I use “second brain” system with obsidian for most notes. I use Microsoft to-do for quick to-do’s, but want to find a non-Microsoft replacement.
Hey, I’m also in the process of finding an alternative for Microsoft to-do. I did some quick research for some replacement and tasks.org looks really promising if not for the lack of desktop version.
Selfhost Vikunja as a sync server (CalDAV) for tasks.org. Vikunja also has desktop apps or you can just use the web interface.
Will check it out soon, thanks. I’ve also heard of of Nextcloud but I just haven’t had the chance to try it yet.
Digital by far.
I can copy/paste, edit easily, share entire tasks/lists with someone, selectively share something with someone, all from multiple devices, at least one of which I’ll likely have at all times.
Paper, simply because out of sight out of mind.
I do a grid, Top left due today
top right running list of additional things
bottom left shit thats due but not urgent
bottom right long term projects, stuff in progress that takes time
Brain is dumb so as i write out the list i cross stuff off, even if I just did it (train your brain to get that delicious sense of accomplishment)
If I have, say, a binder with cover that doesn’t work…needs to be visible. Brain is dumb.
I generally put short term things on index cards and long term things on digital. Or I just note something down with whatever’s most accessible at the time.
So, for work, I have a long list of tasks in Microsoft Planner I should get done in the mid-term and long-term. If someone asks me to get something done asap, I put that on paper. I’m really bad at getting things done on the digital list but I’m trying to get better at it.
Chores and groceries go on the white board on my fridge. Then I transcribe them to index cards if I need to remember them out of the house.
I try to keep a pad with me when I’m out of the house to note things down. I use a tiny little Fisher Space Pen which easily fits in my pocket.
My problem with digital is that it’s too easy to forget about. When I mark things down on paper, specifically index cards, they start to stack up and I feel motivated to reduce the clutter they create. Throwing out ten index cards because I got shit done feels good.
My problem with digital is that it’s too easy to forget about. When I mark things down on paper, specifically index cards, they start to stack up and I feel motivated to reduce the clutter they create. Throwing out ten index cards because I got shit done feels good.
This is exactly how I feel.
Neither. I just forget things, like a cool person
I keep an extensive, unorganised mass of random notes and thoughts in Obsidian, and also a separate extensive unorganised pile of notes and thoughts in a paper notebook, thus ensuring I don’t know where anything is and rendering the whole process futile.
If you forget, it’s not important anyway.
Todo.txt is the way.
Oh man, I would happily pay someone lots of money to sort out my digital mess.
Like, I run a business where I do different types of work for multiple properties, some of which is one side of the business, some the other. Some is indoor work at one rate, some is outdoor at another. Some of it is purchases, some is hours etc etc
Fuck me I’d love to find an app that could keep track of all this shit and put it all in one place, from Android where I note it down, to Windows where I do my invoices
It just doesn’t exist :(
I don’t know exactly what your use case is, but AirTable is very powerful and flexible.
I tried to weave my way through their overdesigned website and nearly vomited at the sheer volume of business-speak 🤢
Fuckin hell it’s like AI scraped LinkedIn for taglines
Yeah their website is really confusing but I urge you to just make an account and play around in it.
Tasks digitally, thought processes on paper.
Writing. It slows you down so you have to think about the task. Plus it’s so much more satisfying to cross something out than mashing delete. Plus checking your paper lists won’t tempt you with distractions.
Tasks are one of the few things i still do on paper, to me it’s like reading a book; ya just cant beat the feeling of paper; also you can’t just close the app; it will remain hanged on the wall, judging you from afar
Digital when I’m not at home and need to remember some stuff for later. If I’m at home I use a notebook so I have an excuse to use my fancy fountain pens.
If it’s a bigger scale task that I’m gonna need a long time to accomplish, I do it on my computer. For daily stuff, I have a bullet journal and fountain pens that I really like
Writing things down makes me anxious because I’ve been abused for it…
I’m so sorry to hear that. This is a fear of mine and the reason I always stop myself from writing any personal notes on paper. If not abuse, someobody is ought to tease me for it.
I prefer digital, but everything’s a mess. Within digital, compared to notes/calendars/reminders, sending emails to myself is the most effective for me since I end up cleaning my inbox quite regularly and to clean I delete useless stuff, archive dealt with stuff, and pending stuff remains in my inbox. Rent payments for example will be an alarm, calendar with reminder, and email to all my accounts and my wife’s. Whenever I do write, it’s for a specific task and much better implemented.
Physical helps me remember better when I write it down, and I love sketching tasks, but it makes no difference when crossing them off.
