Two possible workarounds for next actions are to add a Next tag, which is not pretty but could work, or to use the star for these items. The best solution would likely be to add a binary field to task properties, "Next action? Y/N"
On Jun 1, 10:40 pm, GTK <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm an avid GTD fan, although I fall off the wagon once in a while like any > human. The Todo app works extremely well for me, and below I describe how I > set it up. I'll discuss some limitations at the end. > > *Lists:* My custom lists are pretty simple. Next, Projects, Someday, > Waiting for, and Agendas. I don't use Todo for reference material, so > there's no list for that. > > *Next* is obviously next actions. *Projects* is redundant with items that > are of the project type, but I use this list to keep them separate from next > actions (this would not be necessary with a couple of simple Todo > enhancements, mentioned in *Limitations of Todo*, below). I configure > *Waiting > for* as a list, not a context, because it's quite different from an action, > and because I can filter by context (for example, if I'm expecting a phone > call, it goes on the 'waiting for" list and the "phone" context.) In * > Agendas* I generally place checklists, one list per person or meeting, so i > can be reminded of anything I need to talk with them about. > > *Contexts:* Mine are the usual: Anywhere, Computer, Errands, Home, Office, > Phone. I also have a context called "Schedule" for actions that require me > to put them on my calendar. > > *Tags:* This is where I finally get off the runway. I currently have tags > for my "Areas of Focus", such as Work, Family, Finances, Personal > Development, Health, etc. By filtering on the area of focus, I can really > narrow down my next actions, for example, to things I can do *at* my > computer *in the area of* Work. If I take my laptop or iPad to lunch, I can > change the tag to Family OR Personal Development (I use an OR setting) and > get something done. > ** > *Limitations of Todo* > > There are two limitations in the current app that are in the way of a nearly > flawless GTD sytem, at least the way I am trying to implement it. First > there is no way to filter on the *type* of item. For example, just > projects, just checklists, just normal. This the whole reason I create a > separate "projects" list, but is a needless workaround. I've submitted a > request to Todo support to fix this. > > Second, items (say, tasks) *within* a project are always assigned to the > same list as the project. This is, as far as I am concerned, a bug, not a > feature. Because I use a projects list to keep them separate from my next > actions, I have a problem: the actions within a project are not assigned to > my next actions list until I move them out of the project. Of course, tasks > within a project might not all be next actions if they are not currently > actionable. If *Appigo fixes this limitation* (I've asked them to and they > seemed to like the idea), then I would simply add another list, for > "upcoming" actions, and categorize all of the tasks within a project as > either "next" or "upcoming" actions. Move them as needed in weekly reviews, > and *voila*: a complete system. -- 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
