Quote:
Originally Posted by dmauder  I finally got off my butt and did a brain-dump into Toodledo this evening. It feels pretty good having that all out and recorded somewhere. Actually, I probably need to come back tomorrow night and do "round 2" since I'm sure I'll come up with a whole lot more to put on the list.
Toodledo has a nice mechanism for entering multiple items. I created a new folder called "To Process" and dumped everything there. You basically go into multiple entry mode, pick the folder and any other settings (context, etc), and then just enter one to-do per line. Click Save and boom - it's done. I added 78 new to-do's in one fell swoop.
I'll circle back later to actually process each item on my list. This will involve moving them into projects (as necessary), assigning priority, context, due dates, etc. The more I play around with Toodledo, the more I realize how powerful it is.
I almost slipped into the trap of going out to test a whole bunch of other to-do list managers. But I realized that I already did that months ago, and didn't really settle on any of them. Remember the Milk came very close to #1 for me, but something about it kept me from fully adopting it.
I never knew about Toodledo back then, but I'm glad I found it this time because it does everything I need, and has a zillion ways to get stuff into it -- Jott and the Firefox add-in being my favorites! 
Based on what Lucas says, Nozbe is also a great tool. But I knew I'd spend (waste) more time comparing the two when I really needed to just GET GOING and GET THINGS DONE! Besides, Toodledo is cheaper - and I'm a known cheapskate. 
Dave |
Excellent! I totally agree with you on the need of not comparing tools and just getting started. You can always change and upgrade tools, but getting started is the most important part. I still dont have a filing cabinet, but I cant let that stop me.
I actually paid for Nozbe (there are
free accounts too if you want to give it a spin) because I knew if I did, I would force myself to start using it.
Regardless, I definitely suggest people use one of the tools designed for GTD, as hacking one together using gmail and such can be unfun. I feel like I have to visit the least amount of places to have access to my lists. Right now I can go to my Calendar or Nozbe for everything, my email inbox is just something I process along with the physical inbox on my desk. Its great.