From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Lundin Subject: Re: [off-topic/GTD]Only Next Actions list to rule them all ? Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:43 -0400 Message-ID: References: <1e5bcefd0910202215n660589c9h65ffe5603b1bf8db@mail.gmail.com> <87y6n57x7l.fsf@gollum.intra.norang.ca> <1e5bcefd0910211106n62424599h61eb8374982f92da@mail.gmail.com> <1e5bcefd0910211130h63a3914u1e29b2c087486ed1@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 1N0gVN-0001BS-10 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:53 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1N0gVI-00016a-1Y for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:52 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35505 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1N0gVH-00016L-P7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:47 -0400 Received: from out5.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.29]:45635) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1N0gVH-0005Im-AW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:05:47 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1e5bcefd0910211130h63a3914u1e29b2c087486ed1@mail.gmail.com> (Marcelo de Moraes Serpa's message of "Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:30:41 -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: Bernt Hansen , Org Mode Marcelo de Moraes Serpa writes: > On the other hand, most of this could be achieved by using the agenda > view and other org filtering features, and still keep a list of > projects, sub-projects and next-actions, all in one, like: > > (Always ordered by priority) > > * Projects and Next Actions > ** A project/outcome :PROJECT: > *** TODO Do something :HOME: > *** A subproject :PROJECT: > **** TODO Do something! :HOME: > *** TODO Do something else :OFFICE: > > Then, in the agenda, I can filter by HOME / OFFICE or TODO and would > have a flat list of actions too. > > More configuration, but more you get, when you view the Projects and > Next Actions list, the information of to which project this next action > belongs, which might not be that important, as I'm interested on doing, > not reviewing the landscape all the time, but could be useful sometimes > (when the action is not specific enough you can't tell the related > outcome). > > What do you guys think? Are you looking for us to convince you to organize your files by project? :) IMO, how the user chooses to organize his/her files is a moot point, since the magic of org-mode lies in the agenda. My agenda files consist of several thematic files (currently 21), each containing a variety of notes, projects, todos, etc. In the end, the organization of these files doesn't matter, since org-mode's agenda commands do a fantastic job of presenting me with clean lists of all my todos, while org-refile allows me easily to move items to different files and or subheadings. I prefer this method because it allows me to jump to rich contextual information from the agenda. For me, keeping next actions and projects separate within the org files would eliminate a major strength of org-mode and reduplicate what the agenda already does. But to each his/her own! :) - Matt