One thing I’ve started to do more and more lately is keep lists on my BlackBerry. After all, it doesn’t come stock with the MemoPad application for nothing. This is more than helpful for a forgetful person like me. It can be more than that, though. Lists can be a reminder of what I need while I’m out. For example, if I’m in the grocery store, I just pull out the ‘Berry and see what I’ve already added to the list. This way, I don’t make six trips to the store per week because I keep forgetting one thing.
So as I said, groceries is the first list I keep on the ‘Berry. Another key to keeping this list, of course, is that I have to delete things once I buy them. Forget to do that, and I risk having sixteen gallons of milk in my fridge.
Next, and most important to me, is books. I live in a city which has a store with 18 miles of books. If you don’t go in there knowing what you want, you can lose hours of your life just browsing shelf after shelf. Having the list also makes it more likely that I’ll actually read the books I buy. You should see my shelf of unread books which will likely remain that way for quite some time.
I also keep a little odds and ends list. I try to check this every time I go out, and keep my eyes open for an appropriate store or shop. This is most frequently the hardware store. So this list not only serves to tell me what I need, it serves as a reminder that I need it.
What about you guys? What kind of lists do you keep on your BlackBerry?
