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  • Do you prefer apps/software or the traditional pen & paper or sticky notes for your to-do list?

    Aaron
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    Sadath N
    Depends on each individual's lifestyle and interests. For me, paper and pen are the most useful ones.
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    Aaron
    I use kind of both. For day to day to-do list, I put it on a sticky note. But for larger projects and goals I use Notion. I also use a simple app for time blocking on my phone.
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    Paolo Go
    My own to-do lists are all on my iPhone. For projects, I mainly use Trello.
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    Aaron
    @access24 I want to use Trello for customer management but is it hard to learn?
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    Paolo Go
    @aaronnotion it’s not too hard to learn it. It has a little learning curve, and I find it easy and friendly. In the past I used Jira, but for some small projects it’s an overkill
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    Maria Anosova πŸ”₯
    I like paper and pen/pencil better, but use both.
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    Aaron
    @maria_anosova Yes. Nothing beats the satisfaction of crossing off the tasks on a to-do list with a pen.
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    Anastasia Liamets
    I'm kinda crazy lover of handwriting, but to never lose my notes I'm using iPad apps – so I guess it's a mix of both haha
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    Aaron
    @anliamets I guess everyone now uses both. But writing with hand will always have its place no matter how modern we get.
    Yannick
    I mainly use Asana.
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    Aaron
    @mho22 Is it hard to learn?
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    Yannick
    @aaronnotion Nope, it is really easy to use.
    Swayam
    Traditional pen and paper alway seem to be a comfortable choice
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    Aaron
    @swayammi7 Couldn't agree more.
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    Oxana
    It probably little bit strange form person in IT, but really mostly use pen & paper for day-to-day tasks. I tried to use some to-do list, but it's more comfortable with the pen 😁 But for project management use Jira and other tools πŸ˜ƒ
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    ISTIAK AHMAD
    Hey Aaron, still pen and paper, i feel i lack behind, Planning to switch to digital mode πŸ˜…
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    Aaron
    @istiakahmad Not actually. Whatever works best we should use it.
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    Vincent Xu
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    I use both, but the biggest problem with digital note-taking products is that the software is too complicated and difficult to use. I just want a blank sheet of paper and a pen.
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    Aaron
    @cen_xu You can try using simple minimalistic apps.
    Sue Kim
    Both, and fail to manage both..
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    Aaron
    @suekim827 Haha. I used to fail too. But when I started prioritizing the work, it got better.
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    Sue Kim
    @aaronnotion Thanks for the tip..! also your comment sounds like a great idea haha
    Violetta Chernobuk
    Both. We do plan work on Planyway with the app for the whole team and have the roadmap there. But then I like to have a daily/weekly plan of goals just in my notebook.
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    Daniel Burns
    I usually use both. Jira for overall goals and tracking projects and pen & paper for my personal to-do list (It's easier to get creative on paper as well and come up with new ideas)
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    Aaron
    @dan_burns Thanks for sharing.
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    Emmanuel Nwosu
    Pen and paper.
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    Aaron
    @emmanuelnwosu It has its benefits for sure.
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    Dmitry Chulkov
    Sometimess I use sticky notes to write down something, but I try to keep all my stuff at Apple Notes and Workflowly https://www.producthunt.com/prod...
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    Gilles Hoarau
    Hello there. I use both for personal and pro. * Sticky notes for quick thoughts especially when offline. * Apple's built-in to-do list is convenient, especially with speakers. * Jetbrains Space for projects both personal and pro: I keep details in separate documents. * Github for tracking bugs. * Occasionally, I make an email draft to prioritize the tasks for the rest of the day.
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    Aaron
    @gilles_hoarau1 Doesn't it get complicated over time?
    Gilles Hoarau
    @aaronnotion Not if I maintain a reasonable list of todos. My todos workflow is quite simple: sticky notes to write ideas anytime => apple single todolist for IRL todos OR Jetbrains space to organize todos related to work and internet => draft of email to sort tasks to be done today
    Peter Tovanov
    Apps ofc))) Jesus Christ, who used paper and pan, ancient people?))
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    Nastassia
    @peterblack I still do :D I adore paper planner to schedule weekly tasks, although I use Tick-Tick app to make to-do lists to stock all tasks in one place
    Aaron
    @peterblack Modern people too. Classic methods have their value.
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    Kirill Belyaev
    I combine all my life in Notion. It works for me. And my ex-wife uses only paper planners. So it depends on the type of personality, I guess.
    Ragavee Raveenthiran
    I mostly use apps for my to-do lists.