Todo apps are meant for robots
My single biggest improvement in getting somewhat organized and productive so far has probably come from getting comfortable with some amount of chaos.<p>I used to try and set up the perfect system for my notes. I got caught in endless cycles of coming up with some structure, finding new tools, etc. — only to then barely ever write down anything because it never quite fit into any of the boxes I&#x27;d prepared.<p>I used to try out a new todo app every other month, enthusiastic that this time I&#x27;d find the system that would finally enable me to never let anything fall through the cracks.<p>I&#x27;d plan out the perfect pipeline of bookmark - triage - read&#x2F;watch&#x2F;listen so that I could stay on top of every great talk, article, interview or book anyone had ever created and shared with the world. You can probably guess what happened.<p>Then, for some reason, I just got more... relaxed? at some point. Have a thought? Just make a note, doesn&#x27;t matter if I&#x27;ll ever look at it again or it will still make sense in a week. Sometimes I go back and expand on things. Sometimes I event write something out of it. Most times I don&#x27;t and that&#x27;s fine. Find something cool? Just bookmark. Maybe I&#x27;ll look through them in a moment of boredom one day soon, maybe the never-ending influx of hot new content means I&#x27;ll never get around to it. Whatever. Want to or think I should do something? Make a task, don&#x27;t set a date, maybe I&#x27;ll get back to it, maybe it turns out I don&#x27;t want or need to do it ever. Got something you keep putting off? Maybe just delete it after the tenth time, it&#x27;ll come back to you if it&#x27;s worth it.