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[–] PuceDogs@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 8 points 13 hours ago

People ask me to do shit and I do it... unless someone asks me to do something else before I'm done.

[–] johsny@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Todo.txt

And also

Calendar.txt

[–] johant@lemmy.ml 5 points 12 hours ago

emacs org-mode

[–] SasquatchCosmonaut@lemmy.world 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

A little notebook I carry around with me

[–] NJSpradlin@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

This is me, boss comes in with a new task, I immediately whip out my green notebook and start writing as he’s talking then let him know I’ll get to it when I’m done with my current task. I use black for writing out the task and subtasks, red for checking items I’ve completed already, slashing through tasks that are no longer required, or writing notes that come up during the task (like ticket numbers). I think I’m like just below halfway through the notebook I started in February.

[–] jan75@lemmy.ml 14 points 16 hours ago

Jira and mails marked as unread until i have worked through them haha :)

[–] trk@aussie.zone 4 points 12 hours ago

TickTick

https://ticktick.com/features

It's what Wunderlist used to be like before Microsoft bought them and buggered it up, but keeps getting improvements.

[–] python@programming.dev 8 points 15 hours ago

That's the fun part, I don't!

(okay maybe a little bit of Jira)

[–] blackboxwarrior@lemmy.ml 4 points 13 hours ago

I use jira software for task management! It’s just me on the team, so it’s maybe a bit overkill, but I’ve found scrum / sprints to be massively helpful in prioritizing important work.

It sucks jira is in the cloud, but I’m yet to find an open source scrum system with the same features. Taiga.io comes close, but i don’t yet have a reason to switch; i’ve been using Jira for two years with no issues.

[–] cymor@midwest.social 2 points 11 hours ago

Markdown files and Logseq https://logseq.com/ as the front end. I've been using Mardown for over 10 years, and it's worked for me. Work uses JIRA, but I keep my own notes and copy in them in as necessary.

[–] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Obsidian with tasks and kanban Plugin. Open them side by side

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 points 16 hours ago

Obsidian with calendar plugin here.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 15 hours ago

Service Now.

If it's not a ticket it's not a task that needs doing.

Don't complain to me, that is what the company policy says.

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I track everything private and professional on Notion.

I have dedicated databases for

  • tasks, divided by type (reminders, activities, chores), by domain (job, household, politics, writing etc etc), by client, by status
  • calls and meetings I have to set up
  • credits and debits I have open
  • classes and workshops I'm hosting
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I've got various text files in Markdown format.

I also use a small CLI program to loosely manage them. Basically, it just creates a new file in a predetermined folder and opens it in my text editor, which I've bound to a global shortcut, so it's just one keypress for me to start jotting something down.
Well, and then it also allows searching through all note files and things like that.

[–] darkstar@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 hours ago

Not a fan of it using Electron and a proprietary license.

But I also actually like this workflow. Being able to note things in my regular text editor with the keybindings I know, is quite important to me.
Well, and an even more personal preference, but my way of using a desktop OS involves a lot of workspaces, so the global shortcut to summon a new editor window on the current workspace actually gets a lot of use.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 6 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Polarion. Wouldn't recommend it but it's what my employer wants me to use.

For personal stuff, I use a private MediaWiki instance (same software that runs Wikipedia) as my external brain.

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 2 points 12 hours ago

We use Asana. At least it's fast and responsive.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

In the past I've used Spice, RT, Jira at work. Freshdesk free works for home. Also a simple bullet list in Google docs.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 4 points 15 hours ago

A personal wiki or a text file, depending on the place. Would be nice to have some compact non invasive ticket system, but I've never seen one.

I've used literal card decks and GTDish pen and paper systems when there was more demanding need on tracking things. They're effective.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 1 points 11 hours ago

Jira , mostly. It kind of sucks but it's what we use.

Sublime text for quick notes.

Some people like notion but I often find it redundant with jira, and it's often write-only memory.

[–] Thavron@lemmy.ca 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Airtable. It's like Trello on steroids. Extremely flexible but you have to set it up all yourself.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

Post-Its and flagged Slack messages if I ever remember to check those

[–] chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago
[–] i_am_not_a_robot@feddit.uk 2 points 14 hours ago

Outlook. It's obviously shit but it notifies me of stuff which is all I need.

[–] Today@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I use an ipad at work and use ajournal to write down my schedule for each day. I like that it pulls in my outlook items and that is easy to edit- write, erase, drag to another day. I don't like that it's not backed up anywhere so when i lost my iPad anything not done/documented is lost forever. When i get super freaked out about that i take a screenshot.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 12 hours ago

Standard notes? They got bought out by proton

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 14 hours ago
[–] pancake@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 16 hours ago
[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 hours ago

My system is people asking me when stuff will be done

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 hours ago

Pen and paper lol

Microsoft ToDo. It works well with the GTD method.

[–] mamotromico@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 hour ago

Whichever the project manager set up for the team

[–] bricklove@midwest.social 2 points 7 hours ago

If you're a terminal weirdo like me I'd recommend Taskwarrior

[–] monovergent@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

Nothing worked for me until I designed my own planner. I like to take things one week at a time so every Friday afternoon, I print out enough sheets for the next week on semi-A4 paper, folded and stapled to a semi-A5 booklet.

One full page for each day with:

  • Compact visual schedule of the day with a time grid (hours on the y-axis, 10s of minutes on the x-axis) and recurring events pre-printed
  • "Today" box to write down reminders and tasks that don't go on a time grid
  • Section to jot down miscellaneous thoughts and ideas
  • Right half of the page entirely for a journal entry

Front cover has the weekly overview and back cover has upcoming and assorted tasks.

No monthly calendar, any entry that needs to persist for longer than a week or so goes in a separate hardcover A5 journal that is usually in my bag.