Another random little thing I find handy for keeping my tasks organized (correct me if such things aren’t of general interest to people reading this thread): I have a walking-around notebook that I use to jot down ideas, compose things, study, etc. (it’s the “everything else” notebook to my organization notebook and my school binder). Whenever I make a note in there of something which requires action—”buy eggs,” “look up the etymology of x,” “call y about z”—I’ll draw a little square next to it. This gives me an ad-hoc checklist which it’s easy to skim for, so when I get home I can move stuff to my task list and check them off. This way I a) don’t lose anything important in the jungle of miscellany, and b) can see at a glance whether I’ve gotten around to something yet or not.
ETA: To clarify, the part I’m recommending/pointing out is the ad-hoc checklist. One could fold that into any setup where one usually has paper around and can remember to look at the paper later.
Another random little thing I find handy for keeping my tasks organized (correct me if such things aren’t of general interest to people reading this thread): I have a walking-around notebook that I use to jot down ideas, compose things, study, etc. (it’s the “everything else” notebook to my organization notebook and my school binder). Whenever I make a note in there of something which requires action—”buy eggs,” “look up the etymology of x,” “call y about z”—I’ll draw a little square next to it. This gives me an ad-hoc checklist which it’s easy to skim for, so when I get home I can move stuff to my task list and check them off. This way I a) don’t lose anything important in the jungle of miscellany, and b) can see at a glance whether I’ve gotten around to something yet or not.
ETA: To clarify, the part I’m recommending/pointing out is the ad-hoc checklist. One could fold that into any setup where one usually has paper around and can remember to look at the paper later.