Posts Tagged ‘Todoist’

When creating a task list, sometimes it is hard to input data in an easily digestible fashion. I think a lot of times to-do lists fail because an item is 10 lines long, and while all that text is definitely relevant, and can help you do the task, it can also get in your way. A lot of information can disable the at-a-glance function to do lists should have and also deter you from finishing a task because it seems complicated. I believe that the key in creating successful task lists lies in balancing the list between simplicity and relevant data, and here are three methods you can use.

Use tags to link important data locations

A task created in Todoist

For my list needs I usually use Todoist now, an application I favor because it has the simplest interface, yet is extremely powerful and well structured, and also because it has native Launchy support for adding tasks from your desktop and Gmail support to use in your favorite email client. Take a look at this post on Hack Your Day on how to integrate these services into Todoist.

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I’ve been talking a lot about ideas lately, but it so happens that something comes to mind while gathering ideas which I actually want to do definitely, and not just any time in the future. I came a up with a solution that lets me type continuously in Todoist, but it can be applied for any task manager with tag or labeling capability.

I actually have one single list in Todoist called “ideas”. I use Todoist for ideas because I love the very clean, uncluttered interface, it helps me think better. Anyway, while taking down some ideas I ran into some tasks as well. Instead of creating a new list for these which would have just taken more time, I labeled them with “@task”. This way I can track ideas which are immediate tasks by simply listing the ones labeled with task.

Todoist lets you do this easily because if you type “Add Hack Your Day Contact info @task” your task will be assigned the label without you having to apply it somewhere else. This means that you took only about a 1 second detour and you don’t have more lists, but you have an added layer of context.

Todoist is a free online to-do list and task manager that has one of the cleanest and easiest to use interfaces I’ve ever seen. It’s power comes from its simplicity and intuitiveness and also because it allows a multitude of services to integrate with it. Launchy, Gmail, Widgets, Mobile access and a host of others.

I will be doing a full review of Todoist sometime in the future, for now, let’s focus on how you can use it with Launchy to add tasks right from your desktop and how you can create a task from an email with one click.

Launchy

Integration with Launchy enables you to add tasks from your desktop, without the need for a browser or anything else. This is great if you want to quickly add tasks on the fly, since time is not wasted by opening your browser, loading the app, and entering the task.

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