The art of using Todoist

Since I posted my review of Todoist, I’ve been using it a great deal. There are some very good reasons to use this tool.

Combining several lists into one.

Whether it’s work for my day job, my three blogs, Injader, or Entrecard, it’s all in the list. I can use projects and sub-projects to split up the work. This is far better than my previous mess of Word documents, text files and notepaper.

I have even used Todoist to replace Eventum, an issue tracking package that I had started to use for Injader. It was taking so long to get everything into the system that I stopped doing it. On Sunday night, I sat down for a couple of hours, typed all of the remaining changes for Injader from my paperwork, and copied everything across from Eventum.

This is a massive benefit to me. Now I can keep track of everything, no matter which computer I’m on, or which project I’m tackling.

Breaking down large projects.

I’m going to look at this in a future post, but for now, I’ll just say that Todoist is starting to help me get stuck into larger projects with greater confidence. This is an unexpected bonus and something I’ve struggled with in the past. Previously, I’d get the projects done, but not without significant hassle and stress.

Scheduling your life.

I wouldn’t consider Todoist as a “lifestyle tool”, but when so much of my life involves working, it’s extremely important to manage my workload and keep on top of all the new and existing changes I’ve got to do.

Even when you have your fingers in as many pies as I do (and yes, I do like pie), Todoist allows you to see what needs doing on any given day or within the next few days across all that you do. This allows you to stay focused, stay motivated, and stay in control of your work.

Tools are important.

Using tools are an important part of our working lives. If you work from home - especially if you work for a small company, or you’re self-employed - you may need to find and evaluate your own tools. Todoist is a perfect starting point for anyone who needs to keep track of several different streams of work at once, or even just several to-do items on a single job. It’s highly effective, and is a recommended tool for Zen Workers.

• Give Todoist a try.