Thanks Dwight and Stephane. Very helpful. Peter
On Mon, Feb 15, 2021 at 7:03 PM Dwight Arthur <[email protected]> wrote: > Another reason for starting a context with a character other than "@" is > to allow some natural groupings whenever contexts are shown alphabetically. > For example, five or six contexts that I use constantly start with "*" or > "#" which puts them to the top of the list, while some that I access a > couple of times per year are at the bottom, starting with "☆" > > -Dwight > On 2/15/2021 10:28, Stéph wrote: > > & 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 [email protected] 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 ([email protected]) wrote: >> >> Interesting. Pretty similar in structure to my own outline. >> >> Thanks for sharing. >> On Saturday, 13 February 2021 at 18:41:04 UTC [email protected] >> 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 <[email protected]> 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 [email protected] >> 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 [email protected] 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. 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