There are a few things I'm looking for in a task management system. Those of you who remember IWantSandy when it was still around will have a good idea of the feature set I'm looking for, plus a few things.<p>Haven't yet found something that ticks all of the boxes..<p>* Easy task entry with natural language
Do thing with Dick and Jane at Location tonight at 6:30 pm and every week on thursday (Sandy was the undisputed queen of this)<p>* Truly cross platform (Needs a web interface, and an identical native interface on Win/Mac/Lin, and a mobile interface which isn't tied to the web)<p>* A CLI would be nice but isn't super necessary (ala Taskwarrior)<p>A couple of my favorite systems get one or two things right <i>really, really welll</i> but then fall flat elsewhere. I'd use Omnitask everywhere except it's completely mac specific, and therefore useless for my needs. Seriously. I would give almost anything to have Omnitask on Windows. Wunderlist isn't bad at all, but isn't terribly stable on the native client, have to enter everything the old fashioned way though. Taskwarrior is my go-to in a *NIX environment but, again, useless anywhere else.<p>I'm currently using Todoist, which has a decent web interface and mobile client, with semi-decent NLP task entry, and it's doing okay for me now.<p>I'm very, very seriously open to suggestions here. Asana looks absolutely beautiful, but it's another Mac-Web specific product, so wouldn't work for me.
The take home message here is two fold.<p>1) build some regularity into your daily routine even if you wear different hats<p>2) Systemisation will set you free<p>People griping about specifics of management systems aren't seeing the forest for the trees.
I hate to nitpick, but I can't stand this persistent meme that eating in the morning boosts your metabolism, or some such nonsense. It doesn't[1]. This idea needs to die.<p>1. <a href="http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debunked.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.leangains.com/2010/10/top-ten-fasting-myths-debun...</a>
Here is another good read (from few days ago on HackerNews) on "How Uservoice use Trello & Google Docs to make UserVoice better every day." - <a href="http://www.uservoice.com/blog/founders/trello-google-docs-product-management/" rel="nofollow">http://www.uservoice.com/blog/founders/trello-google-docs-pr...</a><p>We're following this rather closely and is pretty good so far. Once you master a decent tool, you can do lots with it. So, if you're an Asana guys, go with it but then if you've started with Trello, make the best of it. You do not need to get swayed here and there trying to find the best tool ready-made for you.
I really enjoyed this post. I like the idea of rotating through the different responsibilities during the week (Product / Video & Teaching etc). I could see this helping make sure you don't neglect areas that maybe you are a little less passionate about - for example, maybe you like thinking about product development but not HR / Culture, having a split schedule like this makes sure you put a little time into the HR problems each week instead of waiting for some emergency to force you to concentrate on that.
Asana looks pretty interesting.<p>I've been using TeamworkPM for 2 years now. It has been through a lot of improvements lately, which makes it very powerfull now. It organizes client/partner companies and projects in a matrix sort of way that allows you to really flexibilize access to tools and documentation. I like it.<p>For my personal stuff I use a simple TXT file with markup.<p>E.g.<p>##House Maintenance //Project or recurring work<p>+ Clean patio //task that must be done<p>- Paint doors //optional task<p>No dates or anything. I just look at the list early in the morning and decide what I'm doing for the day.
Thanks for sharing.<p>Seems like Asana is getting a lot of love lately. Is it that great? I mainly use Workflowy & Trello but I'm always shopping for a better tool :)
Decent post on his workflow. Asana looks nice enough but I would always prefer to use open source or pay for a product rather than using a product that is just free. Just doesn't make sense unless they are selling your info to advertisers.<p>Does anyone know how/why Asana is free?
I registered with my Google Account to asana.com after reading the article.<p>The interface is nice but I want to unsubscribe now, being sure that they cannot access my account anymore.<p>Is there any FAQ or page in Google listing all the enabled applications ?<p>Thank you
Ryan - how do you conduct meetings with the people you need to during the week? Is it via Skype or chat?<p>Also, what are the challenges of managing others via distance?<p>Lastly, how do you compare Asana with Basecamp?
And yet, this makes way more sense to me: <a href="http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-without-the-clock/" rel="nofollow">http://zenhabits.net/how-to-live-without-the-clock/</a>
<p><pre><code> Here’s my daily routine
Wake up at 4:54am [ ... ]
Jump in front of my iMac
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IMO if you wake up before 5 AM and jump in front of your iMac then there's either something wrong with your to-do list program or with your to-do list itself.