. The views allow me to split tasks into their areas but see what I need without being limited by those constraints.
@DarthSn3ak3rs Nice, that sounds pretty powerful. I'll give it a shot! Thanks for taking the time to provide some insight :)
@tomchop No problem. š If you look at it and like it, but are curious how I set some of it up, donāt hesitate to ask. The how-to videos and posts they have are quite helpful and answer a lot of those questions too.
@DarthSn3ak3rs yeah, I just had a quick look and will definitely be playing with āviewsā a bit more. Iāll keep you posted! :)
ReWolf@tomchop @DarthSn3ak3rs for the day job stuff I use https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9310236?hl=en which is very conveniently integrated with gmail
Ben Aveling@tomchop text files + grep
williballenthin@tomchop physical or virtual?
despite doing computers all day long i find that paper notes to organize TODOs and ideas works best for me.
i keep just one sheet of paper active. it covers the current week. right column of the page has five rows, one for each day. check box lists go here for lightweight scheduling. left column is all the ideas for the week.
end of week: carry forward outstanding tasks and toss the old sheet. it feels good!
despite doing computers all day long i find that paper notes to organize TODOs and ideas works best for me.
i keep just one sheet of paper active. it covers the current week. right column of the page has five rows, one for each day. check box lists go here for lightweight scheduling. left column is all the ideas for the week.
end of week: carry forward outstanding tasks and toss the old sheet. it feels good!
@tomchop in theory org-mode would be perfect for me, but i find i donāt enjoy defaulting back into software to record every other thought. paper works better for me and i accept this now.
@williballenthin Now I googled org-mode and wish I hadn't xD But thanks, I like the dead-simple approach of having a sheet with the weekly brainwork. Might give it a shot!
Jamie Levy š¦@williballenthin @tomchop I also prefer to keep my todos and notes etc on paper. It makes it easier for me to remember- something about physically writing and connecting with something tangible helps me remember.
The method Willi describes is really a good one! I think Iām going to try that as well!
Michael Henriksen@tomchop please let me know when you have found it. I have tried so many things and every time I think THIS time I have found the thing that works. But after a week or two, I'm either bored with it, overwhelmed by it, or have completely over-complicated the thing. š
@tomchop the last thing that piqued my interest was the Analog system. It looks beautiful and is so dead simple that I shouldn't be able to overcomplicate or overthink it. š
@michenriksen I was interested, until I saw the "someday" card, which to me is equivalent to "never" XD
@tomchop but that's where your hopes and dreams go to die! š
Steve Micallef 
@michenriksen @tomchop Iāve come to view tools like this as a way to support procrastination. Kind of like buying books before learning something new, or buying shoes before going for a run. Just a way to avoid the anticipated pain of doing the thing. These days I write my todo list for the next day every night and prioritize it 1-n. Seems to work for me, and then my ābacklogā sits in a flat text file.
Andrea Lazzarotto@tomchop a mix of Evernote, Asana and paper notes (not kidding).
josh 
@tomchop for work I have a post-it pad that I write the list of all the things I need to do for the day on, and cross them off when I finish
anything not done by the end of the day gets added to the next day's page
helps me both remember everything that needs to happen and gauge my workload so I know what I can and can't take on