[jirinovotny]

What you describe is not a to-do list. It's a list of ideas. And if you start putting urgent stuff into your list of ideas, you are in trouble.

Have two lists. It's that simple, really.

[oscilloscope]

If you have two lists, why not three? Maybe you should just have a list of lists.

[leviathan]

After trying a lot of approaches, I found that the two lists approach is what works best. One list has the general overview of what I need to do, the second list is what I need to do right now.

List one is edited only when a change in schedule is required, or a new project is added. The second list is edited and revised daily.

More importantly, those two lists are done using pen and paper, which I found to be the best tool for the job.

[SatvikBeri]

I actually do maintain a list of lists and find it extremely useful-the software I use is www.checkvist.com , and I use it for short term to-do lists, long term goals, brainstorming, project planning and status updates, notes on books, notes on people, etc.

[aGHz]

You just described Trello