How do you keep track of your to do list?

[coolred]

I almost posted this in software, since I figured an application my my PC was a good bet. But I wanted to see what other options people use.

I am very forgetful, I will think of something I need to do and then 2 minutes later forget to do it. I recently started back to school, so on top of my normal day to day things, I now have homework to worry about as well.

Sometimes things just pop in my head that I realize I need to do, or maybe even something as trivial as a web site I want to check out. And if I don't write it down or something, I will likely forget about it by the time I have time to do it.

So how do you guys keep tabs on what stuff you need to do? Pen and paper, post it notes, computer program, etc...?

 

[AreaCode707]

Google.com/ig To Do list.

Although I really don't keep a to do list. Most of it is in my head, which means I forget some parts sometimes.

 

[mundane]

Post-its. There is an application I liked, called EverNote, but didn't use it enough to warrant buying the full version, which would synchronize across multiple PCs, which is what I really needed. For digital stuff, I stick to NotePad++

 

[thirdlegstump]

I use Outlook but honestly I tend to forget that I even had a to do list in Outlook.

 

[mrrman]

I dont need a list...have a good memory

 

[SoulAssassin]

If I can't remember it, it's not worth doing.

 

[lobbyone]

I use post-it, only problem is I don't remember if I did it or not?...scary...

 

[b0mbrman]

calendar.yahoo.com => tasks

I also have a little book I carry with me...

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: lobbyone
I use post-it, only problem is I don't remember if I did it or not?...scary...

In my little book, I draw checkboxes to the left of the task that I check off once the task is complete.

For example:

[ ] Climb a mountain

 

[coolred]

Anybody ever use this.

Sounds neat, accessible from any computer connected to the net

You can view your list as an RSS feed


I forgot about google, I used to have a personalized page. Seems like they have several to do lists to choose from.

I know firefox has some to do extensions as well. I installed one once, but never used it.

 

[mugs]

I use a program called Keynote that I use. It's basically a text editor that has a hierarchical file format. Not only do I keep a list of stuff to do, I take notes under each item in an outline format. I also use it to keep track of all sorts of other important information (basically any information that I could find myself asking myself one day "where did I put that?" - it all goes in hierarchical file.

http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/03/10/2034221&from=rss

 

[Gautama2]

Whats a to-do list?

 

[JS80]

outlook, treo, then a notepad.

 

[Patt]

I can't believe no one has posted that their wife keeps a close eye on the To-Do list progress That is how it works at my place.

 

[Kirby]

pen + left hand

 

[trmiv]

I make notes and then I just forget I made them. For awhile I used a Yahoo widget to do list, but I would start to ignore it after awhile so it became useless. Yea, I have bad time management skills. Probably why I'm stuck in a crappy desktop support job and didn't create Youtube or something.

 

[coolred]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
pen + left hand

That is definitely not an option for me, I am a righty


I would prefer something that I always have access too. So i am leaning towards something web based. I can do to do stuff with my phone, but it is a pain to enter. And I can't always have a pen and paper on me. SO I think web based would work the best

 

[Phokus]

word document... it works well for me for work related issues, but for life related issues i need something much better :

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's somewhere under one of these stacks of papers on my desk...thanks to Anna Nicole Smith's death today I've been very unproductive this afternoon.

 

[coolred]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
It's somewhere under one of these stacks of papers on my desk...thanks to Anna Nicole Smith's death today I've been very unproductive this afternoon.

Heard about ti, but haven't paid much attention, do they know what killed her?

 

[Feldenak]

For appointments & meetings, Outlook calendar
Everything else I keep a notepad & pen next to my keyboard

With an IT dept. as small as our the To-Do list is critical to keeping on top of things.

 

[joecool]

i don't. i gave up. my to-do list was just depressing - a bunch of annoying chores i didn't want to do anyway. now i don't worry about it and i'm much happier reading a book or watching a good movie. if anything is THAT important it will quickly become so obvious that it will be impossible to ignore it and you won't need a list to remind you!

 

[Dubb]

Originally posted by: coolred
Anybody ever use this.

Sounds neat, accessible from any computer connected to the net

You can view your list as an RSS feed


I forgot about google, I used to have a personalized page. Seems like they have several to do lists to choose from.

I know firefox has some to do extensions as well. I installed one once, but never used it.

I use backpack's lists feature, which is from the same folks (37signals) and pretty similar, at least for what I need it to do.

I love it. wish they had a calender in the freebie backpack version, though.

 

[DainBramaged]

I never do anything profitable.

 

[Canai]

I like to forget it and then remeber it once it's too late