Hi Jonas, Thanks for the detailed explanation. I do sometimes set "complete subtasks in order" in order to get this functionality in my task list. However, I think the Next Action concept, from David Allen's "Getting Things Done", is still very useful but not implemented in the most useful way as is. I maintain that the idea of "Next Actions", should include standalone tasks, or at least give me the ability to implement a view myself. Even David Allen has pointed out that you don't need to turn everything into a project with meaning. (He had a little story somewhere about how "Feed the cat" could be because I love cats, and going into Self, or it could be because my spouse loves cats and I want to do it for them so therefore it's part of relationships, etc etc but in the end, I just need to feed the cat!)
I'm using "next actions" in a different way than in an Active task list. Next actions are not the same as "what tasks can I do at this time", which is what the Active Tasks is for. Next Actions only shows the first Active Action for each project, even if many can be done simultaneously. My belief is that Next Actions are intricately tied in with projects, and if a task is not a part of a project, then it is by definition it's own next action. But then, I hadn't thought of the complication of folders underneath the project...hmmm.... Lisa (This stuff is so much more fun to think about than the stuff in my life at the moment - can anyone tell?) ---------- Lisa Stroyan, <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] www.empathic-parenting.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
