Unpopular opinion: handwritten to-do lists beat any task app I've tried after losing 2 weeks of work when Todoist crashed

I stuck with Todoist for 6 months but after it glitched and deleted 14 tasks I finally went back to a paper notebook and haven't missed a single deadline since has anyone else had an app fail on them like that?

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rowan_thomas8411d ago

Feel your pain hard. Lost a whole project list when Wunderlist shut down and it took me weeks to rebuild. Paper has been way more RELIABLE for me too, no app can beat that.

kelly.charlie11d ago

You know I was just reading about how some guy named David Allen who wrote Getting Things Done actually switched back to a paper notebook for his personal stuff after years of using digital tools. He said the paper helps him think clearer with no notifications getting in the way. I guess even the pros know that old school can be better sometimes. That Wunderlist shutdown was brutal for a lot of people though, I remember seeing the posts about it back then.

the_thea11d ago

Wait, David Allen went BACK to paper? That's wild, I always figured he was all in on digital since he's the guy behind the whole system. I guess even the most organized person can get fed up with notifications pinging every five seconds. That Wunderlist thing was a mess too, I remember people being so upset about losing years of lists.