For as long as I can remember, I have always arranged and organised my life in my head: I’ve never owned a diary, a PDA and never needed to write things down – I could just recall things from memory.
However, over the past few years I’ve noticed that skill deteriorating and decided I needed something to better organise my life so I could get things done.
Once I got my iPhone, it seemed like I had the perfect tool for doing this. I tried numerous apps aimed at organising my life, including Remember The Milk, ToodleDo and Saisuke. Each time, I’d be really gung-ho at the start, but the tools would lack the exact feature set that I needed to make organising my life possible, efficient and easy.
I refused to give up though, knowing that something needed to change. Then I read about a book by David Allen called “Getting Things Done”. Evidently, this has revolutionised the thinking of Generation Y and the millennials and enabled them to better organise their lives and focus on “Getting Things Done”. There are a number of tools, books and diaries that incorporate these ideas now, and iPhone apps are no exception.
So in my research, I read about an app called Todo, by a company called Appigo. The app wasn’t cheap, costing me $10 when I bought it, but I knew I needed to give it a go after all the good reviews I read. And I’m ever thankful that I did.
The features and design make it incredibly easy to write down things that need to be done, prioritise them and be reminded of them. These features include push notifications to remind you of tasks a set time before they’re due, a focus list for viewing just your most important items, repeat tasks, subtasks, projects, attaching web addresses, contacts and phone numbers to a task and so much more.
This app has helped me get my life in order where other apps just fell short of the mark. Thanks Todo!
I'm a twentysomething British guy, currently living in Florida, having moved here in 2006 after meeting my wife. I love Google, efficiency, Wheat Thins, photography, things that just work (read: Apple products), indie films, hummus, Bill Bailey and spending time with my family and friends.