Re: [MLO] sorting subtasks

2014-05-11 Thread Stephen Jones
Yuri, Check your view. I found you can only sort subtasks in a view when you can see all tasks. For example, It will not work if you are looking at a filtered view of all tasks not completed. Regards Stephen J On Monday, 12 May 2014 04:51:49 UTC+10, Yury wrote: Thanks, Elizabeth! Now I

[MLO] Re: OT: project management software ?

2014-06-02 Thread Stephen Jones
Lisa, I like Mindmanager. It allows you to mind map your ideas with easy drag and drop and then to display in a Gantt chart if that helps. You can then export to MLO including all the task info. On Sunday, 1 June 2014 05:57:38 UTC+10, Lisa S wrote: I have a one time home project that is

[MLO] Re: How do I snooze a reoccurring task?

2014-07-15 Thread Stephen Jones
How I deal with this one is to create a sub task called Delete this item and then I set it to the date I want - eg in this case Friday. This will hide the recurring task. Then on Friday the task Delete this item pops up, I delete it and then my recurring task shows up. On Thursday, 10 July

[MLO] Re: Anyone here read this book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less ? (by Greg McKeown)

2015-03-11 Thread Stephen Jones
John, I read it a while ago and it makes a lot of sense to me. I do agree that the ideas could be fleshed out a bit more. However, I have taken on the mantra and been simplifying my life. To me the message is that if you focus on one thing at a time you will be so much more efficient, and that

[MLO] Re: Your advice on using MLO without calendar and reference material capabilities.

2015-06-03 Thread Stephen Jones
Tomer, Couple of comments. I would love the calendar integration but have learned to live without it over the years. I use outlook as my everyday calendar, and I tend to have both open on my desktop. At my weekly PReview I will put items on the calendar if they need to be. However, that

[MLO] Re: MLO on Windows Tablets?

2015-06-11 Thread Stephen Jones
Steve, I use a surface pro 3 and it runs the full windows 8.1. Essentially it is really a laptop. MLO Windows desktop version runs fine and it is great to have the full package in this portable device. Regards Stephen Jones -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[MLO] Re: MLO on Windows Tablets?

2015-06-11 Thread Stephen Jones
I should also add that I love the surface pro 3. I used to juggle a samsung tablet a phone and a laptop - trying to keep them all in sync. Now I only use my phone for input and take my surface everywhere. Regards Stephen Jones -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[MLO] Re: MLO and windows10

2015-07-30 Thread Stephen Jones
Francesco, I updated to windows 10 yesterday and did not notice any difference in the operation of MLO Regards Stephen J On Thursday, 30 July 2015 21:11:09 UTC+10, Francesco Consoli wrote: Hi all, this question should be forwarded to Devs first of all. Anyways, is already there a

Re: [MLO] Interesting article - The Most Productive People Have One Thing In Common: They Do Nothing

2015-08-04 Thread Stephen Jones
Lisa, From what you have said, one book you might find useful is Essentialism by Greg McKeown. The approach it sets out is one that would seem to address some of the issues you have raised. I do not fully subscribe to everything in the book, but it has helped me to develop an approach to

[MLO] Re: postpone the task

2015-07-14 Thread Stephen Jones
Frangipanni, If I want to postpone a recurring task without skipping or changing the recurrence, I simply add a subtask called delete this task and set it to the date I want. Then when it appears on my to do, I just delete it and the original recurring task shows up. Regards Stephen J On

[MLO] Re: Quickly putting a task in a specific folder

2015-11-03 Thread Stephen Jones
A simple approach I used for a while was to have a folder for each context. Then when I was processing a task, I dragged it out of the inbox to the relevant folder and it automatically inherits the correct context. I have a more complex folder structure now, but they are set up in such a way

[MLO] Re: Thoughts on using MLO with Mark Forster's systems

2015-12-16 Thread Stephen Jones
Laurence, There have been some previous discussions about this topic. Try this topic or just do a search on Mark Forster. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/mylifeorganized/mark$20forster/mylifeorganized/LDLD05dkR0w/TuldWWa-OvQJ Cheers Stephen J -- You received this

[MLO] Re: All of a sudden a whole bunch of flags disappeared

2016-01-05 Thread Stephen Jones
Jon, You are right. I use flags extensively and they are disappearing. Hope this is fixed soon. Cheers Stephen J On Tuesday, 5 January 2016 06:35:14 UTC+11, FischerPhoto wrote: > > Hi > I'm not worried about the flags. I can put them back on. But I'm not > concerned about trusting that what

[MLO] Re: All of a sudden a whole bunch of flags disappeared

2017-03-27 Thread Stephen Jones
I am still having my flags disappear in my Windows MLO. I am on the latest versions and this has been happening since it was first raised in Jan 2016. Has there been a solution for it. I cannot find onw on here? Cheers On Tuesday, 5 January 2016 06:35:14 UTC+11, FischerPhoto wrote: > > Hi >

[MLO] Re: How to postpone a recurring task?

2018-05-09 Thread Stephen Jones
I postpone them by adding a subtask called DELETE THIS TASK. I can then set the date I want it to appear. Then when it appears I simply delete and then my recurring task is on the list. Cheers On Tuesday, 6 May 2008 04:51:27 UTC+10, JuddMuir wrote: > > Hi, > > Just wondering if anyone knows

[MLO] Re: Project templates - what's the best approach?

2018-04-10 Thread Stephen Jones
Jan, I keep my templates in my original file. They are under a folder called templates and it is marked as hide the branch in to do. I just copy and paste and do not inherit contexts (because I already set them up with the project template) Cheers, Stephen J On Tuesday, 10 April 2018

[MLO] Re: Quickly defer ‘Today’ or ‘Tomorrow’

2018-10-15 Thread Stephen Jones
To defer a recurring task, I add a sub task called "Delete this task". I set the dates I want and when it show on my list, I just delete it and my recurring task appears. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from

[MLO] Blocking out time in Calendar

2020-08-17 Thread Stephen Jones
I have been using Google Calendar for a while now to try and block out time for larger projects but I can't get it to work how I want to. I am hoping someone might have some ideas for me. Lets say I decide that I want to work on Project A from 10.30 to 11.30 each day for a week. Under project

[MLO] Re: Blocking out time in Calendar

2020-08-27 Thread Stephen Jones
Thanks for the suggestion. I will give it another try. Cheers SJ On Wednesday, 26 August 2020 at 20:17:16 UTC+10 m.domi...@gmail.com wrote: > Can I suggest that you read this blog post? > > https://blog.mylifeorganized.net/2019/03/comprehensive-guide-to-repeating-tasks.html > > I think you

[MLO] Re: How do you mark GTD's Next Action and Waiting For in MLO?

2021-02-11 Thread Stephen Jones
I use a Waiting for context. I add it to the existing contexts. It is auto formatted to be purple italics so I can easily identify and then I set a review date. It does not appear on my to list until it is due for a review. I also have a tab where all the items for review appear so I can

[MLO] Re: context hours

2023-10-22 Thread Stephen Jones
Dwight, Good post. i would actually like to be able to see them all color coded on the one calendar as it would be easier to plan my time then. Cheers Stephen On Monday, 23 October 2023 at 13:45:00 UTC+11 Dwight Arthur wrote: > I have recently re-thought how I am using my time, which

Re: [MLO] feature request: one-time-delay for recurring actions

2023-12-10 Thread Stephen Jones
My workaround is to add a subtask called "Delete this task" and set it for the day I am going to do it. When it shows up in my list, I delete it and then the recurring times shows up on thelist. On Monday 11 December 2023 at 01:03:47 UTC+11 Michael Emerald, CFA wrote: > Hi Miriam. > > > >