I practice the GTD system of Getting Things Done by David Allen. The beauty of it, is that you can tailor it to your own needs. One thing that I’ve played around with, is what to do with recurring tasks. Recurring tasks are those items that repeat every day, so how do you record this on a to do list. Here are some ways in which I’ve tried to record recurring tasks.
Repeating calendar entry
If you use an online calendar such as Google Calendar, the simplest method is to use the repeat function on your calendar, with either a time or no time attached. My calendar became cluttered and so this wasn’t practical.
Process flow
During my paper only days, I had a line on my Process Flow sheet, for repeating items. Read my post on the Process Flow system for an explanation. Again this started to become impractical and so I found another system.
Recurring task on to do list app
Eventually I came away from paper only and looked for a digital solution. I was specifically looking for something that could mimic the GTD system. I found the Nirvana application and now I use this as my To-do list. It is primarily designed to work with the Getting Things Done system and is very intuitive to use. I can now use the recurring feature on Nirvana. I would recommend trying it, if you are looking for such an app.