004: Mastering To Do Lists
Mia and Dinah talk about the benefits of To Do Lists and the steps they followed to optimise their To Do List systems.\n\nThis episode discusses how To Do Lists allow you to get clarity on what needs to be done and the pros of centralising your lists on one digital tool that can be shared with other family members.\n\nThey outline the difference among:\n\n * To Do Lists - are actionable, time-bound, contain verbs\n * Checklists (eg prepping the house for holidays) - help you remember how to do something efficiently and comprehensively\n * Reference Lists (eg movies I want to watch) - capture suggestions, recommendations and sources of info\n\nThese lists are all worthwhile but can often be confused.\n\nThey talk about the various online tools available and what they use. Dinah is using Wunderlist [https://www.wunderlist.com/]. Mia is using Reminders [https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT205890] in her iPhone for her To Do list and Notes [https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT205773] for checklists and references. She mentions that she uses voice commands for Siri to add items to both.\n\nMia and Dinah discuss the various options of categorising and prioritising lists and how they refreshed and reorganised their To Do lists systems.\n\n\xa0LIFE ADMIN HIGHS OF THE WEEK\xa0\n\n * Dinah talks about how easy it was to go on holiday with all her bookings saved on her Google Drive.\n * Mia talks about how she has already started her Christmas shopping online using wishlists she has added to during the year, and a spreadsheet saved on Google Drive.\n\n\xa0LIFE ADMIN LOW OF THE WEEK\xa0\n\n * Dinah talks about failing to complete her online grocery shopping. \xa0\n * Mia talks about having technical hiccups with her shared calendar system and its inability to synchronise frequently.\n\n\xa0POWER TOOL\xa0\n\n * Doodle [https://doodle.com/] \u2013 free online scheduling app to simplify choosing an event date or time for multiple people.\n\n\xa0RESOURCES\xa0\n\n * David [https://gettingthingsdone.com/] Allen's book Getting Things Done [https://gettingthingsdone.com/]\n * James Clear [https://jamesclear.com/] \u2013 Talks about prioritization and habit formation\n * \xa0How I Work [https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/how-i-work/id1415266924?mt=2] \u2013 Amantha Imber podcast\n\nTo Do List apps include:\n\n * Wunderlist [https://www.wunderlist.com/]\n * Todoist [https://todoist.com/?lang=en]\n * ASANA [https://asana.com/]\n * Trello [https://trello.com/]\n * \xa0Google Tasks [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.tasks&hl=en_AU]\n * Evernote [https://evernote.com/]\n * Microsoft to do [https://todo.microsoft.com/en-us]\n * \xa0Onenote [https://products.office.com/en-au/onenote/digital-note-taking-app]\n\n\xa0SHARE\xa0\n\nPlease head to the Life Admin Life Hacks Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/Life-Admin-Life-Hacks-277520802977057/] to connect with listeners and share your thoughts, questions or suggestions.