I think another approach to using MLO is to come up with you own strategy for time and task management. I started out wanting to use GTD, but evolved away from that because MLO can be time management system in itself which makes, GTD feel inflexible and limited.
I run a business and categorize by revenue and non-revenue generating activities using the tabs up at the top. I use the outline capability to organize project and tasks. I just the Starred View to create my to-do list for each day. It's simple. I think GTD has evolved into sort of a religion. While many people benefit from it, others like myself, find it unnatural, hard to stick to, and prone to driving you into wasting time. I'm sure many people will disagree with me and that's okay. But the main my point is that if you find it difficult to implement GTD in MLO, just explore the features of MLO and come up with your own system. On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Petr Urbanec <[email protected]> wrote: > The easy way could be this: > > *a) create a simple folder structure, for example* > > / > +--Simple List *(single tasks that don't have other next actions)* > | > +-+Project List *(task that have more next actions)* > | | > | +--Project A > | +--Project B > | +--Project C > | +--etc > | > +--Someday/Maybe List > > *b) make up a short contexts list, for example* > > @Home > @Office > @PC > @Phone > @Errands > @Waiting For > > > *c) use only the "Outline View" and the "Active Actions by Context"* > > and that's it. > > Of course, you can use more complicated structures, but if you are > confused about lot of folders and contexts, you need a very simple > structure. > > On the other hand, how Olivier R wrote, the MLO is just a tool, like a > paper, notebook. You must not think the MLO software gets your thinks done. > The main solution is in your mind. > > Petr > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/e918771d-3153-43ef-89ec-8542c72b1d0e%40googlegroups.com > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CALBn8KpEdWsG4XZT-7%3DYnAtA4JPb9EQYgmAtVqeT0XMY010KGA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
