I also try to keep track of estimated times so I do not overcommit tasks each day. MFP stands for MyFitnessPal which is a cloud service that tracks what you eat. For example, instead of having a task that says “Do Taxes” I’ll have several individual tasks such as “Gather Work A W2”, “Gather Bank A Income Statement” and “Purchase Tax Software from Splitting larger tasks into consumable bites and providing details (phone number to call, etc…) to get the task done is critical.Īs you can see by the screenshot, I have a daily personal task where I “Fill out MFP” and it takes on average 5 minutes to perform.

Each task has a specific purpose and clear step to perform. Under each “Top Items” header I include my Work, Gizmos for Geeks and finally Personal headers and repeat that under each “Top Items” header.įinally, I use the Checkbox feature in Evernote to add my individual tasks. Next I created a standard template note for an entire week starting with “Top Items for Monday”, then I split by categories such as Work and Personal then I have a standardized format for the individual tasks.īreaking this down further, I start with “Top Items for Monday” followed by “Top Items for Tuesday” through Friday then I combine Saturday and Sunday into “Top Items for the Weekend” as my weekends tend to be less structured than Monday through Friday. _Longer Term Tasks : notebook for longer term projects _Current Tasks : notebook for weekly task list and current shopping list

_Archive Tasks : notebook for archived weekly task list Leveraging Notebooks and the Checkbox feature combined with a simple process and template note, I have a simple recurring task or to do list in Evernote synced across my phones, iPad and computers. I’ve used Todoodle, Todoist, Google Tasks, Outlook’s notes, paper and more but have not kept a task list process as long as I’ve used this system so I wanted to share with the Geek’s readers. Even more dynamic, Evernote has become my system of record for my task list using a series of Notebooks and processes. Additionally, I’ve found Evernote to be very useful in maintaining dynamic lists including lists for shopping, wines I enjoy and wish lists of items around the house I would like to upgrade. I have archived documents such as manuals for my electronic equipment, recipes, work documents, meeting notes, notes about health and travel and notes about practices and games for the U8 Girls Soccer Team I coach. Evernote has become a staple in my everyday personal and professional life both as an archive for documents to maintaining dynamic lists.

Evernote tasks recurring