I’ve tried it all before. I listed my tasks in my laptop, used the “to do” notes in my cellphone and tried online organizers. But no matter how spiffy new gadgets or online apps come up, I always come back to my trusty paper assistants to do the job of keeping me sane and organized.
Since Jamaine has permanently claimed my fasyon Agatha Ruiz dela Prada notebook for her “school” notes (which are actually mostly scribbles), I have resorted to using a plain steno notebook as my temporary task manager.
I call it my brain dump.
This is where I list down everything that’s on my mind: notes about bloggable stuff, reminders of things I need to do, and ideas for money projects.
Just as the name suggests, I just dump it all in the beginning just to free my brain of all those thoughts. Then when I’ve emptied it all out, I start sorting through my notes and organize them into proper lists which I will write down in my new Agatha notebook (which I have yet to buy).
I’m always open to learning new stuff and I’m sure there are some cool project management softwares that would make the job faster. But so far, nothing beats my old school system and I always get more things done when I do it the simpler way.
How do your organize your to do lists?
