Never kept a system that stuck? You don't need a methodology — you need a few good habits and a tool that makes them easy. Here's the simple, opinionated way we recommend.
Do these and almost nothing slips. None of them take more than a couple of minutes.
The moment something lands in your head — a task, an idea, a worry — drop it into Principal Task. Don't sort it yet. The only rule is that it leaves your brain and lands somewhere you trust.
Once a day, give each new item a home: a small set of folders like Work, Home, and Errands is plenty. Three or four buckets beats twenty. You can always add more later.
Each morning, star the three-to-five things that actually matter today and let the Today screen show only those. A short, honest list is one you'll actually finish.
Once a week, skim what got done and what didn't. Re-star, reschedule, delete the dead weight. Five minutes here is what keeps the whole thing from quietly falling apart.
Custom folders give every task a home. Start with three; grow only when you feel the need.
One tap marks what matters now. Your most important work stays in front, the rest waits quietly.
Due dates and notifications (and Pushover) catch the things that can't be allowed to slip.
Quickly review your week, month, and year — a gentle picture of whether things are moving.
Turn a repeatable routine — your Friday look-back, a trip packing list — into a one-tap template.
Set the weekly look-back to repeat and the habit reminds itself. The system runs on rails.
When you're ready, your Task Velocity score gives you a single, honest number: are you finishing things faster than you're adding them? It's not a grade — it's a nudge, the moment the list starts winning. The score is free; Premium charts your history over time.
Don't want a system at all? Type it, see today, check it off. Nothing to set up, nothing to learn.
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See the GTD way →Free to start. Follow the four habits and feel the difference by Friday.