Some refinements since I first posted: Since first posting I have found one very useful modification that I thought I would share.
I tag EVERY task upon creation with one of three tags: Small, Medium, Large. Small is a ~15 minute task. Medium is a ~ 1 hour task. Large is > than 1/2 a day. This allows me to "fill time" with productive activites. For tasks larger that 1/2 a day, I create a Project and break it down into things that fit those three tags. Anyone else do "size" type things? If so, how? On Jan 10, 11:22 am, Erich <[email protected]> wrote: > I chose to use "no date" for someday/maybe, and use the priority to > give some indication of its importance as I do my weekly planning. > For me, some tasks are really important but not yet ready to schedule, > some are very speculative, and some are somewhere in the middle. > > I agree about contexts. At least for me, it's not worth the time to > put them on every task, since very few are truly isolated to one > specific location. > > On Jan 9, 11:39 am, JC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just use the "dashed" priority as the same as "Someday". > > > Not sure why every task deserves a Context. > > > I can "add a post to Appogi Todo/Google Groups" from either Home > > Context or Office Context (for instance). > > > In practice, for me anyway, only about 10% of my tasks have a > > legitimate "required" Context. > > > On Jan 4, 9:44 pm, James <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > This may be interesting > > > >https://docs.google.com/View?id=dg9kk9kc_94dcpg563v&pli=1 > > > > (I was already doing something similar but have now adopted some of > > > the author's suggestions) > > > > On Dec 28 2010, 11:55 am, JC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am a new user of ToDo for the iPhone. > > > > > I would like to see a discussion about how different folks use the > > > > feature set of ToDo. > > > > > Here is what I am currently doing (but interested in hearing others): > > > > > I have exactly two Lists: Personal, Work. > > > > I use Context only for things in the lists that must be done at a > > > > location: Home, Office, Shopping. > > > > I use Projects for any Task that is "big" and seems to naturally be > > > > broken into sub-Tasks: Clean Garage (clean/organize tool workbench, > > > > clean/organize shelves, clean/organize cabinets)... This also includes > > > > "steps" in a Task that might require some dependent step to be done > > > > before I can do my next step which is a separate discussion thread I > > > > have seen recently. > > > > I use Tags two different ways: 1) to identify long running topics of > > > > activity: Financial, Strategy, etc.... and 2) as a way to identify > > > > temporal activities w/o actually setting a due date: Today, This > > > > Weekend, This Month, This Year, etc. > > > > > I have only been using ToDo for about 10 days, but currently have > > > > about 170 tasks entered, following the model above, and it seems to be > > > > both easy to enter and easy to find focus topics for action. > > > > > Example: Personal items, while Home, limited to Financial before Year > > > > End. > > > > Example: Personal items, while Shopping. > > > > Example: Work items, no particular context, focused on Strategy items > > > > with no particular due date. > > > > > Some other observations: > > > > > Very few tasks have a Context (ie, I can do a lot of work from home), > > > > but Context, *is* critical when its "right". > > > > (ie: I cannot repair my home computer while at Work, but must be @ > > > > Home). > > > > > By using Tags as a way to categorize time, I don't have to pick a > > > > specific day, but can set a "range" of time for a task. > > > > > By using Tags for long running topics, they tend to be a little like > > > > projects, but the difference is there are always Tasks coming and > > > > going within the Tagged topic (e.g. Financial Planning, Landscaping, > > > > etc.) > > > > > By breaking "big" tasks into Projects, I can make progress, and I can > > > > also wait for external dependencies to be accomplished before > > > > completion (e.g. Paint House -> Request Bids; <external dependency > > > > waiting for bid responses>; Review Bids; Select Painter; Schedule Job; > > > > Prepare Landscaping; <external dependency waiting for painter>; > > > > Paint). Note: I don't enter the external dependencies.. they just > > > > seem natural in the sub-tasks. > > > > > Comments welcome. Would also like to see similar write ups with > > > > other models that folks have come up with.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Learn more about Todo (task management made simple), Corkulous (collect, organize, and share your ideas), Notebook (notes available everywhere), and AccuFuel (fuel efficiency tracker) on Appigo's website: http://www.appigo.com/ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Appigo Todo" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/appigo-todo?hl=en
