A perennial favorite has been a classic post about setting up GTD in Remember The Milk. After this year’s big update we thought it would be good to highlight a new method. jpuphill shares how you can use subtasks and start dates alongside other Remember The Milk features to,
A bike holiday can be a romantic way to explore an area, but can involve some especially specific planning—routes, distance, destinations. This week’s tip comes from amkbcn, who uses Remember The Milk tasks to keep track of planned routes, as well as to keep a log of the
Remember The Milk user stevepaulo has a thorough outline of using Remember The Milk top-to-bottom to stay organized and productive. Borrowing from GTD, the Eisenhower matrix, and using features like Smart Lists and newer features like subtasks and start dates effectively, it is both organized and straightforward.
My personal RTM
Preparing for travel can be so stressful—"I’m sure I’m forgetting something!“ This week, deleigh shares a tip for keeping track of everything from beginning to end so as never to forget anything. You can even help your friends too!
I have a list called Travel List:
Sometimes it can be helpful to preview what’s coming up and mentally prepare for the tasks ahead. That’s where the “Tomorrow” view comes in, but what if you want to see what’s coming up on your next workday instead? This week, simon.miner shares a helpful tip
When scanning your Smart Lists, it can sometimes be difficult to see what you can do if you’re waiting on something or someone to complete a task. This week’s tip, shared by stevenov, suggests tagging those tasks and excluding them, thus making a “no-filler” Action List. You can
Preparing for a vacation or trip can mean a lot of tasks and a lot of thinking and planning. It’s easy to get caught up in all the details and forget some of the things you had thought to do. This week’s tip, shared by radmoose, suggests keeping
Some things that come up from time to time don’t quite warrant a task repeat, but you want to complete the same tasks each time. This week’s tip, shared by echarles, suggests keeping a master copy of those in a list, where you can duplicate all of the
If you have a tough list of tasks to get through, or if you just want some extra fun in your day, this week’s tip is for you. Remember The Milk user erin_milk suggests playing with your tasks, using points and/or emojis to make completing your tasks
When postponing a task isn’t quite what you want, what do you do? This week’s tip comes from fizzyice, who “pauses” tasks using the updated date and a tag. You can make the task disappear for a bit in their Smart List, and automatically return.
To pause tasks
Repeats can be very handy for regular tasks, but some tasks don’t need to go on and on indefinitely. This week’s tip comes from vdichev, who points out some instances where you can use “until” or “for X times” in your repeats. (See more details on our repeat
Parenting can be especially overwhelming, but lillaurel knows how to calm our minds: with tasks, of course! Repeating tasks, short-term tasks, long-term tasks, and even developmental milestones—these suggestions will help you navigate your role as parent.
My daughter is almost 1 now, and RTM has come in handy in