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I wanted to talk to you all about how to downsize your to-do-list application
This is becoming increasingly popular as a way to simplify a lot of your workflows and processes
So I want to talk about the reasons why people would do this and a few things around about best practices for you to consider
when
Downsizing so let's dive into today's video
So I know many people are considering this move
It's a move to reduce complexity move from a bigger and more complex to lose application to something simpler and easier to control
in everyday use and this is becoming more popular with those who are retiring soon those who cannot use a
fully-fledged task manager at workplace for security reasons or those who already have a big
Useful work based project management tool. That means they don't need a fully fledged task manager for at home
So it can come in many different
Experiences and even many people are looking in the case of workplace stress trying to get something simple to get started and build foundations
And I definitely think basic to nudist applications have a place and they definitely help people to get started
They're brilliant foundations. So you're probably wondering what are basic to do this applications
What do they include so some of the basic tools include Microsoft to do Google Tasks?
Apple reminders Google heap goober we do and other such tools
They really don't have a huge amount of complexity
They have the basic ability to add due dates and a few notes
Sometimes the ability and subtasks and see lists per project and this is really simple and a great way for people to build up
Foundations. So let's start with a scenario
So let's say we have someone who is retiring very soon who's under being self-employed or in the workplace for many years using todoist
Day-to-day as a task manager now during this period of time and in this transition, they might not necessarily
Want to continue using todoist maybe the tool has become too complex for their own day-to-day uses
they don't necessarily find value in labels and filters abilities and some of the other features seem
Underused when they're using it every single day so they might move to something like mark soft to do or Google Tasks
So there you can use it in a more casual basis now
Naturally that's gonna take a bit of time to get used to but it's definitely something to consider
Another scenario is you could have moved into a new workplace
Where your workplace has a project manager that centralizes most your tasks for work and your own personal to-do list
this is popular with apps like clique up which have a solo plan and allows you to separate work in life a lot easier and
This is becoming more and more common
So you can see in these two scenarios are an opportunity for people to move to more simple to do this tap vacations
So here are some things to consider when you're moving or downsizing your to do this application ask yourself
Are you overwhelmed by the use of your tool above the task itself?
Are you getting stressed out by how much you're having to maintain the tool?
Above the actual completion of the task itself if you're asking yourself this question
Chances are you might need to downsize?
Because you're probably overwhelming yourself
The second question is are you using tool to its full capacity?
If you find yourself not utilizing it and you're paying for the service. Maybe it is time to downsize. Maybe you've over compensated
So for example, you could be using an intermediate level of the application, which is absolutely fine
But for example with you're only on basic use and you hammer take advantage of the advanced use of the application
Then chances are you might need to downsize so one of the topics is well to have a look at is essentialism
this is something I've seen on many Tim Ferriss podcasts and which has recently helped me with a lot of
Expenses and I'm pushing out. So for example, let's take the tools. We use every single day. Are we utilizing these tools?
Are we making full advantage of them or can we reduce down to something simpler something that's going to be more?
Fine-tuned for the things you're gonna be doing and something that I recommend when you're moving to different experiences in your life
But there's also something called scaling down and it's definitely worth considering so guys. Hopefully this was a nice overview
Let me know in the comments what you thought of this video. This is just a couple of thoughts and somethings to consider
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