Here's how I've been using MLO and GTD: Contexts: I use this for three things. Firstly, the usual @context for the location that makes sense, eg. @home @work. Then a two letter code if the task relates to one of my team members, eg. HE or JF. Then a +number for estimated time, I use these: +15 min, +30 min, +1 hr, +2 hr. Flags: Again you can define these, there are seven you can set up. I use this to highlight what I'd like to achieve This Week, Next Week or Today. Star: If something is really important I will Star it. Useful for that urgent task that comes in. All of my views show Starred items at the top - so I can't ignore them Folder: You can setup any needed folders to keep tasks together or as separate as you'd like to. For example, I have a Family folder, a Bills folder and a Household folder. I also have a Later folder, which will hide tasks that are moved to it - until I proactively review them. You can make any task a folder, and can nest as many tasks as you need to as sub-tasks (there may be a limit here, but I haven't hit it yet). You can make any task or folder a project. You can also make any task or folder a goal (I haven't used the goals function yet).
I then have several custom views setup: Today - any starred tasks on top, then any with today flag set, then any with a due date today. This week - Any starred tasks on top, then any with this week flag set, then any with a due date within 7 days. - I have two versions of this, a flat one and one that shows the folder hierarchy for the task. Next week - Any tasks with a next week flag set, and any with a due date next week. @waiting for - any tasks with this context set @shop - any tasks with this context set -- 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/945d489e-93fa-473c-a0ca-e6c69a647d13%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
