<p>Apologies if this has been covered frequently, but I was wondering about how other people approach personal task management.</p>

<p>I've read (parts of) GTD, proceeded to get excited, installed a tonne of plug-ins all over the place, then let it all fall by the wayside.  I've used todoist, outlook, google calendar, project. I've tried writing lists in a notepad, in 'notebook', on post-it-notes and in spreadsheets etc.  None of it lasts.  </p>

<p>Why is a simple and effective todo application so difficult to find?  Because the application is so frequently used, I find that any small niggles with the application become overly exaggerated after a few days use.</p>

<p>So far, my favourite application is a variation of todo.txt called <a href="http://www.beckingham.net/task.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">task</a> </p>

<p>What do you use?</p>

I think this is almost a duplicate of
How can I apply David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” as a programmer?
See also:
What Can Someone Do to Get Organized Around Here?
Time management tricks, tools & tips
What do you use to keep notes as a developer?