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Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#12Trello.
First it was scraps of paper with multi-item lists of various nature - from things fixed in the next release, to known issues, to feature requests, to random stuff with nothing in common. Then I moved to using Inkscape and it worked well, but moving items between the lists and archiving them was a hassle. There were also no search and generally it's just a vector editor, so it was a stop-gap measure. Then I thought of writing my own system, even drafted the spec only to realize that I was looking at replicating Trello. So Trello it was. It's not perfect, I would change few things about the UI and certainly re-style it, but it is surprisingly good as is.
That said I still use scraps of paper as it's the fastest option of them all.
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#13I find Workflowy to be excellent.
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#14I have up to four lists per task (tasks themselves form a hierarchy):
- todos: for the immediate future
- goals: for longer term objectives
- ideas: for spontaneous 'eureka' moments
- gotos: related bookmarks and local folders
Whenever I'm done with an item, it goes from the list into the task timeline where I journal all other progress.
I manage them all with a tool I wrote myself, called tau (shameless plug, http://signup.tau.la)
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#15I use different tools for different purposes. I have Trello always open as a Fluid app (http://fluidapp.com/) for work projects, but I use Workflowy for personal ToDos, as well as long-term goals, project ideas, and everything else (I keep the day-to-day to do list at the top, and then underneath it is all sorts of misc topics - gift ideas, fonts I like, etc - pretty much anything I want to keep a running list of, I keep on workflowy)
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#16Pen and paper. I have few lists, e.g. life goals, everyday stuff (like groceries) and work/programming. I have tried multiple on-line tools but only paper and pen works for me (or white board if avaible).
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#17At the root directory of every project I have, I have a notes.txt. It contains my To Dos for that project, as well as other misc information. I just mark them [DONE] when they're accomplished. I never have to leave my IDE, get online, deal with custom formats, etc. It's also nice seeing the previous [DONE] items from past releases.
I also make heavy use of the built in notes app on my phone (500+ entries) and they serve as idea buffer when I'm away from my computer.
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#18Trello is just great for doing this. I was also considering writing my own Trello clone with better integration of calendar and plan to do so if I have some spare time this month.
Have you seen the Trello Calendar power-up? http://blog.trello.com/introducing-power-ups-calendar-card-a... I like it a lot. What would you do to make it better?
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#19Email.
I have Gmail labels for different categories and different priorities/complexities. My goal is inbox zero, so when I finish my list I pull from the labels based on the priority, complexity, and what area I'm working in (i.e. marketing, dev, content, etc.).
If I'm busy or something comes up I'll just push the items back into the folders to clear my mind and pull them out again later. If items are quick (i.e. I can do them in under a minute) I'll usually knock them out all at one time.
I'm sure there are other great solutions out there, but I don't need yet another app/account and the pain isn't great enough to switch or even try anything else. When it comes to apps (and most things), I'm a minimalist.
If Google incorporated (or someone built) a better to-do list (i.e. more robust than tasks) that worked well with Gmail they'd have massive adoption. I saw the Todoist Gmail plugin, but it's not what I'm looking for. I'd like to set some labels as to do lists. For example, if I move some emails to a label/folder I'd be able to set a priority for them and optionally a due date. I'd also be able to set a default reminder schedule for each one.
Something that isn't too complicated and uses a lot of what already exists. The key is using the workflows, processes, and tools that people already use and just making it better.
Re: Ask HN: How do you do your To-Do list?
#20After trying various methods (Wunderlist, journaling, Trello, Evernote, the list goes on and on), I finally settled on a slight variation on "bullet journaling": bulletjournal.com
Basically, writing daily notes/to-do-lists with a focus on organization and brevity.