Create a daily checklist on your computer. Print out a fresh copy each day and check things off as you do them.

Or, similarly, see if there's a recurring event feature in your computer GTD.

Sure enough, what I had been doing is a "repeating" event on my Pilot, which advances upon check off. Just wanted to hear iof anyone else came up with something different.

I run a 3x5 card system, and I have a seperate card for actions that repeat at frequent intervals or are "as x happens".

This allows me to keep an eye on the number of these things - on the principal that there should be as few of them as possible.

It's not an ideal solution since it takes the actions out of their context; but then, it's the best solution I've found, so far.

I have an array of white boards. You can use a clever dry/wet erase trick: put your tasks in wet-erase marker and check them off with dry-erase markets. That way you won't erase your tasks when you swipe the board at night.

Another idea is creating a habit. You don't have to create a project entity "Coffee" and then execute a checked-off list of action items to make your coffee, it's just habit. IF the project your dealing with really is as simple as the example you provide, you can turn it into a habit.

This technique is actually used in GTD already: you need to have all your collection devices (email, mailbox, voicemail) emptied regularly, but nowhere in your action item list should "Empty X" appear, you must make it an automatic habit.