There are some great task management systems out there. Users debate the relative merits of one system over the other.

I’ve used more task management products than I can remember. I love trying them all.

I’ve spent hours moving my tasks from one system to the next. I seem to enjoy moving my tasks around.

I was using the task list in Lotus Notes for a long time. Then I moved to a Mac and started using OmniFocus. I bought the iPhone app that syncs with OmniFocus. That was great.

Then it was time for Web 2.0 and I was tiring of OmniFocus so I switched.

I moved to Remember the Milk. Loved it.

The walls started to close in around me. It was getting time to actually do some work.

I came up with a plan – I switched to another system.

I hooked up with Toodledo. That’s where my tasks live now. They seem very happy. I spend considerable time visiting them and moving them from “yesterday” to “tomorrow.” It feels great – it’s like progress.

Here’s the thing – all these systems are basically the same. They each have their own little bent on organization. Some sync better with the Blackberry or the iPhone. Some work better using the Getting Things Done system and some use other models.

But, basically they’re all simple lists of things you’ve got to do.

I was a procrastinator before I compiled my first to-do list. I’ll probably be a procrastinator until I die.

I don’t know the answer.

I do, however, know that switching from one task manager to another is not the solution. It’s a great diversion, but it doesn’t get anything done.