Wooo - really like Calendar Planner. I do something similar to you but just using the Outlook calendar. However Calendar Planner is close to what I would like to see in MLO in the longer term (although it is missing, as far as I can see, anything that helps you calculate the amount of time that you have allocated to a particular day - I would also like to see elements of the Pomodoro technique included in the planning process). What is interesting about Calendar Planner that it shows how a task hierarchy view and a calendar view can work together. However this would be a very major piece of work and I have some ideas as to how MLO could progressively move towards providing something like this - starting with some simple changes to the Group by Day view. One of these days, when I have a moment, I will try and post some thoughts on this. Richard
On Friday, 18 January 2013 13:02:57 UTC, Steven Brodson wrote: > For me, this would be a huge functionality improvement. I use MLO to > track my tasks and responsibilities and then I use the calendar for > scheduling and tactical planning (eg. deciding where certain tasks fit over > the upcoming week). > > I currently work between two tools - MLO and "The Calendar Planner" (see > http://www.thecalendarplanner.com/). The calendar is extremely useful > for mapping out weeks or months into the future. I build my calendar and > then manually re-jigger the tasks in MLO so that they comply (it does have > an xml import/export feature, but I've never spent the time to see if I can > get data between the two). If this functionality were bolted on to > MLO.... Wow! > > Steve > > On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 8:57:32 AM UTC-6, damoski wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I was going to propose a calendar view, until I searched here and checked >> Uservoice, and realised it's already the most frequently-requested feature >> :-) >> >> However - I wanted to extend this a little further, by proposing that the >> calendar view doesn't just show the deadline dates of the various tasks, >> but actually allows you to tentatively schedule some tasks for a certain >> day and even timeslot - and, going one step further - would allow you to >> view your prioritised ToDo list, and *quickly and easily *drag-and-drop >> the tasks into the free slots on your calendar (alongside your calendared >> appointments). >> >> I keep reasoning that if I execute GTD correctly and use MLO correctly, >> then I should just be able to keep ticking off the 'next in the list', and >> everything will magically get done. However, the reality is that I often >> end up scheduling what I know I need to do, in that particular timeslot >> that I know I can do it in. At present, I often end up 'double-entering' >> (ie. re-writing the existing MLO task as a calendar appointment), to >> co-ordinate this. Using MLO flags up what I need to do on a day-by-day >> basis, but I'll still manually compile my 'Today' list from that, and then >> work on that. >> >> Currently, I use a 'Today' context, and Starred view, for that, so I can >> quickly look at the Starred view on my phone, but every time I look at it, >> I still have to make that mental review of "OK, * task 6... was I going to >> do that before OR after the 3pm conference call?". Much better, if I can >> drop them directly into a calendar view for today, then glance at that. >> >> Anyway, I've posted this as an idea on Uservoice: >> >> >> http://mlo.uservoice.com/forums/9235-general/suggestions/3509561-close-the-gap-between-the-todo-list-and-the-schedu >> >> Cheers! >> >> >> Damian >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
