From: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@gmail.com>
To: Matthew Sauer <improv.philosophy@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org, Thomas Renkert <thomas.renkert@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: Re: Making GTD more mangeable with org
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:24:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTi=8s9Ez_mz-ua0a_F=fBQBmBE8TQm_51=OLNcDg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimoeQA-ag2ZChp0SiEoR9NZ6MvJmOS=5utgvyEG@mail.gmail.com>
Ah! Heck, I forgot about org's metadata.. Thanks!
Marcelo.
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Matthew Sauer
<improv.philosophy@gmail.com> wrote:
> In terms of the unfolded startup try:
>
> #+STARTUP: nofold
>
> Matthew
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
> <celoserpa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Thomas,
>>
>> Glad you liked it. The code is really simple:
>>
>> (global-set-key (kbd "<f3>") (lambda() (interactive) (find-file
>> "~/org/index.org")))
>>
>> (defun set-index-read-only () ""
>> (if (equal (buffer-name) "index.org")
>> (toggle-read-only)
>>
>> )
>> )
>>
>> I've changed the index.org to look like this:
>>
>> * tags :PERSPECTIVE:GTD:PRODUCTS:4HOURWORKWEEK:IDEAS:PRODUCTIDEAS:WORKFLOW:CHECKLIST
>>
>>
>> * Daily General GTD Checklist
>> * What do want do do today? What to do now? Where am I in my life
>> regarding the goals and wishes I chose?
>>
>> 1) Check if in.org is full -- too much items? Delay until next friday,
>> otherwise process them.
>> 2) Check agenda for today. What is there needs to be done.
>> 3) Get perspective: Review
>> [[file:gtd/horizons_of_focus.org::*Horizons%20Of%20Focus%20/%20GTD%20Overview][Horizons
>> Of Focus]]
>> Horizons of focus list the main levels of my life. I can navigate
>> from there if I want and get
>> the so needed perspective.
>> 3) Get perspective and setup the ground for the day: Check list of
>> @work projects - mark them for today as needed.
>> I can also mark next actions (TODOs)
>> 4) Get perspective and setup teh ground for the day: Check list of
>> @personal projects - mark them for today as needed.
>> I can also mark next actions (TODOs)
>>
>>
>> By the way, does anyone know how I could get the org file opened
>> unfolded? I've tried adding (show-all) and, when this hasn't worked
>> (org-cycle '(16)) just after (toggle-read-only) in the body of the def
>> but it did not work.
>>
>> The point is to have quick access to a main checklist (I'd say this is
>> a GTD review checklist) so I can regain perspective fast (I loose
>> perspective too often). It's also good when you are braindead and want
>> to go ahead and don't know where to start, and although I have
>> internalized the GTD workflow, having a reference like this helps. I'm
>> planning to add a list of other ("domain"-specific) checklist in this
>> file as well.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Marcelo.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 8:21 AM, Thomas Renkert <thomas.renkert@gmx.de> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> However, I started noticing I was getting lost in my own system. This
>>>> is partly because I still don't have the habit of reviewing it all
>>>> very often, but I also found out that my main gtd.org file (the one
>>>> that has projects and next actions/tasks) was getting really long. I
>>>> know I could just use use the visibility functions to make it more
>>>> mangeable, but somehow I was still getting confused about what to do
>>>> at certain points in the day.
>>>>
>>>> Then I had the idea of creating a braindead index. Something that I
>>>> could access quickly and that would give me *perspective* and help me
>>>> decide what path to take. Here's how it looks like:
>>>>
>>>> http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/2199/screenshot20110318at120.png
>>>>
>>>> It can be thought of as a:
>>>> * A dashboard
>>>> * Overview of my system - a way to glue the most important parts
>>>> * A way to trigger my mind and help me stay on track (avoid procrastination)
>>>> * A "cache" area where I can list the projects or files that matter
>>>> the most *now*
>>>> * A checklist / workflow
>>>> * A quick way to regain perspective and help you go back to the "zone"
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, I know it might sound like a stupid small thing, but I found
>>>> that this entry-point to my system actually helps me stay focused.
>>>>
>>>> What do you think ? Share your thoughts ;)
>>>>
>>>> Marcelo.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Marcelo,
>>>
>>> this looks really great! Do you think you could share your code here?
>>>
>>> My ideas would be to start with one "Most important task" at the top of the
>>> list, to include recent emails that need action (links from wanderlust) and so
>>> on. Maybe one could also include things like 5-Minute/10-minute tasks for small
>>> breaks and so on.
>>>
>>> Your code would be a great starting point for a more capable dashboard/home
>>> screen. (I have some more ideas on this topic but would rather try your code
>>> first - but maybe this would be a great addition to orgmode, especially for new
>>> users?)
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-23 18:24 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-18 18:19 Making GTD more mangeable with org Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2011-03-18 20:05 ` Matt Lundin
2011-03-18 21:11 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2011-03-18 21:33 ` Nick Dokos
2011-03-18 21:41 ` Matt Lundin
2011-03-18 21:46 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2011-03-19 20:55 ` Eric S Fraga
2011-03-23 14:21 ` Thomas Renkert
2011-03-23 17:40 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
2011-03-23 18:21 ` Matthew Sauer
2011-03-23 18:24 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa [this message]
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