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I think that the problem with digital task managers is not that they are worse than paper-based ones, but that a task manager is a very personal thing. Unless you are a programmer it is hard to find one that suits your needs entirely.
> 1. Forces brevity > 2. It's always available / It never crashes > 3. Awesome Weekly Summary > 4. Take notes anywhere On 1.) This is something ultimately up to oneself, I could have a larger notebook, or use multiple pages. Brevity more over is about self-discipline in accurately describing tasks. It can also be double edged in that not enough information or vagueness may increase effort require. This is something d…
> For instance, I use Trello as a scratchpad about various things I have going on. I've got about 11 or so person boards. Writing things down and applying a method to limit work in progress is really the corner stone of getting things done in my opinion. I use trello extensively. I always have an "In Progress" list and an "On Bat" list. "On Bat" maxes at 5 items, "In Progress" always has two items per person on the b…
Although not mentioned there is that I exclusively limit work-in-progress to one item.
I'm 50-50 on this. I try to use the mobile for 2Do, but doesn't work as well as I would like... Especially the part where you have to take a note on the run: No matter how fast you're with your mobile's keyboard you can't beat paper.