Dwight I have some problem with your Comment #1. a) When I am in a view of what is in effect a GTD List (e.g. say my "~SomedayMaybe" list) I cant really add stuff straight in there, because if it doesn't have "~SomedayMaybe" as a Context then as soon as I create it, it disappears of that view SomedayMaybe view.
b) The presence of "~SomedayMaybe" in the Context field rather gets in the way and clutters up view of my 'real' contexts, particularly if the "~SomedayMaybe" was added before the other contexts! c) Please can you tell me what the difference is between "Context" and "ContextText" when I am setting up an advanced filter. i.e. Which should I use?? d) I am now wondering if I would be better off using Flags rather than Context to achieve what you suggest. On Thursday, 13 August 2015 13:17:15 UTC+1, J Smith wrote: > > > Hello > > Confession time: > I thought it would be helpful to this community to report back after a few > months of use just how *little* of MLO I am using. In part I am also > asking for practical advice on how to make better genuinely > *time-efficient* use of more features of MLO. > > > SUMMARY > I have discovered that in practice all I am using MLO for is: > a) A glorified To-Do list - mostly for today > b) A list of major projects (although this gets less attention that it > should) > > HOTKEYS > In practice I am using VERY little of MLO. Here is what I am using: > - I use *Alt/Shift/arrow keys...* a LOT to change priority and > indentations into Projects. This is one of the best features of MLO > interface. > - I use Stars (*Control/Shit/S*) for "do today " - however I am NOT using > the Star outline because I think *visually* and like to see the 2D shape > of projects (indentations etc) on the page. > - I use Highlighting (*Control/H*) to flag up IMPORTANT stuff to do > (today). > > - I sit mostly in the Active Tasks outline view(**) and insert > tasks/projects directly into it using *Insert* and *Alt/Insert*. > - I use *Control/S* to input the Start date (e.g. "6h" or "2d") to get > things to disappear off the view for a few hours or days. > > From time to time I look at the (long/medium term) Goals outline view. > > ...and (slightly shamefully) that's about it. > > > BACKGROUND > I discovered that I was wasting far, FAR too much time learning the > system, trying to set things up and discussing the technology... and not > getting on with my life! i.e. Not actually Getting Things Done fast enough! > > > WEAKNESSES OF MLO > I still think MLO is massively confusing to any newbie. "Bloatware" comes > to mind. And until this is sorted out I don't think MLO will ever make many > significant sales to consumers. I like and use this product. However I am > unable to recommend this product to any of my productive/busy friends due > to the hideous learning curve. This is product (productivity platform) only > for my friends who are hard-core geeks. I cannot imagine any highly > productive CEO of a major corporation using this stuff. > > Also the Andriod app is - to be brutal - appalling. > 1. It should sync automatically with my PC. [That's it - no discussion!] > 2. I want to be able to drag & drop items up and down my lists (equivalent > to using the Alt/Shift/arrow keys on my keyboard) and also sideways - in > and out of a hierarchy. [No discussion on this either!] > Sorry but *only* if MLO gets these two things right does the app even > *begin* to become useful to me. > > > ADVICE SOUGHT > > a) Moving tasks between lists > From time to time I do a "weekly review" but I now have a ton of stuff > (250 - 500 items) on my various GTD style 'lists' and partly as a result > moving tasks/projects in out of my different lists is just too hard. i.e. I > can't do it in a couple of clicks. So in practice I just don't do it! > - Is there a quick hotkey or 2-click way to move an item between my > various GTD type lists? (e.g. I have: "Someday-Maybe" list, "Definitely Do > - but not yet" list, "Reflective thoughts" list ...) > If I got this going I might find GTD "Weekly reviews" become easier and > became a more productive use of time > ==> Any suggestions? > > > b) Contexts > I have completely failed to make Contexts work! Yes, when I remember I do > put Contexts into some tasks, but mostly I can't be bothered. What I really > mean is that it doesn't seem to be worth the input time because I don't > currently actually use Contexts! I think maybe I have too many Contexts - > I ended up with about 25. > > - Is there a *single-click* way to filter my Active Tasks to just > show just the tasks that match a given Context? > > [ASIDE: Because I think so *visually* ideally I would like to still > see the entire tree structure of my projects, but: > i) it would be great if just the relevant tasks leapt out visually (e.g. > became highlighter, or the others became greyed out) > ii) It would also be great to have some hotkey way of skipping to the next > relevant task (i.e. that matches the selected Context) ] > > ==> Any suggestions? > > J > > > P.S. (**) Btw, why is an MLO Outline called an "Outline"? This is > confusing for newbies. Why not "View" or "Report" ? > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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