Your list must be a master list. It is likely that you will have a Badass work To Do List (wBATDL) also. But that is for that 9-5 time frame/sphere of your life. But for all the other task that you need to complete, it is essential to have a single, master list. Why? The simple answer is: working memory.
You might be familiar with the ADHD trope of the guy with 100 Post-it notes. But you probably have never asked yourself if all those Post-it notes are actually helping that guy. Well, probably not that much. Working memory is the ability to hold things in our mind AND manipulate them. This is a notorious weakness of ADHDers. So, it can be very hard for us to hold multiple tasks in our mind while prioritizing them. But having all of your tasks in one place allows you to move those tasks around, reprioritize them without having to actually hold them all in ours minds.
So, don’t make sub lists, daily lists, long term lists, etc. Just put all your task on one master BATDL and it will make your life so much easier. Just don’t get overwhelmed by having everything in one place. Remember, those task exist. They exist whether or not you capture them on the list. But having them all on one BATDL is you best bet for doing them and doing them in a timely and efficient fashion.
This is a summary of the first chapter of my upcoming book: 10 Steps to a Badass To Do List: Task management for the ADHD brain.