How Art of Manliness's Brett McKay Gets Things Done

The Art of Manliness’s Brett McKay on How He Stays Productive

The founder of the popular life advice website uses Todoist for setting and sticking to routines in his work and family life

Brett McKay of Art of Manliness

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It all starts with the weekly planning session

Brett uses this GTD “Incompletion Trigger List” when thinking what he needs to do for the coming week

A weekly marriage meeting

Brett's workspace

Morning routine: Wake up, eat breakfast, get kids to school

Work day

Brett’s Todoist Inbox on a random day

Afternoon: Workout and family time

Second shift

Using Todoist for work

The shared team inbox for Art of Manliness

Setting monthly, weekly, daily routines

Brett’s weekly planning session in Todoist

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Elaine Meyer

Elaine is a writer, editor, and content strategist who is interested in tech, health, and the future of work.

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