Looking for suggestions and/or recommendations from others who have created a long todo list and how they dealt with it without ignoring it.
Ask: HN I keep adding items to my 'todo' list and it keeps getting larger
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Re: Ask: HN I keep adding items to my 'todo' list and it keeps getting larger
#2Begin actually doing them or just see how big you can make it, also removing duplicates helps
Re: Ask: HN I keep adding items to my 'todo' list and it keeps getting larger
#3The first todo system that worked for me was bullet journal.
It is essentially just a notebook where you write down every todo.
I partition it in days and put new things there. Not actionable notes, todos and events get different symbols in front.
Not actionable notes: "-"
todos: "·"
events. "◯"
Once I have done a todo the "·" becomes a "x".
Events that are done will get a "x" drawn over the "◯".
When I have to start a new double-page I also migrate all the old todos and events that are not "x"-ed so far to the new page.
THIS is the crux. You have to migrate them by hand. Your todo list won't grow to infinity because you are lazy. Instead you re-evaluate if the todo is really necessary still.
Yes? Migrate.
No? Cross it out.
Re: Ask: HN I keep adding items to my 'todo' list and it keeps getting larger
#4The first todo system that worked for me was bullet journal. It is essentially just a notebook where you write down every todo. I partition it in days and put new things there. Not actionable notes, todos and events get different symbols in front. Not actionable notes: "-" todos: "·" events. "◯" Once I have done a todo the "·" becomes a "x". Events that are done will get a "x" drawn over the "◯". When I have to start…
I also have topic-related or project-specific pages where I track their todos. Eventually the current double-page will be full and I also have to migrate there.
In my daily list I then just have a todo like "do the next thing for project XYZ, see page 42", where page 42 would be the current project XYZ page containing the todo.