Like you, I've been searching for a solution that works for a long, long time (and also a college student). For some reason, to-do lists never felt right to me

Like you, I've been searching for a solution that works for a long, long time (and also a college student). For some reason, to-do lists never felt right to me. I'm not sure if it has to do with the inherent structure or design of to-do lists (and similar web-based concepts), but they just never clicked. When searching for the perfect solution I always ended up resorting to scribbling thoughts in tiny notebooks and on whiteboards - something that felt more natural and unstructured than to-do lists. As I would get things done, I would scratch them off. The things I wrote down were usually just thoughts (as opposed to "tasks") and never had associated numbering systems (for priority) or deadlines. Eventually, I decided to scratch this itch with my first web-based app, Pocket. I released an MVP a few days ago and it gained quite a bit of traction here on HN, receiving thousands of hits and nothing but positive feedback. While building Pocket, I translated much of my experiences with physical note-taking to make the app feel as natural as possible, and I'm really pleased with what I have accomplished thus far. Over the past month or so, I've recorded hundreds of thoughts - everything from new Pocket features to songs I want to download to little miscellaneous reminders, etc. If you're interested, check it out at http://letspocket.com http://letspocket.com. I'd love to hear what you think and whether or not it suits your needs.