Why I still Use Paper To-Do List
I have a long to-do list that I keep inside Google Keep. Every day, I would look at the list and copy onto a piece of paper. That would be my priority list for the day. When I complete and cross off a task, the dopamine hit is awesome. The day would feel even better when I complete everything, and I tear up the paper.
If other things that comes up during the day, it goes straight to Google Keep.
By copying my tasks from Google Keep onto a piece of paper, it forces me to think whether I really need to do it. It forces me to review whether I can do it myself, delegate or even drop the task. Not everything on to-do list needs to be done.
Another advantage of using paper is to limit the number of tasks. I only focus on the task that is important which I can complete within the time that I have. I have tried using Google Keep as my daily to-do list, looking at the list alone is already overwhelming. By limiting my daily tasks to a piece of paper, psychologically I feel less overwhelmed and have the confidences to work on it.
A paper to-do list is old school, but it works for me. Any form of productivity task is useful, as long as you are focusing on the right tasks.