& is a hashtag for me, for searching or filtering my outline for roles. (Why use & as a tag - just because "& here's another thing I do").
Similarly, I use "?" to tag a name of someone when they are the prime contact or given responsibility for a task. So, typing &SCADA in the search box takes me to the branch where my role is as a SCADA engineer. If I just type SCADA in the search box, then I get a list of all the tasks which have something about SCADA in their notes. If I type "Jim" in the search box, I'd get everything in which someone called Jim is mentioned in the notes, whereas "?Jim" returns a much shorter list of all the tasks for which I've asked Jim to give some help or I'm "@waiting" for some information from him. One other tag I'm currently using: "+" in front of a word means it's a project name. On Sunday, 14 February 2021 at 11:49:01 UTC petervan...@gmail.com wrote: > I thought the same when I saw your outline. I have been using these areas > for years and it seems to work well for me. > > I was curious about how the “&” functions in your outline? > > I have taken the plunge now that my trial period is over and bought the > pro versions for windows and iOS. Looking forward to working with MLO and > being part of this community. > > > On February 13, 2021 at 6:29 PM, Stéph (stephane...@gmail.com) wrote: > > Interesting. Pretty similar in structure to my own outline. > > Thanks for sharing. > On Saturday, 13 February 2021 at 18:41:04 UTC petervan...@gmail.com wrote: > > Thanks for this amount of detail, Stéphane. Very interesting and > helpful. I suppose what I meant by loose tasks is tasks that do not > relate to a project. All my loose tasks would relate to an area, too. > You asked how my outline was coming along. It looks like this at the > moment. Each Area of Focus has projects within it AND also loose tasks > that are not part of a project. > > I'm of course very new to MLO and maybe this is not the best way to set up > but so far it feels right for me. I still trying to find a workflow > with keyboard short cuts etc. What is the most efficient way to enter > data, type thing. > > I'm not fully transitioned yet but here is where I'm at: > > [image: image.png] > > Peter > > > > On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 6:01 PM Stéph <stephane...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Good question. Generally, I don't have any loose tasks just related to an > area of life. The tasks are all related to some kind of Role or Goal, so > are in a folder. To give you a feel for the kind of structure, here's a > selection of the Roles and Goals I've set for myself in each Area of life: > > Personal > > Get fit and stay healthy > > Get organised > > Philosophy, Religion, etc > > Creativity > > Adventure & Learning > > Entertainment - (This folder tends to be a dumping ground for things I > want to see, listen to, taste, visit, etc) > > Home > > &Shopping and errands > > &Husband > > &Father / Family > > &Friends > > &Home Improver & Maintenance - (with sub-folders for indoor, outdoor and > car) > > Work > > &Line Manager > > &Knowledge Coordinator > > &Bid support > > &Electrical / ICA Engineer > > &SCADA consultant > > &Process Safety - SIL Assessor > > Community > > Well, this Area is a little more messy, possibly reflecting the reactive > way I respond to community, charity or other events and activities. I > should plan this area of my life a bit better, really. > > OK, I do cheat a little - There's an "Admin" folder under each life area > too, where I keep some folders of notes, contact names, etc which I haven't > yet transferred to Microsoft OneNote. > > The projects and some loose tasks (single-step projects?) are grouped > under each Role or Goal. My philosophy (taken from bits of GTD, along with > bits of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits") is that, if I have a task which doesn't > fit in with any of my Roles or Goals, then I should delegate or ditch it. > So sticking to these defined roles and goals helps me to filter out the > unnecessary stuff. > > Here's a snapshot, with an example branch showing structure and formatting > of an example role, project and tasks in various states. > > [image: Example of MLO structure and automatic formatting.png] > > So, how does that compare with how your own outline is developing? > > All the best, > Stéphane > > > On Wednesday, 20 January 2021 at 18:47:31 UTC petervan...@gmail.com wrote: > > Thank you for this, Stéphane. Much appreciated. One question: if I > would drill down into one of your area folders, do you keep single, > non-project related tasks just loosely in the area's folder or do you have > another folder for just single actions? Or perhaps you don't have > non-project related actions. > > Peter > > On Friday, January 15, 2021 at 4:14:38 AM UTC-4 Stéph wrote: > > Welcome to MLO, Peter. You'll find that MLO is very flexible, so there are > lots of ways to achieve almost anything you want. I've just posted a note > about my outline structure in Joel's recent thread, here > <https://groups.google.com/g/mylifeorganized/c/Rmk8ibRNeXo>. I use GTD > contexts (I was thinking of using them for flags, to assign one exclusive > context for the next step on each task, but have ended up using the > "Context" parameter for that. I can recommend taking the time to understand > how to set up Advanced Filters, to get exactly the views you want. > > At some point I'll post a couple of screenshots. > > Good luck with setting up your system. > All the best, > Stéphane > > > On Thursday, 14 January 2021 at 18:53:44 UTC petervan...@gmail.com wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am very new to MLO and just started playing around with it a while ago > and found that I actually really like it. I am a long-time GTD > practitioner (10 years plus) but never looked at MLO even though I knew it > was out there. > > In 2020 I reached a frustration level with my system: too bloated, too > "not the way I really like it", too many hacks to make it work for GTD, etc > and declared system bankruptcy. > > Spent a big part of 2020 looking for something that is simple and > down-to-earth. Now, I really MLO is a complex tool with a lot of > features yet I think I can build a back-to-basics GTD system here that I > like. I really like outliner based systems. For a good while, I used > GTDNext but found the lack of mobile apps a hindrance. Also used > Dynalist for a while. Yet here I am at MLO. > > I really enjoy seeing screenshots of other systems and if you have any > tips and tricks that may be useful, I would welcome your advice. Happy > to share at some point what I come up with. > > I enjoy community around software tools and was happy to find this group. > I am an accountant by trade and live in Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. > > Peter > > > -- > 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 mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/96c6d0ae-0435-42da-be76-a89eab4e2cc0n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/96c6d0ae-0435-42da-be76-a89eab4e2cc0n%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 mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/798a294e-ce20-4d14-bd03-dd459841c2ban%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/798a294e-ce20-4d14-bd03-dd459841c2ban%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. 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