To Call

I searched the app store recently for an app I was sure someone had come up with. But alas, no one had. So I thought I’d throw it out there in the hopes that someone wanted to take it on. Like many people I maintain a “to call” list. I do a lot of work over email, but I’m also on the phone anywhere between 5 and 12 hours a day and at any given moment I have a healthy list of people to get back to. I’ve tried different ways of managing this list – from putting them in as calendar reminders (works to create the list, but it’s not persistent enough) to using tasks (this has been the best option, although still lacking) to writing myself emails with lists of people I need to call back (this works for specific situations, but I need to refresh the email once I’ve actually connected with a portion of my list; plus its kluge). Add to this that I’m often running through calls while driving, which brings with it its own challenges of accessing these lists and their associated numbers (and what if I need to remind myself of context and have to look through emails or a calendar entry to find it?). Like everyone reading this, I’m an above average driver, but despite that it’s still not the best way to work while getting from point to point. …