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Author: Gaetano Caruana

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A task list is also known as a to do list or to-do list. A to-do list enables you to outline and organise the tasks that you need to do to complete a project or reach a goal. The information stored in a to-do list varies from person to person, depending on taste and requirements, but will normally include the following.

* major tasks / goals
* subtasks making up a major task or goal
* task / subtask priority
* task / subtask due dates (deadlines and milestones)
* any notes related to task or subtask
* current progress
* contact details of people required or involved in task / project.

To do lists are not something new. Before people used to jot down tasks on a notepad and then mark a task complete by checking it or crossing it off. Today, you can still keep a task list on a piece of paper or on sticky notes, but this approach is messy, inefficient, and prone to error, since it is easy to lose or misplace a piece of paper.

A more efficient way how to manage tasks is to use a to-do list software, such as FruitfulTime TaskManager. Task management software allows you to add tasks and split them up into subtasks. You can also enter all the task related information easily. Task information is not set in stone, so you can easily delete and update tasks. This allows you to handle situations such as changing task requirements. Sounds familiar I guess. ;)

The to-do list software also provides functionality which is hard to replicate with paper based task management, such as reminders via notifications of upcoming pending tasks and due dates.

Although in principle a task list is very simple, it can be a very effective way how to organise your life. In its simplicity a to-do list is easy to create but it will off load you from remembering a lot of tasks to do. This in itself can help you have a clearer mind and avoid undue stress. The fact that you are entering and outlining tasks and goals, indirectly forces you to plan how to achieve a particular target. Once the plan is finished, that is the to-do list is created, you can focus on one task a time, leaving the complexity of other tasks for the to-do list software to remember.

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Fruitfultime is a company produces productivity software. One of its productivity software is FruitfulTime TaskManager.

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