Remember the Milk is the leading Web 2.0 productivity tool
David Allen isn’t the first time management guru to suggest that productivity is all about not keeping stuff in your head. 
I’ve used the Franklin Covey Planner for years; the trick has been keeping it all in the same system, a system you can trust so you don’t have to keep yourself from forgetting something. The DayPlanner would be great if that was our only calendar; but it doesn’t quite ’synch’ with outlook.
We have calendars, sticky notes, todo list; and just about everyone has had so much going on they had to stop and make a list. The real victory comes when you can maintain the list and stay in the habit of ‘never leaving the scene of a decision without taking action’. If you can’t immediately check “do it” you need to put it on the list (or forget it).
We are constantly making and owning commitments. Wether its verbal or mental, we make a decision and until we fullfill the committment its an open loop. Everything we are keeping on our mind is consious drain on our mental capacity and is subject to inadvertantly being forgotten, details lost, innacurate information etc.
Why Remember the Milk?
The right solution needs to be easy to use anywhere. It needs to be easy to take the next step and record it. Keep in mind this is a system for managing next steps, personal productivity, not a system for large scale project management. That’s a different topic.
Remember the Milk is artfully simple to use. Best of all its very flexible. You can manage tasks from the site, from your home page (iGoogle, Netvibes etc.), its integrated with Gmail, you can manage reminders by email and instant messangers. Here’s a full list of functionality from RTM.
Manage tasks quickly and easily.
An intuitive interface makes managing tasks fun. Set due dates easily with next Friday or in 2 weeks. Extensive keyboard shortcuts make task management quicker than ever.
Get reminded, anywhere.
Receive reminders via email, SMS, and instant messenger (AIM, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Skype and Yahoo! are all supported).
Organize the way you want to.
Are you a list lover? Create as many lists as you need. Into tagging? Use the task cloud to easily see what you have to do. Want to store notes along with your tasks? You can do that too.
Locate your tasks.
Use the map to see where your tasks are located in the real world. See what’s nearby or on your way, and plan the best way to get things done.
Work together to get things done.
Share, send and publish tasks and lists with your contacts or the world. Remind your significant other to do their household chores.
Add tasks wherever you are.
Adding tasks is as simple as firing off an email (even from your phone). See an important date on the web? Add it to your list with Quick Add.
Take your tasks with you.
Access your tasks on your web-enabled mobile device. Print your entire list or a handy weekly planner which shows upcoming tasks. View your tasks on your calendar with Apple iCal or Google Calendar. Subscribe to feeds with Atom/RSS.
Plan your time.
See what’s due today and tomorrow, and the things you’ve missed. Prioritize, estimate your time, and postpone with ease. Set tasks to repeat every week or after 2 months.
Search your tasks the smart way.
Find the tasks you want with advanced searching. Save your searches as Smart Lists, and easily see tasks that match your desired criteria.
