Thanks for the link to Trello, Ken.
Very interesting. Don't think it replaces MLO for me but it could address a different requirement on a specific project I am working on. Annoyingly it doesn't give any indication of charging structure. Always makes me very wary. Richard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of pottster Sent: 20 May 2012 8:18 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MLO] Re: Implementing Horizons of Focus in MLO I agree with you, using folders or the Outline structure for task status would be unwieldy. If a project's tasks are heavily process/status oriented then something like Trello might be more suitable than MLO. On Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:50:41 UTC+1, Richard C wrote: Why and how do you use folders for organising your work? Surely this what context's are for? Virtually all my projects last longer than a day/week - for example, at the most extreme, I have been working on an IT project that has lasted three years! And some of the tasks/sub-projects within that (eg writing a specification) can take more than a week. With this methodology, one is going to be constantly moving tasks between folders (something that MLO is still very poor at because you can't open windows on the source and destination at the same time) and splitting tasks. Feels like a bit of nightmare for anybody with anything other than small scale projects/tasks. Or I am missing something. Richard > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kent > Sent: 19 May 2012 3:29 PM > To: MyLifeOrganized > Subject: [MLO] Re: Implementing Horizons of Focus in MLO > > I assume by Horizons of Focus, you're referring to the "Master Your > Workday Now" methodology of Michael Linenberger? > > If so, here's how I do it... > > My MLO Outline contains these Primary Items, set up as folders (rather > than tasks): > 1. Significant Outcomes (weekly focus) > 2. NOW (this week) > 3. Inbox > 4. Over Horizon > > Horizons of Focus correlate to those primary items as follows: > 1. "Significant Outcomes" are not specific tasks, but a focus for > the > week. I mark these as "weekly goals" in MLO. > 2. "NOW" has the projects and tasks that I want to work on in the > next > 10 days. Both Tasks and Projects are listed in the 2nd level of the > outline (under the "NOW" folder). Under each project is the next > action(s) in the 3rd level of the outline. I STAR those items that I > commit to doing today. If not starred, they are "would like to do > today or as soon as possible, but certainly plan to take action within > 10 days". Limit this section to 25 or fewer items, else becomes > overwhelming. And limit the "Today" items to 5 or less. > 3. Inbox has unprocessed items. Some will be moved up to "NOW", > others to "Over Horizon" as I process/define each one > 4. Over Horizon has projects and tasks that I won't get to in the > next > 10 days. This includes someday/maybe type items. Though I haven't > done it yet, Michael Linenberger recommends implementing a "start date" > field and use it to show when you next wish to review an item. > That way, you're not looking each week at items that don't need to be > reviewed for a month or a year. > > Routine for use: > 1. WEEKLY: Review "Over Horizon" items to see if any need to be > moved > to "Now"; if "Over Horizon" list is long, can use the "start date" > method to limit the number to review each week. > 2. DAILY: In MLO outline, review all items in NOW, starring those > to > be done today. > 3. HOURLY: In MLO Task List, work from a list that shows only > "Starred" items, as those are the "do today" items. Once those are > complete, then look at all items in "NOW" and work on those. > > -- > 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] <mailto:mylifeorganized%[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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/xNNGnNSXoPAJ. 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.
