To find a good scheduler.
I’ve come to realize that while I automatically resist using scheduling/to-do apps (which is perhaps odd because I do like to stay organized), I may actually need one, since I am the sole person currently responsible for my schedule, and it’s easy to let some things slip by because I was busy doing important research on something else, such as cats on the internet.
I don’t have any strong leads yet, but my initial look has revealed a few candidates:
- Things 3: Looks great, but it’s expensive and Mac-only (well, Apple devices-only)
- To Do: This is Microsoft’s imaginatively-named app, which took the place of the apparently beloved Wunderlist. It has the advantages of being free and cross-platform, but it seems a bit spartan?
- TickTick. Recommend by The Wirecutter. But Tick Tick is a seriously dumb name. Still, this one is also cross-platform and also has a web version. On the other hand, it requires a subscription to be really useful, which would ultimately make it more expensive than Things 3.
- Just using the Notes app on my phone or something. Since I could have been doing this all along, I doubt I will actually consider this.
I’m penciling a decision for this in my head for sometime in the next week. Things 3 has a free trial, so I may start with that.
More soon™.