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Just use fucking paper, man

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Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by lbittner »

kepano wrote: post #20

There's only one method of doing to-dos that has worked for me. This method can be used with paper, Obsidian, Apple Notes, or any other app. Every week I create a weekly note, and write my to-dos for the week. I may add more items to it during the week. If any items didn’t get done I roll them over to the next weekly note or drop them. That’s it. I usually write my to-dos from scratch without looking at the previous…

Check out the app called "Tweek". Its exactly what you described here with very little extra fluff.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by barbazoo »

jjeaff wrote: post #11

My problem with paper is that I can't keep up with paper. I will lose it several times a day, and inevitably, I will lose it permanently after a year or two. I need the sync and findability that an app on a device affords.

> but for todo lists, all of the above are way too complicated.

I think their point was specific to to-do lists which usually aren't around for that long and in my experience rarely need to be searched.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by patrickmay »

system2 wrote: post #72

Things I tried: -Actual physical whiteboard -Notepads (moleskine, amazon branded notepad, all colors, fancy stuff that is $20+) -Obsidian with a bunch of plugins including Exalidraw (I wish flowcharting could be easier but still sucks compared to yED) -Google Keep (I use it on my iPhone and sync with my computer when needed. I only use it before homedepot or some hardware store shopping. I don't use lists for grocery…

Since you've tried almost everything else, I recommend Things 3 if Obsidian doesn't work out for you. It's the simplest of the ones I've tried other than paper.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by behiri »

I use org mode for personal note taking and todo lists, and it has been working very well for me. for projects I put a TODO.org inside the docs folder and any TODO and bugfixes goes there (a simple todo.txt can do the same)

paper has never worked for me, it's hard to keep track of it and others can easily read it.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by viraptor »

thih9 wrote: post #60
jjeaff wrote: post #11

My problem with paper is that I can't keep up with paper. I will lose it several times a day, and inevitably, I will lose it permanently after a year or two. I need the sync and findability that an app on a device affords.

If it was important, you wouldn’t lose it. It’s a feature; sort of a garbage collection.

Assuming that judgement is in any way involved in situations like that is a mistake. At the very least for ADHD-i people like me.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by arkaic »

I have a todo.txt for work, but otherwise, I just Google Keep for everything. Not gonna have my physical notebook everywhere with me as I go, so I need something cloud based. Keep is just simple AF to use. No rich text editing or anything more complIcated than a checklist.

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Post by Bedon292 »

gumboshoes wrote: post #6

I still use the "hipster PDA": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hipster_PDA

I hadn't seen that before, but I kind of like it. I keep a stack of blank index cards on my desk for writing down lists of priorities and things and they end end up with them scattered around. Restack them up and review priorities, consolidate, and things like that on occasion. A binder clip to keep some with me and organized would be nice. I have a notebook I keep with me, but end up with lots of clutter and flipping around without the ability to toss old cards. May have to experiment with it some.

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by t_mann »

kepano wrote: post #20

There's only one method of doing to-dos that has worked for me. This method can be used with paper, Obsidian, Apple Notes, or any other app. Every week I create a weekly note, and write my to-dos for the week. I may add more items to it during the week. If any items didn’t get done I roll them over to the next weekly note or drop them. That’s it. I usually write my to-dos from scratch without looking at the previous…

Why not a single, permanent file?

Re: Just use fucking paper, man

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Post by system2 »

patrickmay wrote: post #83
system2 wrote: post #72

Things I tried: -Actual physical whiteboard -Notepads (moleskine, amazon branded notepad, all colors, fancy stuff that is $20+) -Obsidian with a bunch of plugins including Exalidraw (I wish flowcharting could be easier but still sucks compared to yED) -Google Keep (I use it on my iPhone and sync with my computer when needed. I only use it before homedepot or some hardware store shopping. I don't use lists for grocery…

Since you've tried almost everything else, I recommend Things 3 if Obsidian doesn't work out for you. It's the simplest of the ones I've tried other than paper.

It appears to be for apple only. I am a win/linux guy, unfortunately.
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