Same. I saw a very productive friend just build a list like this: - Thing to do - Subtask before that can be done - Another level deeper

Same. I saw a very productive friend just build a list like this: - Thing to do - Subtask before that can be done - Another level deeper - Another task And he just deleted things from the list when done. I adopted it and quite like it. I've tried keeping it in git, using some tool, etc. but in the end the Notes app on Mac with the same format helped because I dislike the strike-through stuff. It just occupies cognitive space. Just deleting feels better. Notes.app is nice as well because if I have it on a hot corner I can access it easily.