Remember The Milk (or RTM, which is a thousand times easier to type) is essentially an online to-do list on steroids that has the capability to follow you around the internet and on your phone to help ensure that you get stuff done. It's so easy to use that, with the exception of the iPhone optimized version, I haven't yet felt the need to curse and/or throw things while using it.
So...
Here's what it looks like:
You can see that I'm a bit behind on a couple of things. So, it's not like it's a magical motivator. But still...helpful. You can categorize your tasks into lists, and you can make as many lists as you like. You can also share lists with other users. I share the Cleaning and Family lists with Brandon.
But here's what's really cool:
An RTM widget right on iGoogle, which is my homepage. So, whenever I open up the internets, I get a healthy dose of "hey, you've got stuff to get done!". Sure, it hasn't quite motivated me to clean the house, but you can't see all the things I have gotten done...and they are many.
Lastly, and perhaps the most useful of all:
RTM in my Gmail! Complete with little red reminders that I'm overdue on stuff. There's something about the Gmail integration that works particularly well for me. I check my email fanatically and am devoted to an empty inbox (admire my beautiful empty inbox), so maybe I'm already in the mindset for efficiency and accomplishment when I see RTM in that right sidebar. I don't know. What I do know is that more than daily I check email and note a task that needs doing and then...I get up and do it!
Amazing!
It also plays well with mobile-friendly apps like twitter and jott and even has an iPhone "optimized" version, though I'll confess that so far I'm not in love with that.
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