The thing that worries me about MLO is also its greatest strength - namely that you can use it in lots of different ways - as this thread shows!
The worry is that it takes time to work out how to use it a way that works for you. I know when I first tried it, I struggled with the templates to work out how to use it in a way that worked for me. For example, it took me some time to discuss that, rather than building a conventional work breakdown structure (as one would use with a project planning tool), it sometimes better to build a structure based on priorities (eg to have folders for higher priority and lower priority tasks within a project) And it has taken me several years to come up with an approach that I am broadly happy with. Although the Weekly Goal problem was a major obstacle which took me a long time to find a solution to. If you haven't come across it before, the Gartner hype cycle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hype_cycle) describes what happens as people start to use a new piece of software. I find I usually go through this sort of relationship with new program I install. The trick for the software developer is to ensure that there is a 'Slope of enlightenment'. An awful lot of people give up at the bottom of the 'Trough of Disillusionment'. Richard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lisa Stroyan Sent: 22 December 2010 9:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MLO] Re: Computed sort does not make sense to me At 01:09 PM 12/22/2010, you wrote it looks like MLO is getting too complicated for its own good, and maybe too diverse, what with trying to deal with manual, hierachial, importance/ urgency, and GTD weekly goals I would beg to differ...if the computed sort doesn't work the way I want it, that doesn't make the other features less valuable. I've actually never tried computed sort because I like to have too much control. (Actually, I don't use hardly any of the things you mentioned). But it's not like my views aren't quite dynamic....there is a huge area between "I have to order them manually" and "magically figure it all out for me." and I'm a happy user of that area. Weekly Goals works fine for me because I'm not applying it up the tree and because I'm not using computed score. I have simple views, complicated views, and I also use the hierarchy extensively, just not some of the more advanced properties. The way I see it, is that as long as having more features doesn't effect usability (ie, it doesn't get in the way of the other features), or speed (which I've not seen a problem with), then it's not "overly complicated". Have you looked at the other ways to order your tasks? Defining your own views? Why not just ignore computed score if you don't like it? Not trying to be belligerent, I'm just not following your logic. Lisa _____ Lisa Stroyan, mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]%a0> http://www.empathic-parenting.com <http://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. -- 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.
