53: Q&A: 500+ Tasks, Goodbye Productivity Tools, & What Tool Would I Create?

It's time to answer your questions. We've put together 5 questions from the Keep Productive community and Patreon. Ranging from using productivity tools less, to tackling a 500+ long Todoist list.

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Questions from you

1. Should you remove productivity technologies when you do technology audits? - Adam Staples
2. I have 500+ tasks in my Todoist account, how do I deal with that? - No name - RGauffman
3. If you could build a new app from scratch - but with all the resources in the world - what would it be? (Alex)
4. How do you guys externalise your productivity system? For example friends/family/SO who are less reliable, so even delegations become more stressful where you have to constantly check up on (how's the party planning coming along, how's your visa application, etc) - Edison
5. Do productivity tools actually make people more productive? Or are they just making people less forgetful and enabling easier reporting on what you've done/have to do - No Name
6. What is the recurring “pain point” that you see in task/productivity management, and what are some of the solutions that either you or others have come up with to address it? - Eric Bower