At 04:12 PM 1/7/2010, you wrote:
All of these methodologies have in common the idea that the user knows instinctively what task he should do next, regardless of what's on top of the To-Do list.
Perhaps I'm the exception, but this is part of where I get stuck, and I would love any thoughts you all have! (I try to follow GTD as well). I find myself scanning my lists, but not for the task I *should* do next, but for the one that is easiest to pick off and get the sense of accomplishment from completing. That is why I need to use Flags to mark the most important things of the day. I tend to avoid them, otherwise...they feel too hard.
Part of the issue is that I have a very varied lists of tasks, and not a lot of structure imposed externally and lots of context switching. I'm a homeschooling mom with an at-home business on the side. I used to operate a lot on stress, but burned myself out. So, I'm careful not to have many tasks that scream at me "you have to do this right now!!" or leave them on my list very long.
Another contributing issue is that most of my contexts are artificial. I spend most of my productive/task time in my house, with my laptop within reach, as well as my internet-connected phone which goes everywhere I go. So @Computer, @Home, @Calls, all really blend together. (And most everything is "@Computer" these days).
Any thoughts? Lisa ---------- Lisa Stroyan, mailto:[email protected] www.empathic-parenting.com--
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