From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Salazar Subject: org-mode as an accountability system? Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 13:22:37 -0500 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8f3ba99321b1c104ba5ac7bd Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:33030) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S3tbg-0007MY-Mu for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:23:02 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S3tbM-0002lH-9j for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:23:00 -0500 Received: from mail-we0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:44302) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S3tbL-0002kx-TW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 13:22:40 -0500 Received: by werj55 with SMTP id j55so2132389wer.0 for ; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 10:22:37 -0800 (PST) List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --e89a8f3ba99321b1c104ba5ac7bd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I have an accountability partner with whom I exchange daily "committed actions." Every morning, I e-mail him a list of the tasks I commit to completing that day. When I complete a task, I mark it DONE. If I don't complete a task that day, I mark it @didnotdo and manually cut and paste it to the next day. Every night, I send him a report of which actions I did and which ones I did not do. (I find I get so much more done since I started making daily commitments to someone other than myself.) My committed actions for a day consist of: a) TODOs for the projects I'm working on b) random errands that need to be done that day c) daily habits (e.g. meditating, exercising) I don't believe org-agenda can support me in doing this, because I require: a) a way to quickly enter the random tasks for that day (without having to "schedule" each one for today) b) more importantly: a way to record, store, and e-mail my list of which tasks I've done and not done at the end of the night So instead I've been creating a list of TODOs for each day manually. My questions: 1. Given that I'm creating my daily task list manually, is there an easy way, when I mark a task @didnotdo, to automatically move it to the next day's list and change its state to @todo? 2. I'd still like to be able to create outlines for my documents and add TODO items inline as I think of them. Is there a way to get org to gather these scattered TODOs and place them in my manually-created daily TODO list, rather than in the agenda? Macro question: Is there a better way to manage my accountability system, rather than doing it manually? Again, I don't see a way to do it using agenda. Thanks for any help. Peter P.S. If it's helpful, here's a typical list I might send my accountability partner in the morning: <2012-02-16 Thu> * habits ** @todo - morning practice [0/3] - [ ] e-mail committed actions - [ ] stretch for 10 minutes - [ ] meditate ** @todo - evening practice [0/2] - [ ] sit-ups - [ ] e-mail report assessing day's committed actions * committed actions ** teaching *** current semester **** @todo - e-mail students [0/2] ***** @todo - e-mail Liz ***** @todo - e-mail Jean **** @todo - appointment with Claire 4pm *** next semester **** finish proposal ***** @todo - send proposal to editor ***** @todo - write syllabus ** random tasks *** @todo - renew prescriptions *** @todo - clean room *** @todo - go over Nicole notes *** @todo - call Andy *** @todo - jog with Heidi 3pm A typical report at the end of the night might look like this: <2012-02-16 Thu> * habits ** DONE - morning practice [3/3] - [X] e-mail committed actions - [X] stretch for 10 minutes - [X] meditate ** @todo - evening practice [1/2] - [ ] sit-ups - [X] e-mail report assessing day's committed actions * committed actions ** teaching *** current semester **** @todo - e-mail students [2/2] ***** DONE - e-mail Liz ***** DONE - e-mail Jean **** @todo - appointment with Claire 4pm *** next semester **** finish proposal ***** @didnotdo - send proposal to editor ***** DONE - write syllabus ** random tasks *** DONE - renew prescriptions *** @didnotdo - clean room *** @didnotdo - go over Nicole notes *** @postponed - call Andy *** DONE - jog with Heidi 3pm --e89a8f3ba99321b1c104ba5ac7bd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have an accountability partner with whom I exchange daily "comm= itted actions." Every morning, I e-mail him a list of the tasks I comm= it to completing that day.=A0

When I complete a ta= sk, I mark it DONE. If I don't complete a task that day, I mark it @did= notdo and manually cut and paste it to the next day.=A0
=A0
Every night, I send him a report of which actions I did = and which ones I did not do. (I find I get so much more done since I starte= d making daily commitments to someone other than myself.)

My committed actions for a day consist of:=A0
=A0 =A0
<= div>a) TODOs for the projects I'm working on
b) random errand= s that need to be done that day
c) daily habits (e.g. meditating,= exercising)

I don't believe org-agenda can support me in doing = this, because I require:=A0

a) a way to quickly en= ter the random tasks for that day (without having to "schedule" e= ach one for today)
b) more importantly: a way to record, store, and e-mail my list of whi= ch tasks I've done and not done at the end of the night

<= /div>
So instead I've been creating a list of TODOs for each day ma= nually.=A0

My questions:=A0

1. Given that= I'm creating my daily task list manually, is there an easy way, when I= mark a task @didnotdo, to automatically move it to the next day's list= and change its state to @todo?=A0
2. I'd still like to be able to create outlines for my documents a= nd add TODO items inline as I think of them. Is there a way to get org to g= ather these scattered TODOs and place them in my manually-created daily TOD= O list, rather than in the agenda?

Macro question: Is there a better way to manage my acco= untability system, rather than doing it manually? Again, I don't see a = way to do it using agenda.

Thanks for any help.

Peter


P.S. If i= t's helpful, here's a typical list I might send my accountability p= artner in the morning:=A0

<2012-02-16 Thu>

* habits
** @todo - morning practice [0/3]
- [ ] e-mail committed actions=A0
- [ ] stretch for 10 mi= nutes
- [ ] meditate
** @todo - evening practice [0/2]<= /div>
- [ ] sit-ups
- [ ] e-mail report assessing day's commit= ted actions
* committed actions
** teaching
*= ** current semester
**** @todo - e-mail students [0/2]
***** @todo - e-mail Liz
***** @todo - e-mail Jean
****= @todo - appointment with Claire 4pm
*** next semester
= **** finish proposal
***** @todo - send proposal to editor
***** @todo - write syllabus
** random tasks
*** @= todo - renew prescriptions
*** @todo - clean room
*** @= todo - go over Nicole notes
*** @todo - call Andy
*** @= todo - jog with Heidi 3pm

A typical report at the end of the night might look lik= e this:=A0

<2012-02-16 Thu>

* habits
** DONE - morning practice [3/3]
- [X= ] e-mail committed actions=A0
- [X] stretch for 10 minutes
- [X] meditate
** @to= do - evening practice [1/2]
- [ ] sit-ups
- [X] e-mail = report assessing day's committed actions
* committed actions<= /div>
** teaching
*** current semester
**** @todo - e-ma= il students [2/2]
***** DONE - e-mail Liz
***** DONE - = e-mail Jean
**** @todo - appointment with Claire 4pm
*** next semester
**** finish proposal
***** @didnotdo = - send proposal to editor
***** DONE - write syllabus
*= * random tasks
*** DONE - renew prescriptions
*** @didn= otdo - clean room
*** @didnotdo - go over Nicole notes
*** @postponed - call A= ndy
*** DONE - jog with Heidi 3pm

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