There are three filter features that I really like and use in MLO and they are the "sort", "advanced setup feature" and the "group" filter
Sort It is almost impossible to get a software task planner to get the order of the tasks in the way you prefer. This is because priority of tasks is such a uniquely personal preference. What should be listed first "the task that will save your company the most money?" or "the task you committed to having accomplished by a certain date to some mid level manager in some random department?" In the filter section of MLO you can select "sorting" by a number of different methods. I want to see tasks that I committed to being completed by certain dates first and then see tasks by importance. You can do that by the "sort" feature. Of course there are a lot of other options for people that need prioritization using other methods. This one just works really well for me. Advanced setup feature The first rule on organization I learned in high school was "write it down". The second rule I learned was to take my individual "things to do" and put them in two piles; "things I am working on" and "things to be done in the future." The second pile I was taught to not worry about (or even look at) until I had finished enough things in the first pile to need to add something to it. MLO gives you that ability to filter out "@someday" context projects.with the advanced filter feature "context does not contain". You can then have another select view that only shows the @someday context tasks and projects. The technique of "not getting any visual reminders for things you aren't working on to help you not stress out about them" is a good one and MLO helps you do that. Groiup I originally purchased MLO for helping me at work. But I soon found that I liked the "recurrence" ability to schedule "home stuff". As an example, I hate having to remember to pay the second property tax bill in September when you get both bills in March. There is too much added stress with me when I start getting afraid of forgetting to do something. Now with recurring tasks set for the correct days or months with enough lead time I no longer worry about stuff like that. So I now use MLO for both home and work tasks. To do that in the todo section I use the "group" filter. I have a "top parent" for Home and one for Work. You can have others like "Volunteering" or whatever. Then your todo lists views can be grouped by the "top parent" You can then "close home and open work while at work" and do the reverse at home. Again it might be symbolic but closing what you shouldn't be worrying about at the current moment and only focusing on what you should be dealing with is a really nice feature and MLO helps me do that. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
