How to Remember Small Tasks
Forgetting small tasks might not be life-changing but it’s always a bummer when it happens. Then you’d wish you weren’t so forgetful. How can you make sure it doesn’t happen the next time?
Unlike tracking bigger tasks, remembering small tasks is harder simply because we consider them less important. As a result, we place little effort in making sure we don’t miss them. But that’s an illusion at work! Our brains can only hold so many small nuggets of information at once. The moment you hit a snag or something unexpected happens, your mental list is cast out of the bag.
Fortunately, it’s not a lost cause. There are simple systems that you can follow to remember small but essential tasks.
How to remember things you do daily
- Write a To-Do list before you go to bed at night. This will help condition your mind for tomorrow’s tasks. Review this list first thing in the morning so you will know what to expect for the day ahead.
- Keep a routine. If you think activities like reading, meditating, or running for 15 minutes should all be part of your day, having a routine will help you do them almost automatically without the need for an external reminder.
- Use a digital or physical list to tick off everything you need to do for the day, especially when there are activities in your agenda that fall outside your routine.
- Take advantage of your phone’s reminders to remind you of some tasks that may be time-sensitive.
How to remember recurring tasks
If you have tasks that recur weekly or monthly like refilling prescription meds or paying bills, take advantage of automation tools to save time. Check if your bank app allows autopay or if your pharmacy offers an automatic refill program.
Otherwise, log these tasks into a digital calendar and set it as a recurring event. Then, add a customized reminder for each, especially if there are some things you need to prepare beforehand.
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How to remember important tasks that happen rarely
Digital calendars with reminder features are excellent for helping you remember birthdays, family events, yearly medical checkups, and other high-value tasks that can easily be missed.
However, if it’s an event that requires you to work for it, like preparing a party for a birthday or scheduling an appointment for a checkup, use a tool that allows you to plan each step with corresponding deadlines.
Doing so ensures that you allocate the time and resources to make it happen.
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Tools to help you remember small tasks
There are tons of free calendar apps you can use for the purposes stated above. Most of these apps come readily with their own reminder and recurring features.
However, if you want to do your planning, scheduling, and tracking all in one app, TaskSpur is the app to go. Here are the benefits of using TaskSpur for remembering small tasks:
- Schedule a task in seconds
- No need to manually move your tasks to your daily To-Do list, the app will do that for you every day
- Be able to customize your reminders
- Set up recurring tasks with ease
- Track how you’re doing with every goal
- Set up goals for every aspect of your life: personal, work, health, and finances
- It comes with an intelligent assistant called Ari who offers smart recommendations so you can feel successful every day
Try it today!
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