There are many to-do list approaches. There are websites, mobile apps, notebooks, backs of junk mail that can be used to help keep track of everything that needs to be done. I am very supportive of any system that works for the person using it. 

I personally use Toodledo as my to-do list manager. It does everything I want from a to-do list; it sorts by due date and allows for task categories and notes. It also has a mobile app that syncs with the web-based list so when you bolt awake at 2AM remembering something you need to do, it is simple to add the task and then go back to non-stressed sleep. Based on how I organize my to-do list, the free version of Toodledo does everything I need. 

Regardless of what tool I am using, I have tricks for making my to-do list easily digestible at a glance and for keeping track of next steps.

Below are 5 key tricks that I use for my to-do list management.