Historically I have been a huge fan of pen and paper, but recently moved away from that to use a reMarkable 2 ink-tablet (read more here). With the shift to reMarkable I struggled to maintain a proper ink-tablet ToDo List.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been forcing myself to use Apple’s inbuilt Reminders app to manage my personal, work and side-hustle life. So far, I’m pleasantly surprised.
Tips and Tricks (So far…)
- Use Siri as much as possible. “Siri, remind me to do [XXX] at 1600 on Friday.” leads to a timed Reminder with an automatic alert. Awesome.
- If typing, use “…at 1600” and Siri’s built in intelligence suggests setting the alert
3. I’m new to this, but Reminders has a tagging function. Use # to start a tag that will label your reminders neatly. Seems to work if I tag #linkedin for LinkedIn post ideas.
FYI - I use a Mac Mini, an iPhone 11 and a pair of second generation AirPods for most things.
Being able to ask Siri to add reminders whether I’m on my iPhone or Mac Mini is ace; and the built in timing of Reminders has led to a huge improvement in my ToDo List management.
“Siri, remind me to update my Reminders article six months from now”
See how I’m getting on here.