Technical Support Engineer at Remember The Milk.
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Using emojis in your task list may seem unexpected, but as countdiso says it can make things more fun and also stand out. Form and function?! When I look at Remember The Milk and browse my lists, I have lists such as Books, Films, Music, where I make a task
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The past few years have upended all kinds of ways we organize our work and home lives. (And even that may be an understatement!) So we appreciated this tip from stevenov that offers a simple and perennial reminder to organize your tasks in a way that helps strike the balance
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Keeping up with finances is important—and sometimes urgent too. Juggling everything can seem like its own job. This week’s tip comes from alan.porter, who shows how to keep up with the day-to-day, month-to-month, and periodic things to keep your finances humming along. I use RTM for lots
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Using iOS Shortcuts can be a powerful way to do some custom things with your tasks. This week’s tip—tips!—is pszaro showing three different ways to use Shortcuts: to add tasks from webpages, to show upcoming tasks quickly, and to complete a repeating task when doing something else.
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Using iOS Shortcuts is a helpful way to automate regular actions. This week’s tip comes from mirbogat, who uses the home screen icons to have one-touch access to adding grocery items to their list. I’m really enjoying the new Shortcuts integration, it’s been truly amazing for my
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Meal planning and grocery shopping can be a lot of work. This week’s tip comes from kerrpe, who shares a neat setup of meal planning that then generates an organized list for the grocery store. I haven’t seen any recipe / grocery suggestions in a long time, so I’
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We’ve discussed GTD on the blog before. One of the main ways you stay organized is by reviewing tasks regularly. evan.fredericks didn’t find that part helpful, so they came up with a new way of reviewing tasks more easily and regularly on your task list. Their tip
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You can group your tasks with lists, tags, or Smart Lists. Often that’s enough! But sometimes, you want a specific link between specific tasks, and that’s where this week’s tip comes in. nodonovan describes using task’s URLs so you can get to a specific task from
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GTD (Getting Things Done) is a super method for keeping things out of your head, but it can be a lot of commitment. Enter this week’s tip, shared by mjh_sakh. They maintain the periodic review of your short- and long-term tasks but keep a very clear and simple
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Online auctions are great, but who hasn’t missed an email about an item they’re watching? This week’s tip comes from zerzawy, who suggests adding a task with the appropriate due date. Then you can be reminded to act on that auction at the appropriate time. I often
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Organizing your lists doesn’t have to mean an ongoing commitment to over-organizing your tasks. This week’s tip comes from ashley.banks, who suggests a Smart List that catches tasks of all types, whether they have a due date or not! Several years ago, I shared a Smart List
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Keeping in touch with all your old friends seems like a daunting affair. However, with this week’s tip from eoe, you can set up a rotation to contact your friends with just an email per week! I have friends all over the world and it’s hard to keep