List Management for Minimalists

How to filter out anything but the essential needs

The app Any.do works well as a personal Vendor Relationship Management (VRM) tool. It’s cloud-based and available across all platforms.

For a while I believed that I could keep track of my essential needs in my head without writing them down. But I’ve realized that by identifying my basic needs in writing, finding products that solves them well, and organizing them in prioritized lists, I’ve become a better and more intentional consumer – less waste and more value.

Two types of lists to rule them all

These days I use the app Any.do (available for the web, iPhone and Apple Watch) to organize my planned purchases. I’ve created two types of lists: activity needs (surfing, traveling, biking, road trips et cetera) and brand (Apple, Patagonia, REI et cetera).