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I just use a file in Dropbox. That is devastatingly effective for me - available across devices and offline.
How do you structure your dropbox file? Is it a simple running list of tasks? (.txt)
For me, it's still paper. Specifically, this paper: http://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Visual-Journal--Mixed-Media... The spiral bound means it can be left open to the right page, and the thick paper is great. Version control (new pages) is built in. And the best part is that it's always right there in front of me, and I can glance down.
Is it just an empty pad? Or is there something printed on the pages to give some structure?
For me, it's still paper. Specifically, this paper: http://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Visual-Journal--Mixed-Media... The spiral bound means it can be left open to the right page, and the thick paper is great. Version control (new pages) is built in. And the best part is that it's always right there in front of me, and I can glance down.
Paper in the form of a hardbacked A4 notepad with context specific todo lists and a 2-week calendar seem to work well (inspired by GTD (for contexts), David Seah (for his obsession with functional paper) [1])
I'm also reliant on ZIM Desktop wiki [2] for the 'trusted system' for weekly review - of course, ZIM has a weird bug somewhere in the To Do list functionality that I've had to code around - so it's (not devastatingly) not as trustworthy... but that's life I guess
Just trying out ActiveInbox [3] for managing Gmail better and seems to be working out nicely
[1] http://davidseah.com/productivity-tools/ [2] http://zim-wiki.org/ [3] http://www.activeinboxhq.com/index.php
For me, it's still paper. Specifically, this paper: http://www.amazon.com/Strathmore-Visual-Journal--Mixed-Media... The spiral bound means it can be left open to the right page, and the thick paper is great. Version control (new pages) is built in. And the best part is that it's always right there in front of me, and I can glance down.
Is it just an empty pad? Or is there something printed on the pages to give some structure?
I also only use a red pen for checking things off. Not sure why; it just feels better.
I just use a file in Dropbox. That is devastatingly effective for me - available across devices and offline.
I like this approach, will definitely give it a try. How do you structure your dropbox file? Is it a simple running list of tasks? (.txt)
Just two files forces me to prioritize within these two spheres.
I like that this is an option, and it's certainly a great option for some people, but calling it the "best" based on "it turns brackets into checkboxes!" is a bit of a stretch. I do think that gists could be an ideal platform for a more robust todo list, though. It could easily serve as a backend for todotxt [1], for example. [1] http://todotxt.com/
That being said, I definitely think that the best to-do list depends on each person's workflow (the gist approach would be terrible for a real estate person that's always on the run, for example).
Do you use http://todotxt.com/? I hadn't heard of it before, maybe it's worth giving it a shot :)
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I like this approach, will definitely give it a try. How do you structure your dropbox file? Is it a simple running list of tasks? (.txt)
Yup - i have two files: work and personal and that's it. Just two files forces me to prioritize within these two spheres.
Thanks for sharing!
However I've recently found I want to have some sort of task hierarchy, and to associate notes with tasks. I was going to just extend my text-based file format but luckily came across taskpaper which is pretty much exactly what I was aiming for. I'm now playing with taskpaper.vim and finding it promising: " rel="nofollow">https://github.com/davidoc/taskpaper.vim>. I just need to reconfigure vim's display of folded blocks so having all task comments folded is less painful.
Correction: The Best To-Do List: Org-Mode http://orgmode.org/
I'm also a huge fan of todo lists. I like the simplicity of this approach. I still feel like Trello is better though. Trello is almost perfect. It's heavier for sure, but you gain a ton of flexibility and power. My wife and I put an old iPad up on our fridge and use Trello to maintain needed groceries, chores, household repairs, and upcoming events. Even better, these lists automatically sync to our phones and PCs. I…