[jmduke]

After trying various methods (Wunderlist, journaling, Trello, Evernote, the list goes on and on), I finally settled on a slight variation on "bullet journaling": bulletjournal.com

Basically, writing daily notes/to-do-lists with a focus on organization and brevity.

[pavs]

I love the idea of Bullet Journaling. I used to do something similar couple of years ago. Now I use Wunderlist mostly because its OS/Device agnostic and reasonable looking.

The reason Bullet written journaling didn't work for me because carrying a notebook is annoying, since I don't keep a bag with me all the time, it means I have to keep one in my pocket all the time. Also Notebooks gets damaged.

The positive was that it "feels" more personal when writing down your todo list and there is definitely a "cool" factor to it. But probably not for everyone.

[jmduke]

I still use Wunderlist every few days for when I have something to record but I don't have my notebook handy. I think it's the best possible implementation of itself, if that makes sense.

Understandable re: carrying a notebook -- that was my main apprehension when starting out. Luckily, I'm at a point in my life where I'm pretty much productive only in one of three places (home, office, coffeeshop), and since I bring my laptop bag to all three anyway it's not too much trouble to throw the notebook in as well.

EDIT: Just saw www.manvsgoals.com. I think that, too, is a noteworthy approach to keeping track of 'grander' goals and tasks.

[techiebubble]

do they have a Linux client?

[pavs]

non-native. They have a chrome app where you can have a desktop shortcut and looks and pretty much works like a desktop native app (almost). I guess its not truly a OS agnostic in that sense, since if you don't use chrome/chromium on linux the only other way would be to user their online version (which is not bad at all).

[mbrownnyc]

I do a similar thing with post-its on my desk. I thoroughly enjoy the physical action of removing a post-it, smashing it up and tossing it into a garbage can. For things I do not complete within the day, I simply use Outlook's calendar, then rinse, repeat.

I spend maybe 10-15 minutes at the beginning and end of every day perform the organization, and "toss" tasks as I finish them throughout the day.

All the meta-analysis and catchy software, and I find that using post-its and a calendar is the most effective way for me to keep track of tasks.

[hna0002]

Same here, I have tried various approaches, but couldn't settle on any. I loved the idea of bullet journaling. I am doing something similar, glad to put name to its face :)