Has anyone else tried using a kanban board to manage the things they would normally forget to do? Specifically moving physical sticky notes through columns as you start and complete tasks.

I’m a software engineer professionally, and it occurred to me that this organization method is natural to me for work, so maybe it would also work for life tasks.

So far, I’ve gotten like 100x more tasks done than I normally do, but maybe it’s a short term thing. Need more time to tell.

  • Sir ᑕOᔕᗰO Bluebeard@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    I know this is a bit old, but I just came across your post this morning.

    I’ve been using Wekan for a long time with a tiny bit of automation. Here’s how I have it set up.

    Everything starts on the Big To-Do List, getting sorted by priority. For things I want done today, I move them to the Do Today list. I have a rule set up to move cards put in that list to the Do Today board.

    This is the board I have up on my PC all the time. It’s designed to have zero distractions. The only things on here are what I intend to get done today or what’s been started but paused that I intend to do in the next few days. If anything looks like it’s not going to get done, it immediately go to The Future which sends it to the Inbox of the Big To-Do List. To keep things decluttered, completed things also get moved to Completed on the Big To-Do List.

    • moseschrute@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 days ago

      That’s an awesome system! If I did something digital, this seems great. But I also think the fact that sticky notes are so simple makes it very appealing. I like that they’re in the physical word and that they aren’t attached to a device that is designed to distract me.