
Subcategories: Next, I set up Subcategories under each Project. Projects: First, I set up Projects, each under categories like CMP (that’s work), FAMILY, HOME, HEALTH. Right away I upgraded to Premium for $3/month, and a lot of these tips are based on those additional features. I’m sticking with personal productivity here, as well - if you want to use it to organize teams and entire workplaces you can, but you can find info about that from their own website.Īlso, you should definitely try out the free basic Todoist plan first to be sure this is right for you. So here are the basics, not as a comprehensive, expert-y HOW TO USE TODOIST tutorial might list them, but my version of the basics. That was the best way for me to work with Todoist. So I typically learn the basics, master them, then come back for more. I admit sometimes I’m overwhelmed by apps or devices that do too many things. Setting up ToDoist: Quick and dirty basics because you’re already busy, right? Related: Comparing top 5 expert time management techniques. Want to be more organized and productive too? Here’s why I like Todoist, plus some tricks to make it easy for you to love it too. And, miracle of miracles, I am actually still using it which is A Big Thing if you know me. Turns out it was exactly what I’ve been looking for my whole life. I was wondering how each day she’d proclaim, “I checked 742 things off my to-do list today!” but not in a braggy way, more like a whoa, I can’t believe I did that way. So this year, I took note (ha) of one of the most organized, productive people I know, my friend Christine Koh, sharing the Todoist app in a few Instagram posts of hers.

I scribble things on sticky notes - both real and digital on my laptop desktop - jot them in the reminders app, mail them to myself, archive them with multiple labels in Gmail, save them in Pocket, jot them in my Notes app…and occasionally one of the other list apps I’ve tried and failed to use over the years. Go figure.įor background, I am a chronic list-maker. Yes, I managed to take advantage of 2020 to get one thing right.

Every year I swear, this is the year I get organized! This is the year I find the best ever to-do list app and put everything on it and finally check things off my list instead of losing them forever and make more time for the things I love and life will be grand.
