From: Matthew Sauer <improv.philosophy@gmail.com>
To: Marcelo de Moraes Serpa <celoserpa@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 13:21:46 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTimoeQA-ag2ZChp0SiEoR9NZ6MvJmOS=5utgvyEG@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin-ByD+m0oc_kKc4Ppm1O9hm0PJE_tkMgw5mXC+@mail.gmail.com>
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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-23 18:22 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 [this message]
2011-03-23 18:24 ` Marcelo de Moraes Serpa
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