I keep a physical compact notebook and add tasks for the following day from the previous day. I make sure to only add tasks that I feel I am capable of completing the next day, taking into account tasks I didn't have time to finish the current day. I also use it for general ideas, thoughts, etc. It keeps me from cycling everything in my mind and building anxiety. The book remembers for me, so when I run out of stuff to do, I flip it open and see what else I thought I should finish that day. The completion of small tasks and checking them off is a psychological reward system for me and keeps me completing things and using the book. In the past, I would generalize and just remember that I had to work on some grand task or concept, and I would always be disappointed and frustrated. But by breaking them down into little daily tasks, I get a lot more done and I feel positive about it.
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#52Reminders app.
This, Mac OS Reminders app.
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#53Piece of paper, and a pen, and tackle them on the weekends.....
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#54Trello. My wife uses it as well. It sounds silly at first to use something so engineering/workplace minded in a relationship, but it actually works really well for us because my wife and I have two very different styles of task management (and as newlyweds, we needed to quickly figure out a workable system!) Her strategy is to break all tasks into little manageable chunks and complete them over a period of weeks. My…
Very similar story here. We got married a month ago. We did everything ourselves (plus friends & family), and we started too late. We started using Asana so that we could stop having nervous breakdowns every week. It worked. Now we use it for stuff like coordinating anything that doesn't fit on a notecard. Shopping lists generally are just on a kitchen whiteboard and you take a pic before you leave.
That's awesome! Do you use any of the premium features as well?
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very similar story here. We got married a month ago. We did everything ourselves (plus friends & family), and we started too late. We started using Asana so that we could stop having nervous breakdowns every week. It worked. Now we use it for stuff like coordinating anything that doesn't fit on a notecard. Shopping lists generally are just on a kitchen whiteboard and you take a pic before you leave.
That's awesome! Do you use any of the premium features as well?
No, that hasn't really become necessary yet. We'll see once we do a house remodel. :)
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Very similar story here. We got married a month ago. We did everything ourselves (plus friends & family), and we started too late. We started using Asana so that we could stop having nervous breakdowns every week. It worked. Now we use it for stuff like coordinating anything that doesn't fit on a notecard. Shopping lists generally are just on a kitchen whiteboard and you take a pic before you leave.
That's awesome! Do you use any of the premium features as well?
No, that hasn't really become necessary yet. We'll see once we do a house remodel. :)