It's a good point though. I use flags to "cherry pick" from my active actions. They describe the time horizon (Today most important; Today; Tomorrow; Week; Weekend; Week_Next etc. etc.). That's my closest equivalent of something where I can jot down and chart out my day.
On Thursday, 23 March 2017 20:22:33 UTC+1, Dwight wrote: > > I was going to offer a solution involving starred tasks, some of them > repeating. But then I noticed that the OP was going on ten years old. > > -Dwight > > On 3/23/2017 11:55 AM, Ed Wallace wrote: > > I don't have a solution but boy I get it > > > > On Monday, December 10, 2007 at 9:12:21 AM UTC-5, Jay Levitt wrote: > > > > On days when my ADD gets really bad (like any day ending in Y), I > start > > having to make hyper-detailed lists to get anything done, or else > even > > the "obvious" things end up taking too much brain power. So if my > MLO > > task list is something like: > > > > 1. Fix Outlook address book > > 2. Research voice recorders > > 3. Call Jim > > > > I may end up with a "quick list" that's a lot more like: > > > > 1. Shower > > 2. Take out trash on way to Starbucks > > 3. Give cat his insulin shot > > 4. Yogurt @ Starbucks > > 5. Researh voice recorders while eating > > 6a. replace toothbrush head > > 6b. brush teeth > > 7. wipe counter > > 8. Fix outlook address book > > 9. Call Jim (if after 9am) > > > > It seems ridiculous, but sometimes it's the only thing that works; > > otherwise, I end up like the monkey who can't let go of the coconut > > because he's hungry, but can't get his hand out of the trap because > > he's > > holding a coconut... I swear, last week I stood halfway between the > > dishwasher and the trash can with a fork and a paper cup, and I > > couldn't > > figure out which to put away first because they were equidistant and > > they both needed two hands. > > > > The trouble is that I haven't found a way to do these quickie lists > in > > MLO that feels natural; I certainly don't want to enter, categorize > and > > prioritize tooth-brushing every day. So I end up opening a Notepad > > window. And that, of course, is the kiss of death, because then > I've > > got two to-do lists - and guess where new entries start collecting. > > > > Any thoughts? > > > > Jay > > > > -- > > 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] <javascript:> > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:> > > <mailto:[email protected] <javascript:>>. > > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6a5c3df7-c6ca-416e-87a6-49ef189b5fb3%40googlegroups.com > > > < > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6a5c3df7-c6ca-416e-87a6-49ef189b5fb3%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 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 https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/178280f6-f518-4349-b527-8e1fb87f8d77%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
