(I used to use day-of-the-week tags, but #today lets tasks rollover if I don’t get to them.) Then, each night or morning, I add the tag #today to make a plan for the day.
When I’m in planning mode, I add the tag #soon to anything that needs to be done in the next week or two. And I don’t cross off the good things I read/hear/watch - I just move them to a “loved” list so I’ll remember them later. Lists are shareable, so you can share your whole “business” list with your team, or just share a particular project list. Notes (on art, activists, tech, writing, packing, yoga, whatever).Fun (what to see, watch, listen to, read, make, learn, buy, etc).Personal (side projects, chores, reviews).Business (active clients/products, holding/cold, dream, checklists).The first two are more short-term lists the second two are longer-term.
Apps like workflowy how to#
It’s great in combination with simpler, less overwhelming to-do apps like Momentum or TeuxDeux, but I’ve recently figured out how to use it alone. The deep nesting feels like all the hidden folds of your brain. Workflowy uses a really cool collapsible interface to make lists of lists of lists, so it’s the perfect place to organize small random-but-helpful notes (travel packlists, movie backlists, web launch checklists) plus longer good-to-review notes from lectures or books. How I use Workflowy to get things done I’ve been using Workflowy for a couple years, but with a couple tweaks in the last couple months it’s become my sole GTD app.