Giving you even more motivation, you can invite your friends to take part as well, much like fitness app My Fitness Pal, and compete against them to be the most efficient task master.

It does lack things like recurring reminders and custom categories, so if you’re looking for something a bit more robust with tons more options and features, try Any-Do or Wunderlist which will sync your with your calendar and remind you about your list every morning.

The great divide

If you’ve chosen what kind of to-do list you want to have, now you need to decide how best to split it up.

It’s down to the individual but here are some things you should definitely consider:

Categories: The first stage of splitting up a list. Writing one long to-do list might work for some people, but with so many things to consider - work, home, health, children - dividing your list into categories should be your first point of call. This can also help you to prioritise which tasks are most important - going to the gym or meeting your friend fo a drink after work? Tricky...

Timing: Writing down a fresh list every day will help you to get clear in your head what your priorities are. Either write it down the night before, so you can get going as soon as you wake up, or spend five minutes in the morning scribbling it down so you don't forget important things.

Having weekly and monthly to-do lists are also really handy, as they'll help you to see the bigger picture when you're lost in the depths of a work report or working out at the gym. They're the lists that will keep you motivated when you've forgotten why the tasks you're doing are so important. Weekly and monthly lists will also be great to look back on, showing you how much you achieved and what tasks fell by the way side, to make sure one area of your life isn't taking over.

Reminders: Seen something that’s inspired you? Make a note of it before you forget about it forever. Evernote is a great app for keeping track of articles you’ve seen online, images you’ve taken that you don’t want to forget about, as well as simple notes to spark your memory.

Words: Michelle Fowler, Images: Habit RPG, notonthehighstreet, imgur.com

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