i too started with mlo, then moved to achieve planner, then returned back now using mlo continously - but miss outline filtering
On Sep 6, 1:36 pm, cd <[email protected]> wrote: > and another vote for that filter - i switched from achieve planner to > MLO > due to superior MLO PPC functionality but miss the outline filter > which is fantastic > > On Sep 4, 10:02 pm, Top Cat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > +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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" 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/mylifeorganized?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
