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I don't really keep a traditional to-do list anymore. I tried GTD several times over the last 5 years and it's just too cumbersome (and having a huge to-do list
by jarin 16y ago
I don't really keep a traditional to-do list anymore. I tried GTD several times over the last 5 years and it's just too cumbersome (and having a huge to-do list is pretty daunting). I keep high-level project to-dos organized in Basecamp, project ideas are organized in soywiki, and any critical reminders are in Google Calendar (with alerts).
The real hack that I do though is every morning I take a post-it note and write down 3 things that I will finish that day. Then I stick it to my monitor and do the things. After that, I relax and play Starcraft 2 or work on personal projects.
Before I started using the post-it note, I would have a day or two where I was really productive, followed by several days of lackluster productivity. Now, by committing to fewer items per day but actually accomplishing them all, I'm way more productive overall, my clients are happier, and I'm actually making progress on my personal projects.
- demoo 16y agoI'm also using the post-it note. But thing I've noticed is that when I write my to-do list the day before, I'm more productive. Because: - I don't waste time figuring out what I need to do when I'm most productive (mornings) - I already know what my day will looks like the night before, which gives me some ease of mind
- thenomad 16y agoI use almost exactly the same system, and it works well. The major problem I have with it is convincing myself it's OK to stop if I finish my three tasks early.
- mark_l_watson 16y agoI also tried several GTD systems and ended up spending almost a whole day writing my own that for me replaces a piece of note paper. Really simple, but just what I wanted. (Freely hosted at http://my-foc.us/ http://my-foc.us/ and that page has a link to the code at github).