| 1. On your phone, you can use one app for recurring things that get done quickly (I use Loop Habit Tracker), and another app for more bigger/long-term/once-off tasks that might lapse (I use Tasks.org and it's pretty friendly with postponing - it gives you a few options and you select one). 2. You can get Loop Habit Tracker to automatically put the things you do on time at the top so it's easy to get started. You can archive things you don't want to focus on, to reduce the size of the list. 3. I feel good when the list gets shorter. 4. If you have the easy tasks at the top, it's easy to get started. 5. Tasks.org lets you color things by priority. I never bother because I keep my list short and hide things until a week/day before they're due. 6. Tasks.org can do subtasks. I think doing such granular stuff in an app is limited and I prefer to just scribble some notes on paper, but I understand more could be done. 7. Tasks.org lets you view categories. I've never found an app that does everything I want, so I think you're right in that a lot more could be done, but I've no interest in writing Java or messing about with virtual machines etc. so I'm quite happy with the options I've got on my phone. Overall, I use two apps, paper and my own note taking system on my desktop (for quickly taking notes that come back later, which I can postpone, search through etc.) Some people are more conscientious, and they probably don't need many reminders. I'm not so conscientious, and my process helps me keep going, and I would rather make it all as robotic as possible so I don't have to deliberate. |