My solution is in the GTD book, basically start over but use the old list as a resource to remember things
On Wed, Aug 28, 2019, 06:35 Wallace Gilbraith <[email protected]> wrote: > That’s pretty much how I’d approach this, too – root-level folders of Old > and New, hide Old in the Views, and gradually work through the Old folder > moving stuff into New > > > > Someone once said ‘The middle of every successful project looks like a > real mess’ – you’ll always be in the middle of it, so don’t beat yourself > up if your MLO profile isn’t perfectly neat > > Having said that, for me the critical thing is to get the Inbox emptied > daily, and give all those new tasks a Context and a Due Date and move them > into the right place in the Outline > > Now and then I may focus on tidying up a specific folder in the Outline, > so it’s less of a mess – that might be a folder representing an Area of > Life, or a Project (particularly a project that’s likely to repeat) > > But many of my folders are a bit of a mess, and it doesn’t matter, because > tasks surface when their Due Date comes round, and I don’t need to think > about the state of the folders they’re in > > > > Wol > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> > *On Behalf Of *Stéph > *Sent:* 28 August 2019 12:47 > *To:* MyLifeOrganized <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [MLO] Re: Strategies for re-starting with MLO > > > > Hello Joel, > > > > I feel your pain! I, too, generated a huge file with various uncompleted > tasks, thoughts and someday-tasks in my in-box and > completed-but-not-quite-archived projects. I also dabbled with Post-It > notes, on-screen Post-Its and switching some work projects to a > OneNote-and-Outlook system (shared with my Team). > > > > (Incidentally: The OneNote-and-Outlook system has several great benefits, > but has not been great for tracking and managing a dynamic projects list - > even if I use tags for highlighting projects and tracking their status. > I've gone back to overall management of my work projects and all my > non-work tasks in MLO). > > > > To regain control of my tasks and Projects in MLO, I've created an "Old > Inbox / Someday" folder at root level. I've set it "Hide the branch in > To-Do" in General Properties and I've customised some of my filters (eg the > projects filter) to exclude items or projects in that branch (Advanced > Filter: AND "TopLevelFolderName does not contain "Someday""). > > > > I then moved everything from my Inbox to the "Old Inbox", along with some > of my potential, future projects. I've promised myself I'll go through the > Old Inbox during one or more long journeys or when I haven't got anything > else pressing to do, to do, delegate, defer or delete (in true GTD style) > or re-instigate any important projects. > > > > Good luck with keeping your updated task list manageable. I think that's > the biggest challenge that a lot of us face. > > > > Stéphane > > > On Wednesday, 28 August 2019 08:59:35 UTC+1, Joel wrote: > > So I think I'm not alone but maybe I am. Because 'reasons' I've fallen > off the wagon keeping up my GTD system. Have been a long-time mlo user > (like v2 or beginning of v3 I think) and have a fairly well formed system > (for my use) but it is now stale. When I say "fallen off the wagon" I > mean I've been keeping it all in my head. Now it's spilling onto post-it > notes. Oh fk, here we go again. > > So it's clearly time to bootstrap myself and get back ON the wagon. Ok, > fine. > > > > Foundation: There is a lot of stuff in my existing file. Some of it may > even still be relevant. Plenty I'm sure has passed, happened, been handled > or exploded. Nonetheless, there is a lot there. > > Problem: How do I get started using my file again ensuring I see/deal > with new current items and not get flooded by the clutter of the 'old' > stuff? (at least till I can make some time and energy to start working > through the backlog of it) > > I've started adding some items in and they are just washed out in the see > of overdue/older, higher prio, etc items that my views are fleshing out. > > > > Any others have dealt with a start/stop event like this? What strategies > did you use? > > I don't necessarily want to have to modify every one of my views > (eventually I'll need them back to "normal", right?) so looking for > thoughts. > > > > All ideas welcome. > > > > I'm on Windows and Android if that that helps/matters. > > > > Thx. > > > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6394acf6-6df8-4254-b0c5-2a9635b77acc%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/6394acf6-6df8-4254-b0c5-2a9635b77acc%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAEAQF7ewp8NNmiMDGuqc/4rigAAAEAAAAFPvkLO/SZNAsJA2fWMtE%2BsBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40gilbraith.co.uk > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/!%26!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAEAQF7ewp8NNmiMDGuqc/4rigAAAEAAAAFPvkLO/SZNAsJA2fWMtE%2BsBAAAAAA%3D%3D%40gilbraith.co.uk?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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