Comments on: Managing To-Dos 3 Tiered

By: Max Bottaro

Max Bottaro — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:39:24 +0000

love the google filters. You can also make different folders and organize your incoming mail that way. Gmail has really set the bar

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:24:49 +0000

Instead of a monitor I have a 27″ TV and my do list is lined around the television with the things that have to be done soonest and the most important in the upper left corner, and the stuff that doesn’t actually have to get done and there is no time constraint on is on the bottom right corner. It feels good to throw the post it notes away when I’m done and forces me to look at the list.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:16:40 +0000

I do the same exact gmail thing! I am crazy with my labels…none of my friends understand my obsession with my gmail account.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:11:31 +0000

I love your system! Unfortunately, I’m not a natural organizer and don’t have a lot of faith in myself to stick to a “plan,” but RTM looks amazing!

I personally have 2 systems:
1. I keep a real post-it note on my laptop wrist-rest area with things I need to do for school. Since I always have my computer at school and almost always have my computer when I’m studying, it’s a good place to remind me of school business.
2. For my personal life, I have a cute Anne Taintor planner where I keep social/personal reminders and dates. I need some sass with my stress ;)

I’m sure I’ll have to modify my method once I’m back out in the real world, but for now, this works for someone like me who can’t tolerate the thought of 8×10 sized mega-planner or cleaning out my Gmail inbox. I’m at 16,000. :)

By: Kori

Kori — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:37:00 +0000

i use sticky notes on the desktop of my computer. remember the milk looks pretty glorious; might have to check that out.

By: zak

zak — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:01:21 +0000

I do steps 1 and 3.

I added Remember the Milk, but just don’t use it consistently.

A friend of mine has 19000 unread emails in his gmail account; I nearly died. I am upset when I have more than 20 read emails sitting in my inbox and he has 19000 unread ones.

By: michelle woo

michelle woo — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:00:16 +0000

I use Google Calendar and trusty post its. I love crossing things off by hand. If I do something that’s not on my to-do list, I’ll add it to the list just to cross it off =P

By: Olga

Olga — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:42:16 +0000

I use Task2Gather (http://task2gather.com) for managing my personal as well as work stuff. Along with desktop app that works via browser it has iPhone app that is really intuitive with great number of useful features. For those who have Windows Mobile gadgets a new app is also going to be released.

By: the almost right word

the almost right word — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:33:54 +0000

I love the Moleskin planner. And post-its. I write everything there. I keep most of my work calendar separate, on Entourage (my Microsoft work-only email program).

But, like Rebee, I highly recommend the Moleskin stuff — they make great planner/organizer/calendars in different sizes and, more recently, in different colors.

By: Rebee

Rebee — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:29:04 +0000

Haha, the best of all worlds! I actually follow David Giesberg’s Simple Moleskine GTD for Students (http://davidgiesberg.com/2007/06/14/simple-moleskine-gtd-for-students/), essentially keeping a weekly to-do list in a Moleskine. It works really well, I can take it everywhere, and it’s more fluid and flexible than a daily planner.