One area that I struggle in is keeping the things I want to get done bubbling up so that I don’t forget to do them. Case in point, this post. I’ve been meaning to do a post for a week now, but I keep forgetting. Or I remember, but I’m not in a place or context to be able to do it. I’ve learned a lot of these are IBNU’s (Important But Not Urgent). I have several of these that I have to do and sometimes…..well, they just slip from time to time.

So how am I trying to remember them? That, for me, is still a work in progress. There are other things that I have figured out. One way that I do this is by using an iOS app called Due. I use this for the things that happen on a regular basis, but that I often forget to do. For example, I use it to remind me to take my blood pressure in the morning and evening at 8 every day. It prompts me to take my blood pressure and will keep reminding me every 15 minutes until I click on “done.” I just have to make sure I don’t do that until I’ve actually performed the task. Other things I do this for is to remind me to check my Amazon and Apple subscriptions each month, to request my kids to pay me for their cell phone using Venmo. I also can use it for one-off tasks that I want to do later.

Another app I use is Tody. This is focused on doing cleaning around the house. It has rooms where the tasks lie and you just select from either pre-selected items or create your own. I use this to remind me to do things like laundry, dusting around the house, cleaning up my office, mopping the floors, etc. You even compete against Dusty, who races you to see who can get to the finished line first.

I’ve also been using analog things like Sidekick, a notepad that sits in front of my keyboard. It has a task list on the side and a place where I can take notes, have focus items for the day for work and for home, as well as other nice things. I’m slowly getting used to using it and it has helped me out quite a bit of late.

I’m also beginning to work on using the Theme System. I don’t know how this will work yet as I’m just getting started, but I’ll have more on that later. These are both from the guys who have the Cortex podcast, which I also enjoy (at 1.5-2x speed). They have a lot of suggestions for productivity, if you’re interested.

Well that’s it for this week. It is my goal, at least for the summer, to have at least one post per week. I need accountability, so putting it here will help give me the edge to do that. So what type of things do you use to help you with your IBNUs? I’m still learning this stuff, so I welcome your advice in the comments.