From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: How to deal with small projects which are often changing their status/ person Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:39:13 -1000 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:42240) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TxlZE-0005YE-Od for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:39:44 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TxlZB-0007LL-KY for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:39:40 -0500 Received: from oproxy7-pub.bluehost.com ([67.222.55.9]:50135) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1TxlZB-0007Kw-CC for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:39:37 -0500 In-Reply-To: (M.'s message of "Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:19:44 +0100") 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: M Cc: emacs orgmode-mailinglist Aloha M, M writes: > Hi, > > I'm working with org-mode to document my work and to keep track of tasks and > projects. > > At the moment there are many little projects where I > > * get a text from someone (or write it myself) > * have to read and edit it > * send it oer email to 1 or 2 other colleagues which have to read / edit it > * get it back and check the changes > * maybe send the text again to the original author > * then finally release the text for publication > > ... and you imagine, there is not only 1 such text at once but several of > them. A terrific source of ideas about how to organize projects with Org mode is Bernt Hansen's web page, http://doc.norang.ca/org-mode.html See especially his section 6 about adding tasks quickly with Capture. I organize projects something like this, where the first level heading names the project and sub-headings are tasks or task groups for the project: * Topic XYZ ** DONE Create text ** WAITING Revisions by Colleague ABC ** TODO Finalize text ** TODO Submit text When something comes in via email, I quickly file it to refile.org, read other emails, etc. Then, when convenient, I go through refile.org and put things where they should go. Bernt's setup using ido makes it possible to get to Topic XYZ quickly, where the choices can be narrowed and the appropriate file location easily found. I try to discipline myself so a DEADLINE or SCHEDULE is always attached to a TODO item. It is easy for me to skip the weekly project review that the GTD approach recommends, and attaching DEADLINE and SCHEDULE means that fewer things fall through the cracks. hth, Tom -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com