After trying many methods (as seems everyone on this thread has), this is what I do too.
I think that software for people who do this might approach a solutions by starting with a basic text-editor/word-processor and adding some features to it, slowly. Remember that you are making a list.
Apple mail notes/tasks gets that general idea right but it has so few features that it's not all that useful. Working with email (eg turning an email into a task) is important, so mail clients are in the best position to produce this stuff.
I think that software for people who do this might approach a solutions by starting with a basic text-editor/word-processor and adding some features to it, slowly. Remember that you are making a list.
Apple mail notes/tasks gets that general idea right but it has so few features that it's not all that useful. Working with email (eg turning an email into a task) is important, so mail clients are in the best position to produce this stuff.