11 Years with Todoist

Today is an interesting anniversary for me, one that I never thought to keep track of until about a year ago. You see, on a fateful (but otherwise mostly forgotten) day 11 years ago, I began subscribing to Todoist Pro.

I don’t entirely recall at this point how I stumbled upon Todoist, though I do generally remember why. At the time, I was working for InSource Technologies as an embedded software developer, and I was finding that the amount of tasks & projects that I was keeping track of at work, along with those at home and at church (where I was heavily involved as a volunteer), were making me feel like I was constantly forgetting things.

Somehow, I both began learning about the GTD methodology (though it would be years before I actually attempted to implement it well), and the Todoist app. I’m guessing I tried a few other apps too, although I only really remember Wunderlist. Maybe I actually started out using Wunderlist? Who knows. Regardless, once I started using Todoist, I very quickly purchased Pro, and really didn’t look back.

Todoist has lasted me through two jobs (InSource + my current position at Precision Planting), helped me move to a new state, handle multiple professional and personal projects, take multiple trips (including international!), assist my church as a volunteer, and ensure that I don’t miss important dates and deadlines (including birthdays - my sister will never let me live down that I missed wishing her a Happy Birthday once, and ever since it has been a recurring task in Todoist for me!), and countless other tasks both big and large. I also use it for my shopping list, and sometimes even for taking quick notes to be transferred later to a notes app!

Over the years, I’ve been tempted by other task management applications, which I’ve documented on my blog. However, I’ve always come back to Todoist, probably due to its inherent cross-platform nature, ease of use, and reliability. I’ve had remarkably few issues with it over the years, and don’t recall any actual issues in probably the last 5 that rose to the level of causing me problems or that I reported.

And thinking back, I’m honestly not sure that I’ve ever relied heavily on any of the changes that the Todoist team has introduced along the way. Most of the functionality I rely on today is the same core functionality that brought me to the platform years ago: ease of use, natural language processing + task creation, cross-platform syncing, good design, simplicity with extra features when needed.

If you’ve never given Todoist a try, and you’re in search of a good, robust, but simple to use task management app, I strongly recommend checking it out!

Note: This is not an ad or sponsored content, simply a post from a happy user!