+1 for filtering in outline
On Sep 1, 12:38 pm, daneb <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> There are several issues, which I have expected to improve in MLO for
> long, long time. It is 1) prioritization of tasks (not importance/
> urgency, but real ABC or similar prioritization method, over which has
> user full control) and even more important 2) filtering in tree view
> (based on this prioritization and other criteria)
>
> What was always my problem with MLO – when my tree became too
> complicated (included all work and home areas, someday/maybe, area,
> long-term goals, deferred tasks etc) and had several hundreds of
> items, it was absolutely impossible to focus on tasks, which were
> important at the moment (e.g. week goals, A-priority…). Of course, I
> could filter and view them in to-do view, but in case I would be
> satisfied with not hierarchical to-do view, I would stay with Outlook.
> I just want to view only relevant tasks at the moment in my tree view,
> like Achieve Planner enables me to.
>
> I do not understand why so important feature has not been implemented
> yet, especially when basic filtering in outline is in fact available,
> although in very elemental way (you can filter out completed tasks
> from the tree view).
>
> I would like to ask other users or Andrey if they would consider this
> filtering important or what you do when the task lists become several
> hundreds items long and start to be too cluttered. I know, there are
> many ways how to get around this problem – to use several MLO files,
> to-do views, A,B,C folders as priorities. But why to compromise when
> other applications (even Outlook) can solve this issue very easily?
>
> MLO is best GTD application available in my opinion. But I am afraid
> that it only remains best application for GTD and will have very
> limited possibility for using for more strategic (vertical, 30000 feet
> or how to name it) goal and time management, which is impossible to
> implement in well-arranged way without implementation of priorities
> and filtering in tree view (and ad lib sorting of tasks in to-do view,
> but it is another problem). Because GTD is ingenious but there are
> also limits of this approach (especially with vertical TM), which
> could be avoid by combination with other methods (e.g. Covey) which
> require above mentioned features.
>
> Thank you for your opinions, replies or suggestions!
>
> Daneb
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