From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Subject: [GTD] Keeping a log of the activities - putting archive to good use Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:12:59 -0500 Message-ID: <1e5bcefd0910200912j4e5a23f8v16df8c5d7b63a3ce@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0513312434==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0HKd-0002SI-T0 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:07 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0HKY-0002Pe-7J for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:06 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=52243 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N0HKX-0002PZ-VA for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:02 -0400 Received: from mail-yw0-f194.google.com ([209.85.211.194]:55212) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N0HKX-0001te-Gx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:01 -0400 Received: by ywh32 with SMTP id 32so4879118ywh.14 for ; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:13:00 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org Mode --===============0513312434== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001636eee1f5cd03eb0476602262 --001636eee1f5cd03eb0476602262 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello list, In the excellent article that Charles Cave wrote, he says that he keeps a journal.org file to keep log of things he did during the day. I was thinking what was the relationship of this category with the newgtd.org_archive, which is essentially a log of the activities, and that even includes the timestamp of when they were marked as DONE (The CLOSED metadata). IMHO opinion though, I don't think there's the need of a journal.org file (I do keep a journal, but for more reflexive reasons, like, everyday in the morning or at night I write about the day or problems or myself or things or just a canvas for my thoughts, that, although could be considered a log, is not the same as keeping track of things, like the one Charles uses is). So, if we could write a function that getting a date input could parse this file and return the DONE items of this specific day, we could then just rely on that for log of activities (we collect, process, organize, review, do and when we need to know what we did, we can rely on this list). What do you think? Marcelo. --001636eee1f5cd03eb0476602262 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello list,

In the excellent article that Charles Cave wrote, he sa= ys that he keeps a journal.org file to k= eep log of things he did during the day. I was thinking what was the relati= onship of this category with the newgtd.org_archive, which is essentially a= log of the activities, and that even includes the timestamp of when they w= ere marked as DONE (The CLOSED metadata).

IMHO opinion though, I don't think there's the need of a journal.org file (I do keep a journal, but for= more reflexive reasons, like, everyday in the morning or at night I write = about the day or problems or myself or things or just a canvas for my thoug= hts, that, although could be considered a log, is not the same as keeping t= rack of things, like the one Charles uses is).

So, if we could write a function that getting a date input could parse = this file and return the DONE items of this specific day, we could then jus= t rely on that for log of activities (we collect, process, organize, review= , do and when we need to know what we did, we can rely on this list).

What do you think?

Marcelo.
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