It has all the features I need (and not too many more) – due dates, checklists, starred tasks and smart lists.You can access it anywhere – on your desktop/smartphone and via browser extensions.I experimented with different to-do list systems including Todoist, Google Tasks, Outlook Tasks and Remember the Milk, but ultimately I settled on Wunderlist for the following reasons: Until that day, it’s probably best to find a digital solution. It is possible to implement GTD using a paper system, well worth considering for when the zombie apocalypse starts. However, if each time one of these thoughts pop into our head we were to put it into a task management system, and we got into the habit of spending a little bit of time each day keeping this system organised, we would spend less time worrying and more time doing things that matter to us. A constant stream of thoughts like these stops us from focusing and makes us unproductive, uncreative and stressed. Allen noted that our minds are overrun with thoughts: groceries i need to buy, a voicemail i need to return, an interview i need to prepare for, a blog post i need to write (and the list goes on). GTD is a 5 step system for collecting, processing, organising, reviewing and doing your tasks and projects – either in your personal / professional life or both. Here I explore how to use Wunderlist to keep yourself organised, and get things done.ĥ years ago, I read David Allen‘s famous book Getting Things Done (GTD). Initially created in Germany it is one of my favorite productivity tools, and after it’s recent acquisition by Microsoft, it should be around for a while to come. Available on desktop, web browsers, smartphone and more recently the Apple Watch, it allows you to stay organized wherever you are. Wunderlist is a free-to-use task management tool.

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