Lol indeed. MLO on Android has this great widget for voice input. As stuff arises you can just dictate your task (in 2 seconds!) and it goes to your inbox, where you can triage it later Assuming you process your inbox now and again, you don't ever forget anything, and it can help you avoid getting swamped
Wol - sent from my phone, please excuse brevity - - please mail me at [email protected] - Sent from BlueMail -------- Original Message -------- From: Susannah <[email protected]> Sent: Tue Oct 16 13:29:10 GMT+01:00 2018 To: MyLifeOrganized <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MLO] Re: Best Time/Life Organization Method to Use With MLO I think the 2 minute rule is the greatest thing and my worst enemy. I tend to be able to make anything take less than 2 minutes. I spend my whole day doing less than 2 minute tasks as they pop up and never get to the planned work. But it makes sense to not put something in my system for later if I can finish it in less time than it would take to add to my system. I definitely need more emphasis on the planning work type. Susannah On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 2:56:54 AM UTC-4, Wol Gilbraith wrote: > > > I remember a paragraph in Getting Things Done about there being three > types of work > Unplanned work - answering the phone, speaking to colleagues, urgent > incoming tasks > Planned work - dealing with the stuff on your to do list > Planning work - managing your list, not just what goes on it, but where > and when it goes > It's worth allowing for all three > > Re 'I have so many incoming tasks' > Are there any you can say No to? > Or any you can delegate or seek help with? > > Wol > > - sent from my phone, please excuse brevity - > > - please mail me at [email protected] <javascript:> - > > Sent from BlueMail <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=13688> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Susannah > *Sent:* Mon Oct 15 12:26:30 GMT+01:00 2018 > *To:* MyLifeOrganized > *Subject:* [MLO] Re: Best Time/Life Organization Method to Use With MLO > > I'd be interested in that too. I have been using MLO for years and it has > been working great but lately I have so many incoming tasks and so many > areas I am working that things are starting to get unmanageable and > slipping through the cracks. I mainly base mine on David Allen's Getting > Things Done (GTD). It would work great if I didn't overbook my days. For > example, my weekly review is on there as a set of tasks yet I never seem to > do it b/c I am running like crazy just to keep up with the incoming. By > not doing the weekly review my system gets outdated. I set up blocks to > work on specific areas a few weeks ago and then have prioritized lists to > go to when it is time to do those blocks. I thought that would work great > but I have yet to make time for one of the blocks let alone one each day. > > I will say MLO has increased the number of tasks that I get through > everyday by at least 10x just by making everything in the format of one > clear next action step that feed to me in order. I am still missing the > key on doing the right tasks and finding the magic frequency on some of my > routines. > Susannah > > > > > On Monday, October 15, 2018 at 6:40:52 AM UTC-4, c.k. lester wrote: >> >> I'm wondering if there is an article somewhere out there (beyond my >> Googlefu), that explains the best time-management/life-organization method >> that can be used with MLO. >> >> I really love MLO's list of features, but my todo list has gotten so >> large and (seemingly) unwieldy (though that's probably my inexperience with >> the interface), due, primarily, to my multiple life activities (several >> businesses, other organizations, etc.). >> >> It would be great if there was a list somewhere of great time/life >> management techniques and their applicability to MLO's unique and very >> functional interface. I would even consider paying a tutor for a few >> lessons. >> >> I'd be very grateful for a few pointers. >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- 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/8e9e4ab4-169d-4882-a77a-e9beb757a981%40googlegroups.com. 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/7f24872d-3853-4fb7-b6bb-834857c5e926%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
