Hello all!
Today’s post is another fabulous organisational one! You know how I love organisation…
I also love to-do lists. They’re fab. And guess what? I’ve found an even better way to keep to-do lists. With Trello! And I’m going to share with you how you can use Trello to organise your entire life within this simple little app.
Believe it or not, this post isn’t sponsored by Trello (though I can see how it might look that way…), but I genuinely use this app to organise my home and work life. As a blogger and freelancer, Trello is the perfect app to keep track of all of my work and to keep on top of everything I need to do.
So how can you use Trello to organise your life?
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What is Trello?
Trello is an organisational tool used to create lists filled with cards to help your keep track of various projects. It’s perfect for individual use, but it also contains features that make it great for use with an entire team of users.
You might be wondering how Trello can help you if you’re not working on any particular projects or are not self-employed and in need of tracking your work.
Well let me tell you!
Despite the intended purpose of Trello being to organise and keep track of projects, the basic concept of the tool is so simple that it can be used to organise literally anything.
In essence, you create a board in which you can create separate lists. Within each list you can add countless cards which are comparable to classic bullet points, but you can also add specific notes to each card. So just think of it as keeping an electronic set of to-do lists!
So how can you use Trello to organise your life?
Organise your day
The most basic way that Trello can be used to organise your life is to organise your day! And, to be honest, this will probably be the most important card on your entire board.
You’ve probably kept daily to-do lists in the past (or currently), so this won’t be new to you. But it’s certainly more efficient on Trello, particularly if you spend much of your day working at your computer.
Whether you’re at home or work, it’s incredibly useful to always have instant access to your to-do lists. It’s all very well and good to update your to-do lists the night before (great tip, by the way!), but what if you forget that thing you realised you needed to do while you were at your desk? With Trello, simply pop it in.
Personally, I like to keep multiple to-do lists and move the cards around as and when. I have a daily to-do list that I update and rearrange each day, as well as a general to-do list of things that are waiting to be moved into my daily list when they can be done.
Categorise tasks for home and work
As I mentioned before, Trello is perfect for keeping track of separate areas of your life, such as home and work.
For my own personal board (that’s right, I’ve fooled you all with this demo board!), I also like to separate areas of my life even further, with individual lists for my blog, writing, home, post ideas, instagram, and a whole lot more. It may seem like overkill (and probably would be for other people), but I find it especially useful to break down areas of my life as far as possible!
Create a brain dump
For those unaware, a brain dump is a great tool for quickly jotting down those fleeting ideas that pop into your head so you don’t (inevitably) forget them.
For me, a brain dump is especially useful at night, as tons of thoughts end up popping into my head while I’m trying to sleep. So having my brain dump in the Trello app on my phone is perfect for when I get the incredible idea of making a vegetarian version of Hamburger Helper. Or a craving for banana bread.
Don’t forget!
While the daily to-do list is likely the most important list on your board, the most useful and downright life-saving will be a REMEMBER list.
I’ve recently implemented this list on my personal board and it really takes a load off. Sometimes there are things that we really need to remember or be aware of ahead of time, but naturally we forget.
Placing important dates or subscription renewals is incredibly helpful for me, allowing me to remain conscious of them so that I don’t get a nasty shock when the time comes. That way, I can prepare ahead of time or (even more likely) make sure I have the money to pay…
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