From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Adam Spiers Subject: Re: A day in the life with Org - by Sacha Chua Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:59:28 +0000 Message-ID: <20071230225928.GI20947@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> References: <200712232242.lBNMgHau013959@mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au> Reply-To: Adam Spiers 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 1J9781-0003kB-9K for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:59:33 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1J977z-0003i6-7P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:59:32 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1J977z-0003hx-1M for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:59:31 -0500 Received: from mail.beimborn.com ([70.84.38.100]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1J977y-0007f5-Lc for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:59:30 -0500 Received: from mail.beimborn.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.beimborn.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.8) with ESMTP id lBUMxTR8003412 for ; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:59:29 -0600 Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by mail.beimborn.com (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/Submit) id lBUMxSvP003407 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:59:28 GMT Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200712232242.lBNMgHau013959@mail13.syd.optusnet.com.au> 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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Charles Cave (charles_cave@optusnet.com.au) wrote: > Sacha Chua has written a very useful article about her use of org-mode > > http://sachachua.com/wp/2007/12/22/a-day-in-a-life-with-org/ > > .. complete with blocks of Lisp code This is a fantastic article, with several great ideas which I would *love* to see integrated into the official tree: - Option to automatically change a task's state when clocking into it - Standardised way of estimating completion time for tasks - Reviewing scheduled "load" - i.e. what percentage of a day is already allocated by scheduling tasks for that day, vs. how much free time there is on that day (this would ideally take appointments into account too) - Reviewing accuracy of initial estimates after completion This would be getting dangerously close to my nirvana of time management: an as yet hypothetical mind experiment in which my boss gives me a new project, asks me when it can be completed by, and I tell him straight away in confidence that I've committed myself to something entirely attainable, through knowing that I have already accurately scheduled time for all other tasks which need to be completed before then ;-)