Our memory is limited. Besides why clutter it? Use an external storage facility to track what needs to get done. Also, don't clutter it. Set priorities and limit your TODO list to a max of 5.
If you find that your TODO list is expanding, you're not doing it right. Reset priorities, keep the top 5 and just fucking delete the rest.
I personally only focus on the top 3 TODO items and just ignore/delete the rest. Seriously, you might think that an item at number 7 is too important to forget so you might be tempted to just let it lay there. But as all processes managing a TODO list requires discipline too. The key is to set priorities. A TODO list without priorities is meaningless.
If you find that your TODO list is expanding, you're not doing it right. Reset priorities, keep the top 5 and just fucking delete the rest.
I personally only focus on the top 3 TODO items and just ignore/delete the rest. Seriously, you might think that an item at number 7 is too important to forget so you might be tempted to just let it lay there. But as all processes managing a TODO list requires discipline too. The key is to set priorities. A TODO list without priorities is meaningless.