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What's a good tool for managing the various lists/projects? I've tried Google Docs, Apple Notes, and Txt files. I'm good at making giant "inboxes". From ther
by Tempest1981 9y ago
What's a good tool for managing the various lists/projects? I've tried Google Docs, Apple Notes, and Txt files.
I'm good at making giant "inboxes". From there I move them into 20-30 separate files, but it's tedious -- trying to find the right GDocs tab in Chrome.
Then it's hard to pick out the top must-do items from the 20-30 lists.
- BeetleB 9y ago>What's a good tool for managing the various lists/projects? I've tried Google Docs, Apple Notes, and Txt files. Dunno, frankly. I use Org Mode. It's good enough. Others use TaskWarrior. >Then it's hard to pick out the top must-do items from the 20-30 lists. Which gets to my point of "If you don't limit inputs, nothing will work". I mean, you can make it work if you have huge lists, but your system will be heavy on maintenance. So for me the challenge isn't "How do I handle so much data?" but "How do I make sure my lists are not long?" I'm debating switching to anti-TODO lists. Decide my focus for the next month/year/whatever. Pick a few projects I want to do in them. Everything else (incoming or in existing lists) go into a "Do not do" list. Once I'm done with my current projects, I'll examine that "Do not do" list and decide on another project. This way I don't spend too much time babysitting lists. Yet another system to try.
- Tempest1981 9y agoI think GTD has the concept of a "Maybe Someday" list. Edit: or "Someday Maybe": https://facilethings.com/blog/en/someday-maybes https://facilethings.com/blog/en/someday-maybes
- dredmorbius 9y agoOrg mode or index cards, for me.