Todoist producteev wunderlist1/10/2023 Todoist uses labels to provide the functionality that Wunderlist called “tags.” I think “tags” is the more universal term for that function, largely thanks to Twitter and Evernote, but Gmail calls the same function “labels,” so maybe that battle over nomenclature will never end. I had to fix things when I switched to Todoist, but my homegrown tag index came in handy for remembering what tags I’d used. It took less than a minute.īlurred for privacy, but otherwise my real tag index. I solved my wish for a task index by creating a list called “Tags.” I used the auto-complete drop-down to create one item for each tag. However, there was literally nowhere else you could view all your tags except in that drop-down. It was awesome that tags would auto-complete as soon as you typed the hashtag symbol! That showed the data was stored somewhere specific in the program. I wish Wunderlist had offered an automatic list of all the tags you’d created. No matter where that item appeared (in my Completed list, in a search, etc.), I could tell it was a Next Action (or outcome) and for which Project. The tags were clickable, giving me a very easy workflow for my weekly review. I marked each Project’s Next Action with “#NA” at the end of the task title, and I marked each outcome with “#outcomes”. The name of the list was an abbreviated version of the desired outcome, since the sidebar is only so wide. I kept a Wunderlist list for each Project, with a minimum of two items per list: the Next Action and the desired outcome. However, when I started applying GTD’s concepts of Projects and Next Actions in more detail, I found a use for tags in Wunderlist. I use way more due dates than by-the-book GTD allows. I have never been into contexts (a statement which is GTD blasphemy). (But keep reading there’s a surprise!) How I Used Tags in Wunderlist The main usage problem was not having the features available to a Todoist Premium account. The main import problem was that I needed to fix all my tags. My due dates were there, although I had to reset everything that was recurring. Everything came through the way it was in Wunderlist folders and lists, ready to reorganize Todoist-style. Todoist made importing my tasks very easy. I spend enough time refining my system already I really just need to get to the “doing” part! ![]() In some of my GTD reading and podcast listening, I’ve discovered that switching GTD apps is not uncommon. This is the first time I’ve ever switched task managers. ![]() I moved on from Sunrise because I didn’t want to use Outlook, so I’ve moved on from Wunderlist because I don’t want to use Microsoft To-Do. As I’ve already lamented here, Microsoft keeps snapping up the independent apps I love, taking their features, and shutting them down. After many happy years using Wunderlist as my task management tool with the Getting Things Done (GTD) system, I have switched from Wunderlist to Todoist.
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