Problem? I have 5 million things to do, people are constantly adding things for me to do and I literally can NOT keep track. No one could, they would need superpowers.
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I use Tick Tick as my to do list, it is an to do list app for your phone and it makes life SO easy.
Someone needs an email from PTO? -add it to tick tick
Kids need something for school? — add it to tick tick
Need to check on a phone call you made the other day? — add it to tick tick!
Frankly, Tick-tick is the bones behind many of these systems. It reminds me to do things, and I am able to set-up rotating reminders which makes systems work REALLY well.
I also have tick-tick split into a few lists:
- Blog — self explanatory
- Secretary — I feel like SUCH a secretary right now at home, but there really are so many phone calls, and other things to follow-up when running a household I spend almost an hour every day being a secretary.
- Household — I share this list with Drew, so he can be aware of what needs to be done as well, includes my cleaning and laundry schedules. It autoamtically updates and transfers on his phone so when I’m at work I don’t get “the” phone call (“do you need me to do anything?”) (btw, yes — the answer is ALWAYS yes.).
There are other, smaller lists, that encompass some of my other volunteer stuff. THAT way, when I sit down to, say, be the family secretary, I can pull up Tick-tick and see all the secretary tasks that need being done. I don’t even have to see the 30 other things that need doing for household or the blog. I’m more easily able to focus on the one thing I’ve chosen to do at that time.
Using a to do list will help increase your efficiency. Empty your brain into it — let it do the thinking for you!
Havok says
This is why I got back into using a planner! Everything gets written out, anything can be schedules in, and moved around if necessary. I’ve tried adding lists to my phone, but I never remember to look at it. A planner is, well, all its used for, basically, is what I need to do, and it’s big on my desk, staring me in the face, ha!
But the overall idea of keeping a large list of all the things that need to be done?! Oh yes, it’s a fantastic thing. It’s a great feeling to know that I can be on autopilot at any time of day (or day itself) and at a glance know what I need to be doing!
Hilary says
Yeah, it’s SO easy to get on autopilot with a to do list, it’s true!
Laura Sue Shaw says
Great idea! I’m going to have to download that app, it sounds like it would be a big help. I do use and love Trello, which is another productivity app. Thanks for sharing!
Hilary says
Hmm, I have never heard of Trello. I love ticktick… let me know what you think!
Lynness says
had to laugh at the hand- i have ALWAYS written on my hand (my mom hates it) and i call it my “palm pilot” 🙂 But i got a tablet a couple of months ago and just started using the native task list 2 days ago. if it doesn’t work for me, i’ll check out tick-tick
Hilary says
Haha, I love it when nuress write stuff on their scrubs. I had a few at my last job that would put tape for them to write on their scrubs on. I love ticktick — is it an android tablet?
Lynness says
yep- it’s an asus. I wrote on my scrubs when I worked in the OR and didn’t have to wash them myself!!
Hilary says
Haha, I guess it all depends on your scrub color. We wear navy at my hospital now — that makes it difficult to write on. 🙂
Rachel Ulrich says
Tick Tick is handy dandy, indeed! Thankful to find this lovely to-do help. But how did you attach a website (ie. your son’s Facebook page)? Can’t figure that one out…
Hilary says
If you go under the task, you can paste in a link — and then when you click on that it takes you to the site (or the email, which I use pretty often).