LACRM -> Monday.com -> Wealthbox -> Attio -> Microsoft To Do

So continues the saga for my "task management" system

It's important to me to be able to focus, so I want the ability to identify my tasks for the day, and then pick one or two to work on and only see them. Then once complete, go back to my full list and pick another task.

Less Annoying CRM - pretty limited here, you just see the full list of your tasks
Monday.com - groups and tasks, and sub-tasks, I found it just getting out of control and I ended up not even looking at it
Wealthbox - similar issue to LACRM, just a running list of tasks and not a way to focus on today, or right now
Attio - very slick, I love their UI (thanks
@Dustin Belliston
), but their task feature is incredibly limited - a way to focus here may be to click the company record you're working on, work on its tasks, then go back to the full list and pick the next company / contact...

What I really like about Microsoft To Do is the buckets (or lists) of tasks (see attached). I've been using it regularly for shopping lists, very easy to add items from my phone and check them off as I put them in the cart.

I haven't used the Faith, Family, Finances, Friends, Fitness buckets as much, but I like them for larger projects / goals in those categories.

But its the top section that really resonates with me.

You can start with the "All" bucket, then:

Mark tasks you want to work on today to the "My Day" bucket
Then mark one or two tasks in "My Day" as important
Then I work out of the Important bucket, complete those, go back to "My Day" and add another to "Important"

Plus it has this really satisfying ring when you check one off.

It does have team functionality I believe, but definitely isn't a full-fledged CRM. But I'm a one-man show at this point, so I'm digging it currently.

You can also set future tasks, recurring tasks, etc.

What about you, what do you use on the daily to manage your tasks?

P.S. I also use post-it notes, scratch notes, etc, but trying diligently to find a digital solution I prefer :)

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