Do you think that if you were picking out a gift for yourself, you would think of a lot of obvious choices? Sure, because you know what you like best.
But do you equally obviously know what your loved ones want? ...what do they really desire, not what will give them only feigned joy that won't last long anyway? I suppose not, and every birthday, holiday, Christmas, anniversary, and similar event already stresses you out beforehand. So how to do it?
Listen and be mindful
The first step you need to take is research. The ideal gift requires preparation. Ask questions, research, listen, explore social media and write. Ask and research what your loved ones do, what they like, what books they read, what websites they like, etc. Ask them about their secret desires, wishes and childhood dreams, follow what they like on social media. And keep careful notes of ideas.
Maybe here...
ToDoIst
A great app that is free and exists for android, apple and has a desktop variant too, so it can be available for you anytime and anywhere. ToDoIst is a great helper for time organization as such, it allows you to manage tasks, mark them according to priorities and deadlines, and besides that it also has a lot of space for notes where you can write down gift ideas. This app also motivates you, as you complete tasks you earn points and move up to the next level.
Zoho Notebook
This app is free, available for both android and iOS, has a very nice look and feel, and allows you to divide your notes into separate notebooks, which then show the old familiar coloured slips of paper, which you can "stick" on top of each other in different ways to create themed folders. To better illustrate the idea, you can also insert pictures, photos and audio recordings into the app. In short, everything in one place, beautifully and clearly...
GoogleKeep or the truly smart notebook
This app won us over in a landslide, as it has a whole host of benefits and gadgets. The first one is the fact that it is free available for android, apple and syncs very quickly with the web interface, has a simple and clear look, intuitive to use and a small installation package size, among others.
In addition to allowing you to share lists with others (so the rest of the family can know about your idea right away and help with planning), it also allows for "Don't forget to buy wine for the party when you pass by the wine shop" tasks. Because it can work with your location data, it will alert you at exactly the right time so you don't forget anything.
Not everyone likes typing on their phone, right? This app works with that, too, because you can enter notes in the audio version, so you can talk yourself into it. Sorting of notes is done in a classic Google way with coloured labels, you can even add several of them for one note. It is also possible to colour the whole note to make it stand out.
Great,right?
From now on, no thought, desire or dream of your loved ones will escape you with this, making you a professional in giving the best gifts!
