Streamlined Solopreneur: Helping Solopreneurs Take Time Off Worry-Free

How to Understand How You Work with a Task Journal


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My absolute favorite task manager is Todoist. I’ve been around the block and used all the major ones — from Remember the Milk to OmniFocus and everything in between. Todoist is the best for me.

But a task manager only tells part of the story — it tells us what we got done.

It doesn’t tell us anything about how we were feeling that day. How many tasks did we move or ignore? How many have we checked off just so we’d stop seeing them?

And it shouldn’t. That’s what task journaling is for.

Here's how to get started:

  1. Pick three and only three tasks for the day
  • Check in with yourself at midday
  • Assess at the end of the day — what worked, what didn't, and why

Do this for two weeks, and you'll have a clearer picture of how you actually work — and what it takes to protect the time that matters most.

Want some help?

Try the Daily Three Task Journal app (currently in beta on TestFlight) or grab the free Notion template at streamlined.fm/app. And if you already use some form of task journaling, I'd love to hear about it — head over to streamlinedfeedback.com and let me know.

Show Notes

  • Todoist
  • At Your Best by Carey Nieuwhof
  • (00:00) - What Is Task Journaling?
  • (04:26) - The Daily 3 Task Journal System
  • (06:59) - Understanding Your Green Zone and Red Zone
  • (11:04) - How I Built an iOS App for This Method
  • (13:17) - Where to Find the App and Notion Template

  • Simplify your tech stack at  https://streamlined.fm/tools

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