Using Things 3, A Great To-Do List App
It’s all a part of my to-do list
Such as writing about life lessons that some of you missed
— Jericho Jackson, “To-do List”
After using EVERY task/project management app, I can say that I’ve finally found my favorite, Things (v3) from Cultured Code.
Why Things?
I’ve found that most to-do list apps are lacking the depth needed to handle full projects. Sure, Apple Reminders is cool if you need to jot down a shopping list, but if you need manage a project with multiple stages and deadlines, then Reminders won’t cut it. And apps like Todoist or Wunderlist (which is on its death bed) don’t handle projects as nicely as Things either. With Things, I can create a project, assign both a start date and a deadline (more on that below), add tags to it, write a description and notes about it, and add tasks with their individual deadlines, start dates, and tags, and divide those into groups with sub-headers. Here’s an example:
As you can see, Things has a clean, pleasant design. If you have a list of projects as long as mine, then you know how stressful it can be just looking at it. But Things makes great use of whitespace, uses simple icons, and has quick and…
