This was a good idea Lisa. Only problem is it looks as though custom views do not sync to my tablet. Looks great on the computer. Windows.
Perhaps views do sync I just don't see the way. Maybe I can change the properties of a folder. I'll check that out when i get home. On Mar 25, 2014 11:44 AM, "Lisa Stroyan" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm glad it was helpful! Here's another trick. On Windows, or If you have > a mobile device that supports creating your own views, you can define your > own version of the inbox view that excludes tasks that have attributes that > indicate those tasks have been processed . this view becomes " new tasks > that are urgent to decide about" . Kind of like a pile of bills separated > out from the paper inbox because the paper inbox has gotten too big . :-) > > For example, you can have a view that shows any task that is in the inbox > that does not have a context, or any task that does not have a star. Then, > you can add all of your tasks to the inbox and once you add the > context/star or whatever attribute you choose to indicate that you don't > need to see it in that new view anymore, and the task will disappear from > that view . You will still want to clean out the regular inbox on a regular > basis, but this can eliminate the clutter from your daily view of it. > > I've also sometimes used the opposite approach, which is to force the > inbox tasks into my daily view so that I have to move the tasks to > elsewhere in the tree . But when life gets crazy this sometimes gets > overwhelming enough to reduce my use of MLO, which is not a good thing. > Right now all of my house remodel tasks are in the inbox, but I'm working > out of my active Starred view. > > I guess the tricky balance is to find a way that keeps us using the > program and yet also supports good long-term habits. I've come to think of > evolving our systems as a good thing, because even if it doesn't improve > the system all that much, at least for me it energizes my thinking . > On Mar 24, 2014 6:03 AM, "John Cesta" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks. The article by Lisa helped a lot. I appreciate it. >> >> On Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:28:53 PM UTC-4, John Cesta wrote: >>> >>> What r some ways of getting tasks out of the inbox? I see them >>> accumulate there n >>> >>> Thanks >>> >> -- >> 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/110807fe-c6e3-49aa-90b1-f51a4bbd3f48%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/110807fe-c6e3-49aa-90b1-f51a4bbd3f48%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/mylifeorganized/EyBJCL9w6vY/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/CAJYFk%2B2uAJhARr%3DEjJwR0ca7mtXs414emBSJTAmtVNdRBSTK1Q%40mail.gmail.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/CAJYFk%2B2uAJhARr%3DEjJwR0ca7mtXs414emBSJTAmtVNdRBSTK1Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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/CAAo9iNBRHM8cwCdrjKHsMK7p3QbHNxVW5B2SM3W65a1CqfcE7g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
