Do you find it hard to remember to eat your vegetables before they go bad? simon.blais shares his way of keeping track of weekly vegetable deliveries:
To avoid wasting vegetables as much as possible, I keep an up to date list of the vegetables I have on hand to
With Smart Lists, there are an infinite number of different ways that you can view your tasks (see the useful searches post for just a few examples). This tip, shared by zero023z, describes a handy “Dashboard” list:
I have a Smart List in my account called Dashboard, which I use
The awesomeness of tags is that you can use them to organize your tasks any way you want to. This tip, shared by Amy in Alabama, demonstrates a creative use of time-based tags:
I live in the Deep South. It’s August. The heat index is 100+.
There are some
Have trouble maintaining a clean house? This tip shared by emily.hawe aims to turn cleaning from a daunting prospect to something that might actually get done:
I don’t know about you, but I’m often overwhelmed by the idea of cleaning my whole house. I used to wait
Library book automation? Yup, nkirsch has come up with a brilliant way to keep track of library books using Remember The Milk and a little bit of code:
I use RTM, the API, and a Python script to crawl my local library’s RSS feed. I automatically find books that
The advanced search operators in Remember The Milk can be pretty powerful – particularly when used in a Smart List, as in this excellent example shared by sylviavas.
I’ve gone from using regular lists almost exclusively to using tags and Smart Lists - they’re so versatile. But I have
Getting distracted by all the tasks you can’t do in your current context? This tip shared by ralfvd provides a great solution using a clever Smart List:
My list of activities is split in locations, @work, @home, @phone, @web etc. During my working day, I can complete all activities
We all know the feeling – your task list is just so long that you have absolutely no idea where to start (and you’re wondering if heading straight back home to bed is a valid option). Try this tip shared by joheine the next time you’re having trouble getting
As sandiegan discovered, there’s a neat trick with Remember The Milk for Twitter – adding tasks super quickly via text message!
So you don’t have a smartphone – big whoop. It’s still possible to remember “Oh, I have to do ____” and add it to RTM without having to write
This handy tip from kerobb is a great way to use shared lists and keep on top of your chores. Thanks to this tip, I’ve shared lists with Bob to get him to help with the cleaning around here – he’s surprisingly good at doing the dishes!
My husband
Having trouble deciding what to focus on? Keep getting distracted by the not-so-important tasks on your list? kathryn.white shared a great tip on selecting your “top 5” tasks to help you stay on track:
After reading Michael Heppell’s book on How To Be Brilliant, one of his suggestions
Ah, what to have for dinner tonight… it’s always a tricky question (and even more so when you have a fussy stuffed monkey in your household). zeebacca uses Remember The Milk to keep track of food purchases and expiry dates – a handy way to answer the “what’s for
