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Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your todos?

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TL;DR Emacs org-mode.

A private git repository containing my org files synced with my devices with syncthing, it's a git repository because I commit and push once or twice a month in case I lose all my devices at once, (very unlikely, but... the TAO of Backup http://www.taobackup.com/). On Desktop, I use Emacs (well spacemacs), on mobile Orgzly, to manage the actual work, there are still some glitches, but I stumbled upon this https://blog.viktomas.com/posts/my-workflow/ recently and I'll see how to integrate all this in my own workflow.

https://opensource.com/article/19/4/calendar-git

Edit: Seems there's already a blog post about something like what I'm using. https://hiepph.github.io/post/2017-11-24-emacs-org-syncthing...

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your todos?

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post #4

TL;DR Emacs org-mode. A private git repository containing my org files synced with my devices with syncthing, it's a git repository because I commit and push once or twice a month in case I lose all my devices at once, (very unlikely, but... the TAO of Backup http://www.taobackup.com/ ). On Desktop, I use Emacs (well spacemacs), on mobile Orgzly, to manage the actual work, there are still some glitches, but I stumble…

IMHO, Restyaboard is better. It is more like a self hosted Trello.

Re: Ask HN: How do you manage your todos?

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Now that I stay home all day, I use my whiteboard notecards[1], neodymium magnets, and a whiteboard. I plot them out on a 2-dimensional axis of:

- Impact within the next 2 weeks * certainty of that impact.

- Scope of the task * Difficulty of making an increment of progress.

I then hopefully pick the tasks with the highest impact per effort.

I'm working on incorporating some of the guidance from Dave Crenshaw's class Time Management Fundamentals.

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General Recommendation: Take advantage of the curb cut effect.

https://medium.com/@mosaicofminds/the-curb-cut-effect-how-ma...

Spend some amount of time looking at tools and habits built for the ADHD community.

[1] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blank-Playing-Cards-Matte-Finish/dp...