quite funny...I am a graphic designer but I've got the very same method at work...I think it's a natural urge for us to write down quick notes and to be able to go back to basics. Pen and paper won't never be replaced. We do have some digital alternatives but A post it on the desk is probably the most efficient way to remember quick task which remains!

Moreover, I think there's some kind of satisfaction / pleasure in throwing your post it to the garbage (or the paper bin :)) when you're done!

Absolutely, I love doing that as it gives that sense of accomplishment. You can then re-order the list and more often than not keep adding to it until you run out of screen :)

Things must be winding down Stephen—I remember when both of your monitors used to have a border of Post-Its (3 layers deep) ;-)

I want to work with you guys:) Crazy update, love it:)

Those were the good oul days Kev, maybe you can come down and add some more for me :-)

Another great work in your portfolio guys!!!

Congrats ;)

That's Sick! Much Props!

Yes. as Vous said, paper and pen is not going to replace. We will get  much satisfaction when u throw notes in garbage after your work...

Congrats to the Team ......

My old home setup had an extensive use of post its - Post its are effective for the small to-do's, even though i am trying to sort them out in ical/entourage, they tend to stick around for a long time.

At In2media we use stickies a lot during our startup-meetings, not very 21st century, but it works and everyone on the team knows exactly what they need to deliver. 

The new site of Fi interesting and I like it :)

I'm doing it the same way. Stickies on the bottom of my iMac :)

Okay... I know this question is a little random... but I'd be curious to know what camera you used to take the snapshots shown in this post?

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Hi Brian. A lot of people here at Fi and Kontain are budding photographers so there is always an SLR, point & shoot or camera phone lying around. I did not have my camera in the office yesterday so one of our Producers lent me hers for the photos. 

Karen will need to confirm but I am pretty sure it was a Canon Rebel XT using a L Series lens 17mm-40mm - F4.0

Hehe, the tricky task of keeping track and prioritizing things when you have no time or mental capacity to do so. I recently started using Things, which is working out really well. I have it on my Mac and on my iPod. The lists sync automatically, even if my Mac and iPod are in different rooms, a very nice user experience. Perfect for tracking things on the go and managing tasks during desk time... although not as "romantic" as the 20th century post-it approach.

I am a big post-it fan too for big tickets I need to do. I agree with you on needing to use digital lists for teams in projects as there are so many tasks under 1 section it would be a nightmare otherwise with 60 billion post-its..

Great and interesting post! 

Hey Christoph, I know Karl is a big fan of Things also.

I've tried so many different options, MS Entourage has their widget, Yahoo widgets has a desktop app and Omnifocus which offers a few more functions.  But I've gone back to the good ol' fashioned Post-it's and works for me.  The best thing about them is that they're always in front of you as constant reminders.  I also set 8am meeting reminders in Outlook, so when I arrive it pops up with the the major Todos.

Very interesting points of view. The 8am Outlook reminders sounds like a new method that could work, as those pop up's are always there. Would be interested to hear in a month from now if you still use that system and how you have tailored it to suit your day-to-day. 

Also good to remember that like any process there is no perfect way of doing it. Every person, especially Producers will have their own methods for what works for them. The most important part is that it does work and it is efficient.

Nice Conversation....Looking forward if there are any more methods out there that work!  

Great post Stevo.  I have a never ending todo/tasks list that I use in Outlook.  Anything and everything that comes across my desk gets put into this list - everything!  I am constantly checking and updating this list throughout the day and it's always the last thing I do at the end of the day.  This is key for me when things are constantly moving and I need to have my hands on a 100 things at once, keeps things from falling through the cracks.  And I agree, the best part IS when I get to tic those items off!  Ohhhh the satisfaction!  :)

I'm just tuning into "Remember The Milk" these days, and I like it for now! Anybody else tried that before?

Nope, not yet. But I`m still on the hunt for my final (iPhone related) 2do tool.

So, what do I use today?

At work Outlook, Mindjet Mindmanager, Post-its and Pen&Paper. That`s it I guess.

I use Post-its only for very urgent things I have to do when I`m back at my computer like calling someone back.

A good mindmapping map is my nr.1 tool for project overviews and specific tasks, in my case it`s Mindjet Mindmanager. I can put every big or little task in there and reduce the view as I want to.  I have one mindmap with every project sorted by client and for every project itself at least one seperate mindmap.

Besides that Outlook shows me the different deadlines or tasks I have to do on a specific date. I use colors to classify them. For example: blue is the color for my sports related clients.

And Pen&Paper helps me when I have to write down a new task during the time I`m not at my computer.

(For private tasks I use iCal on the iPhone by the way)

I think if I would have my Mac at work things would be a bit different, I would probably use OmniFocus instead of Outlook.

You know i customized my Linux inscuh a way that the present task will be blinking the task bar and i also keep journal and Evolution also help.

Then my iTouch is also another alert system

But i think this idea is totally cool

Nice works guys