On Mar 3, 2:23 am, Flatbar <[email protected]> wrote:
> One problem I have with the GTD approach is this idea of assigning
> tasks to the Next Action list. If I have a project list and I've
> identified what needs to happen next on that project, it's far simpler
> to leave the task on the project list (instead of re-assigning it to
> the Next Action list), but give it a due date, which will put it on
> the Focus List. This saves me from having to move tasks from a project
> list to Next Action without losing the urgency of Next Action.
>
> Agree/Disagree?
The obvious problem with this is the fixing of fictional due dates. I
also do this sort of thing, but only because the app (and others like
it) basically force it. I'd rather have due dates reserved for tasks
that actually have real due dates, so as to not have to always think
about which of the "due" tasks actually need to be done...
You could argue for these fictional due dates as a useful discipline
in planning when the work will actually be done, though. But for me,
many important tasks should be done as soon as possible, with no
particular penalty for delay beyond a specific date.
I'd prefer an automatic precedence based list for next actions, but
(apart from Omnifocus, which is expensive and rumoured to be a little
awkward to use) not found an app with that functionality.
James
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