Before I started my own company, I worked as a software developer for a New York media company. I had a colleague—let’s call him Neil—who was a brilliant designer. But he was also a perfectionist.

When you think of time management, two objects instantly come to mind: your watch, and your elaborately protracted to-do list. But how often have you actually completed the items on your to-do list?

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.

I depend on a to-do list to keep my days as efficient as possible. Without a to-do list, I'd forget anything and everything I have to do. Fortunately, Android has many to-do list apps ready to help ...

We’ve all been there—staring at an ever-growing to-do list that feels more like a guilt trip than a productivity tool. No matter how hard you try, it seems impossible to check off everything, and by ...

Two of the biggest names in operating systems and software have both released their take on the ideal to-do list app. While Google opted for a barebones, laser-focused application centered on giving ...