Over the past few weeks I've had quite a bit on my plate. It's been a healthy mix of personal and work related tasks. I found that the more tasks I had the more my system of "just remembering everything" fell apart (you'd be surprised how long it took me to figure this out). So I had to make a "list". I've always hated lists. For some reason though this time it seems to have worked for me. Who knows why.
Right now I'm using a simple running to do list. When I'm done I mark the item as done and it move on to the next item. I mix personal with work. If I'm at work and the next item in my list is personal (i.e. Schedule Yellow Fever Vaccinations for Becky and I) I just do it. Not everyone would have this flexibility, but I find it a nice way to keep the momemtum going.
So if you've been against to do lists for your entire life, give them a second chance.
This is officially my lamest post ever.
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Jeff Smith - March 21, 2005 4:11 pm
These personal organization posts seem to be popping up in a lot of places the last few days. Personally, I use a number of different tools to keep track of my To Do's.
I use a combination of Process and iCal to keep track of upcoming bills, to do's, etc. (Process can sync with iCal, so you can use iCal's convenient email reminder's, etc)
While at work, I use Ta-Da Lists to keep track of things that I must do for work, as well as adding items for my personal and freelance To Do lists if they happen to cross my mind during the day. Then, when I get home in the evening, I sync my Ta-Da Lists with Process, and in turn, iCal.
When I'm on the go, I sync all of my lists and calendars to my iPod mini, so that I can keep a little stress with me at all times, lol.