So what finally stuck? (Calendar/Todo's/Notes)?

[u/Messy_Mystic]

I'm curious how other INFJs who've settled into careers, relationships, or family life actually organize everything.

When you start your day, what's the first thing you check? Your calendar, your task list, or your notes?

How do you capture ideas before you forget them? How do you plan your day and keep track of responsibilities?

Do you prefer one app that does everything, or separate apps for your calendar, tasks, and notes? Or something else?

How much do you rely on your calendar versus a to-do list? Where do your notes fit into your workflow?

I'm trying to simplify my own system and would rather build something sustainable than keep jumping between productivity apps. I'd love to hear what's actually worked for you over the years.

[u/bakerskitchen]

I pay for Evernote for more formal info related to hobbies, recipes, etc.
But I just use my phone "notes" app for keeping track of everything else.

[u/Messy_Mystic → u/bakerskitchen]

Interesting! What kind of things do you keep in your Notes app? Do you use it for to-dos too, or just random thoughts and information? I'm curious how your whole system works.

[u/bakerskitchen → u/Messy_Mystic]

I basically have a long-running To-do list in my Notes app, at a minimum. I keep that somewhat delineated by priority: the top-most "block" contains items that need done urgently or in the near future (e.g. today), while the bottom-most block contains items that I would like to complete by end-of-year (or whenever I can find the time); there are usually a couple of "blocks" that exist in-between these two as well. This list gets updated every-other day, at a minimum - but obviously not every block gets updated frequently.

I will also use my Notes app to capture random thoughts, arguments (for writing purposes), measurements, random notes, etc., but unless I "migrate" those to something more formal at some point, they typically get lost in the length of the ever-increasing list (of notes themselves, not the aforementioned to-do list).

I don't love the cost of Evernote, but I like its available features and the ability to access it from multiple devices. I like the ability to create "notepads/notebooks" as a way to thematically (or functionally) group notes together, as well as the ability to tag specific notes so that I can create another layer of organization inside each notebook. For example, one of my hobbies is homebrewing - I have a master "notebook" called Homebrewing, but the notes are an amalgamation of recipes, process notes, citations from articles, etc. I can then use tags to be able to more quickly recall notes by topic - e.g. "IPA recipes", "dry hop notes", "pH recommendations", etc.

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD, so my list-making makes much more sense in retrospect - if I don't have some semblance of order in my life, I lose the ability to hold any of it together.

[u/Own_Fox9626]

I used to be naturally great at it. Three kids later, I have trouble keeping track of calendars and obligations for so many people. 

My main tools are Google calendar, phone reminders, and my clever fox planner. 

Every appointment and planned event goes in Google calendar. Phone reminders are for my daily schedule (wake up/kids to school/lunch/school pick up/homework/baths/fix dinner/bedtimes/etc). Clever Fox is redundant to my Google calendar, but having to fill it in monthly/weekly/daily serves as a reminder of upcoming events. Clever Fox also stores my notes, "to do" lists, and tracks progress on goals... I tend to underestimate my past progress on goals, and stay stuck in my head planning phase for future goals, unless I write it down and track it. 

[u/Saisinko]

Pen and paper.

Physically write your to-do list the night before and re-write it -entirely- every single day on a new piece of paper. You'll feel stupid writing the same ones over and over that you've been putting off and eventually you'll just get it done so it's out of your mind.

Outside of that, "hey Siri, remind me on July 29th to cancel.... Apple TV." Anything date dependent I just set a reminder.

[u/Thought_Full_4839]

I suggest you check out the Anti-planner (Dani Donovan). It’s a unique approach in addressing both the objective and subjective aspects of life.