http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/01/01/the-problem-with-todo-lists-the-digital-ones designing user experiences Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/01/01/the-problem-with-todo-lists-the-digital-ones/comment-page-1#comment-67598 Cara Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:54:16 +0000 http://www.andersramsay.com/?p=262#comment-67598 I have been a pen-and-paper (p & p) to-do lister since primary school, and despite trying a few electronic task managers, have always resorted back to the simple, effective p & p version for all the reasons listed above (excuse the pun). Forty years of to-do lists make very interesting reading!! I have been a pen-and-paper (p & p) to-do lister since primary school, and despite trying a few electronic task managers, have always resorted back to the simple, effective p & p version for all the reasons listed above (excuse the pun). Forty years of to-do lists make very interesting reading!!

]]> http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/01/01/the-problem-with-todo-lists-the-digital-ones/comment-page-1#comment-11008 the-uMe Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:20:52 +0000 http://www.andersramsay.com/?p=262#comment-11008 A best list tool that I have come across is zenbe lists. It becomes useful when you can access you list from anywhere making it easier to use add/remove tasks ad not have to carry scraps of paper with you. I have it on my iPhone and as an igoogle widget. One great feature is shared lists. Multiple users can add/complete tasks. Great for shopping lists ;) check it out at http://lists.zenbe.com/welcome A best list tool that I have come across is zenbe lists. It becomes useful when you can access you list from anywhere making it easier to use add/remove tasks ad not have to carry scraps of paper with you. I have it on my iPhone and as an igoogle widget. One great feature is shared lists. Multiple users can add/complete tasks. Great for shopping lists ;) check it out at http://lists.zenbe.com/welcome

]]> http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/01/01/the-problem-with-todo-lists-the-digital-ones/comment-page-1#comment-10645 Leanne Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:55:26 +0000 http://www.andersramsay.com/?p=262#comment-10645 I absolutely loved the analysis and writing of Anders regarding to do lists. It made me laugh more than once as I have been struggling with the same issues. I was about to download some new to do list software but its true - its not portable. Digital Post Its don't work either. I always wanted to peel them off my desktop and take them with me. Typing is easier for me and I tend to do up a big wish to do list. But the handwritten short to do lists (on single paper or day timer works faster and is super portable. I can check off this short list daily and I have a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. I have never tried palm pilots etc but I know I would want no typing mistakes etc. I can forgive myself more for messy writing. Thanks for the fun read and the reminder that some things never change. I would add though that its best to keep the paper in a booklet so you can go back and view notes and contacts from previous days. I absolutely loved the analysis and writing of Anders regarding to do lists. It made me laugh more than once as I have been struggling with the same issues. I was about to download some new to do list software but its true – its not portable. Digital Post Its don’t work either. I always wanted to peel them off my desktop and take them with me. Typing is easier for me and I tend to do up a big wish to do list. But the handwritten short to do lists (on single paper or day timer works faster and is super portable. I can check off this short list daily and I have a wonderful feeling of accomplishment. I have never tried palm pilots etc but I know I would want no typing mistakes etc. I can forgive myself more for messy writing. Thanks for the fun read and the reminder that some things never change. I would add though that its best to keep the paper in a booklet so you can go back and view notes and contacts from previous days.

]]> http://www.andersramsay.com/2009/01/01/the-problem-with-todo-lists-the-digital-ones/comment-page-1#comment-10251 Alec Dann Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:33:12 +0000 http://www.andersramsay.com/?p=262#comment-10251 The most interesting idea about To Do lists I've run into came from a former boss who always had one on his desk. Years after we worked together, I asked him how he kept track of what was done or not. He told me he threw the list away every day. The idea was to focus on what was important to get done that day...keeping an exhaustive list of tasks meant that big things never got tackled less often. The most interesting idea about To Do lists I’ve run into came from a former boss who always had one on his desk. Years after we worked together, I asked him how he kept track of what was done or not. He told me he threw the list away every day. The idea was to focus on what was important to get done that day…keeping an exhaustive list of tasks meant that big things never got tackled less often.

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