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November 9, 2018 at 5:58 am #999141Up::0
I suppose this is a bit of tech question, wrapped up in the productivity section …
As a big fan of the to-do list, I am also a little bit off-the-cuff when it comes to ideas. When something comes into my mind I tend to email myself using the subject line, rather than adding it to my list.
I’ve got 3 email addresses, so this tends to work as I can compartmentalise my thoughts into the respective account. But I am wondering if there’s a better solution – an App or something that you find useful and more streamlined for this kind of thing?
TIA for your ideas.
November 9, 2018 at 6:56 pm #1218005Up::0I have ‘to do’ list apps on my desktop which I find much handier than I imagine emails would be, but I am sure there has to be similar apps for phones and tablets if that is what you prefer (I don’t do anything on my phone except make calls and texts so I haven’t looked it up)
November 10, 2018 at 12:03 am #1218006Up::0I am known to leave messages on my home answering machine if I come up with a random thought or something I don’t want to forget.
November 10, 2018 at 1:00 am #1218007Up::0bb1, post: 262938, member: 53375 wrote:I am known to leave messages on my home answering machine if I come up with a random thought or something I don’t want to forget.Do you at least leave your contact details for the message
Jason Ramage | Lucas Arthur Pty Ltd | E: hello@lucasarthur.net.au P: 61 3 8324 0344 M: 61 412 244 888November 10, 2018 at 3:16 am #1218008Up::0Hi Lucy,
I used do this a lot too, often on the weekend or nighttime when I have an idea or task that I want to remember when back working. I’d then transfer it from the email to my to-so list.I use a Google Doc for my to-do lists, and I recently downloaded the app on my phone so now I just open up the document and write reminders there – easier than an email and saves a step.
I’ve also used the Todo Cloud app a lot in the past which has a lot of great features and I really liked it. But for some reason I keep coming back to a simple list. I’ve at least gone digital these days.
A favourite topic of mine
Cheers, Peter
November 12, 2018 at 3:00 am #1218009Up::0Rowan @ GardenLarder, post: 262934, member: 28171 wrote:I have ‘to do’ list apps on my desktop which I find much handier than I imagine emails would be, but I am sure there has to be similar apps for phones and tablets if that is what you prefer (I don’t do anything on my phone except make calls and texts so I haven’t looked it up)Hi Rowan. Do you have a favourite app you could recommend? A friend recommeded Google Tasks on the weekend which I’d barely explored before.
November 12, 2018 at 5:51 am #1218010Up::0I just use sticky notes and to-do apps on my ighome homepage, Chrome. There are a few to choose from on Chrome apps.
November 12, 2018 at 6:28 am #1218011Up::0Actually, Google Keep was the note-taking app my friend was showing me. He had it set up with to-dos and list across work and personal.
It looks quite impressive the way he used it and works across devices.
Lots of options!November 12, 2018 at 4:44 pm #1218012Up::0I add reminders to Google Calendar all the time.
Gmail (which I have open on my desktop all the time) has “Tasks” built in too, which I should probably make use of. Not a fan of needing to use yet ANOTHER new app if the ones I already use can do something for me…
November 13, 2018 at 1:20 am #1218013Up::0It’s never occurred to me to email myself with reminders. I have been known to jot reminders on the back of my hand or overalls with a biro.
I like plain old lists, and I keep coming back to them after trying heaps of specialist apps. Don’t care much whether they’re digital or plain old paper, and I currently use a mix of both.
Nothing beats a series of notebooks imo, both as a todo and a historical reference (and it never needs backing up ).
Like [USER=34615]@Zava Design[/USER] I have Gmail always open in Chrome and also have Tasks, Calendar and Keep running in the sidebar.
I do use ‘Tasks’, mainly cause it’s just a simple list and it’s staring me in the face always.
I’ve become a fan of Keep, but I don’t use it for note taking as such. I’m constantly researching stuff on the web, instead of a million bookmarks I hit the Keep button, maybe add a short clarifying sentence then move on. I reckon it’s easier to find stuff later in keep than trawling bookmarks, plus I can ‘pin’ them or classify them easily. Every so often I have a clean out…works for me.
November 13, 2018 at 6:01 am #1218014Up::0Agreed – between google tasks, keep, calendar and sheets (if you have to) – will have you covered without having to introduce any new complex and non integrated systems. The more you can do within your primary daily system – the better for all involved
November 13, 2018 at 7:18 am #1218015Up::0I’ve just started using Todoist, it’s really nice and useful .
I’ve integrated it with Google Apps so calendar etc are automatically updated, I can add tasks from email, etc.
Plus you can write stuff like ‘Update account X every friday’ and it will remind you every friday to update account x
November 13, 2018 at 7:21 am #1218016Up::0Yep, I’ve gone full circle, from being an app junkie to ‘keep it simple stupid’.
GSuite has been the key for me achieving this (didn’t think I’d ever say that). Even my one remaining construction client loves it, and he hates computers…in fact I just got off the phone from editing a spreadsheet for him “live” while he was watching what I was doing over 1000km away.
This is amazing stuff for a couple of old blokes that started out with paper only.
January 2, 2019 at 4:24 am #1218017Up::0Newby Here – We have found that Trello is an excellent tool for us as a husband/wife team.
We have 3 boards – Personal to-do’s, Business to-do’s and customer orders.
As a really small business with custom product fulfillment we don’t have fully integrated order system so this works for us and our 20 or so orders a week.
Trello as a shared experience is just fantastic and you can drag to do’s around etc.
January 4, 2019 at 1:41 am #1218018Up::0Hi Newbie and thanks for the reply!
Trello has been mentioned to me many times, I must check it out. Interesting point you make about it working for your biz set-up as husband and wife, too. There’s probably a whole niche of biz tools that work for a collaboration like yours.
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