From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: [off-topic/GTD]Only Next Actions list to rule them all ? Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:44 -0400 Message-ID: <87k4yo6vwj.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> References: <1e5bcefd0910202215n660589c9h65ffe5603b1bf8db@mail.gmail.com> <87y6n57x7l.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <1e5bcefd0910211106n62424599h61eb8374982f92da@mail.gmail.com> <1e5bcefd0910211130h63a3914u1e29b2c087486ed1@mail.gmail.com> <87oco07e3n.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <1e5bcefd0910211515t33557025yf786665834d3184a@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0mnM-0005n1-7V for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:52 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0mnI-0005gq-0g for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:51 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40642 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N0mnH-0005gf-Sd for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:47 -0400 Received: from mho-02-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.72]:58725) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N0mnH-0001Wz-Hu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:48:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1e5bcefd0910211515t33557025yf786665834d3184a@mail.gmail.com> (Marcelo de Moraes Serpa's message of "Wed\, 21 Oct 2009 17\:15\:10 -0500") 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: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa Cc: Matt Lundin , Org Mode Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > I have one question, though. There are actions that you know you have > to do, but that don't justify the creation of an outcome, or, in other > words, creating a project for this NA would be overkill, such as "Buy > chocolate :HOME:". What would be the outcome related to that? "Satisfy > my desire of sugar". Of course, this could be part of a "Monthly > shopping", in this case it is obvious, but sometimes I just have the > feeling to buy chocolate, that doesn't justify the creation of an > outcome. What do you guys do in this case? Keep another list for > these kind of tasks? I'd just make a task ,----[ todo.org ] | * Miscellaneous | ** Go Shopping and buy stuff :INTOWN: | - [ ] Chocolate `---- and accumulate items in the list until there is enough to warrant a trip to the store. I normally have separate tasks (Buy This, and Buy That) which I convert to a list later as above. It's faster to record the buy something task in remember than to find the Go Shopping task when I remember something I need to add to the list. Later when I have time I can consolidate the separate tasks into the shopping list, print it out and check off the boxes with a pen when I'm actually in town. If I'm going to town for something I look at my agenda list for :INTOWN: tags and deal with whatever I can in a single trip. -Bernt