Problem · Forgotten tasks
Forgotten again. Not because you're sloppy.
To-dos rarely get lost out of carelessness. They sit in five places at once and have no day when they're due. Collect them once and pick the three that come first.
Try it right away
Get everything out of your head. Three stay in front.
Overwrite the examples with your open errands and rate each briefly. The three with the highest score are your next.
First
- 1Book a pediatrician appointment for Mia
- 2Take the package to the post office
- 3Send feedback to the landlord
After that:
- Get a birthday gift for Dad
- Find the income tax statement
- Take the bike in for repair
Order: Important to me × Urgent, with a tie, Important to me counts. Under 3 points: drop it or hand it off.
Assumptions and limits
- The selection is only as good as your rating. It doesn't take the decision off your hands.
- Appointments with a fixed time belong in a calendar, not on a list.
- None of it is saved. Copy the result before you close the page.
Your entries stay in this browser. Nothing is saved or sent.
How you'll notice
It was the plan. Not done.
- In the evening you remember you meant to call the doctor today.
- To-dos sit on slips of paper, in chats with yourself, and in three different apps.
- You write lists but stop looking at them after two days.
Understand the causes
Four reasons why errands disappear.
- 01
No fixed collection point
- How you'll notice
- You know you wrote it down, but not where.
- Why it happens
- Every idea lands wherever you are: on the shopping list, in a chat, in a phone note.
- What helps
- Set a single place where everything new lands first.
- Limit
- A notebook is enough as long as you really always have it with you.
- 02
The list is too long
- How you'll notice
- The list has thirty items, and you only skim it.
- Why it happens
- When everything looks equally important, you decide anew every time, or not at all.
- What helps
- Pick three things each week that come first. The rest stays put, but out of the way.
- Limit
- Three is a decision aid, not a fixed rule.
- 03
No day when it's due
- How you'll notice
- The task has been sitting there for weeks, but never on a specific day.
- Why it happens
- Without a date, there is no moment when it becomes due.
- What helps
- Give everything with a deadline a date and look only at today in the morning.
- Limit
- Not every little thing needs a date, or today's list gets too long again.
- 04
Too vaguely worded
- How you'll notice
- “Taxes” has been on the list for a month.
- Why it happens
- A keyword doesn't say what the first move is, so it stays on the pile.
- What helps
- Write tasks as an action: "find the payroll tax statement" instead of "taxes".
- Limit
- Bigger plans need several tasks, not one longer sentence.
Ways to solve it
What you need, depends on how much is open.
| Way | Enough if | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Notebook in a fixed spot | You have few to-dos and always carry your notebook. | No due dates, no overview of the week. |
| Notes app on your phone | You mainly need a quick list for on the go. | Long lists with no choice of what comes first. |
| Peak One | You want to collect to-dos, give them a date, and see what's due every day. | Reminders and notifications are not described. You look at the list for today yourself. |
Peak One in action
From the idea to the checkmark.
- TriggerWhat do I really have to get done today?
- 01 · InboxSignalThe task inbox collects everything new until you sort it.
- 02 · Coming upUnderstandingThe view for the coming days in Tasks shows what is due soon.
- 03 · Next 3DecisionIn Tasks, you pick the three that count this week.
- 04 · Day planActionThe day plan pulls due tasks into your day. What you check off there is also done in Tasks.
The apps for it
So nothing more gets lost.
Three steps
Start today. One note is enough.
- 01 / 03
Write everything out
Take ten minutes and write down everything that is open, including the small stuff.
- 02 / 03
Choose three
Rate each completed item and take the three with the highest value for this week.
- 03 / 03
Set one place
From today, every idea lands in exactly one place first. Once a day, you sort it.
Frequently asked questions
Briefly answered.
Why do I keep forgetting things I planned to do?
Usually not because of a bad memory. Errands are scattered across many places and have no day when they're due. A collection point and a short selection help more than a longer list.
Does Peak One remind me of due tasks?
Reminders and notifications are not described for tasks. In the views for today and the next few days, you see what's due.
Can I share tasks with my family?
You can note who takes on each task. You'll see how to bring others in within the app.
Keep exploring
What's included.
- FunctionTasks & projectsProjects as a board, tasks in the daily plan, one chat per project.View
- Use caseOrganize a moveAll errands with due dates, viewings by link, and the paperwork in one place.View
- Everyday problemProcrastinatingYou've been putting off important things for weeks.View
- Everyday problemDocuments can't be foundImportant documents are gone exactly when someone asks for them.View
- Everyday problemA day without resultsBusy all day, and by evening the most important thing is still open.View
✦ A Peak principle
Clarity first. Everything else follows.
One thing at a time
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