In 2022, what tools are you using to keep track of your to-dos?
What tools are you using to keep track of progress on longer-term projects?
Ask HN: How do you keep track of your to-dos? longer-term projects?
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#2I write things down on a notebook. I received loads of notebooks from vendors with their logo on them. When I complete something I put a line through it. If something is important I write an asterisk next to it.
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#3I have always struggled with maintaining lists and usually revert back to plain text documents with running bullets — however, that doesn't scale well and I end up with text files lacking any order. I've since been using Obsidian[0] and, while my process is similar, I am able to create structure around the files and noticed significant improvement.
Since starting a new job earlier this month, I simply maintained a notebook with tasks. Once those are complete, I cross them out and add them to my Goals / Brag sheet that I keep for personal reference. I'm now wondering why I didn't do this all along.
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#4A list. In my head most of the time. A wiseman once told me that if it's important you'll remember and if you don't, it will come back to you in one form or another. I try with software, but nothing has ever really worked. I work in a small team and we're trying Google Spaces now as it has tasks built in, but it needs just a little more ..
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#5Not having any todos works best for me. Just wake up as early as possible and do as much as possible and that is it.
Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of your to-dos? longer-term projects?
#6I have always struggled with maintaining lists and usually revert back to plain text documents with running bullets — however, that doesn't scale well and I end up with text files lacking any order. I've since been using Obsidian[0] and, while my process is similar, I am able to create structure around the files and noticed significant improvement. Since starting a new job earlier this month, I simply maintained a no…
I also use Obsidian, with a slightly different workflow. I create 3 different types of lists: week lists, sprint lists and ticket lists.
- Week lists are divided into days, with one sub-heading for each day, and a sub-sub-heading for a daily todo list and the day's events/meetings. Each one lets me take notes and prepare info for the day, with a general to-do list at the top of each day that organizes my general goals. It really helps structure everything for me in a meaningful way.
- Sprint lists are fairly specific to agile work, but I use them to set goals for each sprint and keep a "birds-eye view" of my work, so to speak.
- Ticket lists are specific to Jira tickets, and they're what I link to in the aforementioned two lists. I use these to store information that is specifically relevant to a task at hand. If the knowledge can be generalized, I'll usually try to make a page for it elsewhere in my notes and link to that instead.
It's a bit of a mess, but it really helps organize things for me. Being able to anticipate, react and record like that is an essential tool to not driving myself crazy in the workplace.
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#7Notion
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#8Todoist for personal, shared Todoist with one other person, GitHub Project for technical team stuff.
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#9I keep Excel spreadsheets with simple todo lists for things I need to do… for example, taxes, renewing a drivers license, purchases that are easy to forget, books I want to read, etc.
It’s sort of todo lists and one line notes, all saved into one folder.
I’ve found for myself that I just need something very simple and easy to use. There are programs out there that let you use mark down, or they sync your todo lists or your notes. All this extra fancy stuff just adds complexity and for me, distracts me from the actual stuff I need to get done.
Of course, this isn’t a silver bullet for everyone.
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#10At the moment, I use Todoist as a front end and have a bunch of automations that run via the API.