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From: Adam Spiers <orgmode@adamspiers.org>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: processing pending emails as part of your GTD system
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 22:32:28 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080503213228.GA16622@atlantic.linksys.moosehall> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <07162A5C-EF41-437B-BA79-70682883514C@science.uva.nl>

On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 08:32:59AM +0200, Carsten Dominik wrote:
> On Apr 30, 2008, at 11:25 PM, Adam Spiers wrote:
> >That's interesting.  I'm also a fan of GTD and therefore also love
> >being able to get mail out of the inbox into the archives, so that the
> >inbox only contains unprocessed mail.  However, as I mentioned a while
> >back on this list, I take a completely different approach to
> >implementing the "tickler" mechanism for allowing an archived mail to
> >regain visibility on a particular date:
> >
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/2513/
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.orgmode/5595/
> 
> Hi Adam,
> 
> I remember these very interesting posts, but I don't see the relation to
> a tickler file.  How do you get back to a certain email on a specific  
> date?
> By scheduling a todo containing the link?

Yes, or by setting a deadline.  Then the org agenda "tickles" you at the
right time, and gives you the link to follow to the original material.

  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-03 21:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-21  6:55 processing pending emails as part of your GTD system Pete Phillips
2008-04-22 16:55 ` Christopher League
2008-04-23 19:25 ` Erik Hetzner
2008-04-30 21:25 ` Adam Spiers
2008-05-01  6:32   ` Carsten Dominik
2008-05-03 21:32     ` Adam Spiers [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2008-04-23 15:34 bva
2008-04-24  3:38 ` Christopher League

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