Re:Todo apps are meant for robots
by aaronbrethorst on Monday July 17, 2023 @01:06AM
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I have a list of completed TODOs dating back to July 20, 2020. I keep a running, open TODO list in the Notes app on my Mac, check things off throughout the day as I finish them, and close out the day's completed items that night or the next morning. (or sometimes a few days later when life dictates that I have other priorities.)
Sometimes the completed todo lists are as simple and profound as recording the birth of my son. Other times, they capture a dozen or more mundane tasks that I needed to track and complete in a single day.
Either way, I find satisfaction in manually clearing out the previous day's completed TODO items, and have found that keeping track of daily tasks in this way makes it incredibly easy (if a bit time-consuming) to write year-end self-evaluations of my job performance. I regularly forget about several major projects that I was involved in, and only remember by dint of my TODO lists.
I should add that I use the Notes app because it's installed on—and syncs across—every computing device I use, and because my wife is happy to use it too, so we can share some TODO lists, like groceries or house chores.
Sometimes the completed todo lists are as simple and profound as recording the birth of my son. Other times, they capture a dozen or more mundane tasks that I needed to track and complete in a single day.
Either way, I find satisfaction in manually clearing out the previous day's completed TODO items, and have found that keeping track of daily tasks in this way makes it incredibly easy (if a bit time-consuming) to write year-end self-evaluations of my job performance. I regularly forget about several major projects that I was involved in, and only remember by dint of my TODO lists.
I should add that I use the Notes app because it's installed on—and syncs across—every computing device I use, and because my wife is happy to use it too, so we can share some TODO lists, like groceries or house chores.