From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Desmond Rivet Subject: Re: GTD and adding next actions under projects with remember Date: Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:23:54 -0400 Message-ID: <873a6vhckl.fsf@zinc.branchcut.ath.cx> References: <3678e0bb0909081742j43bf3f2brcf0721e01c6c0501@mail.gmail.com> <87vdjsl45e.fsf_-_@zinc.branchcut.ath.cx> <20090909153030.GA5318@taupan.ath.cx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlXQa-0007pj-16 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:20 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MlXQV-0007ni-7X for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:19 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=45604 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MlXQV-0007nf-14 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:15 -0400 Received: from relais.videotron.ca ([24.201.245.36]:58799) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MlXQU-0004Mk-N2 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:14 -0400 Received: from zinc.branchcut.ath.cx ([74.59.195.158]) by VL-MH-MR002.ip.videotron.ca (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-4.01 (built Aug 3 2007; 32bit)) with ESMTP id <0KPQ00F43BP1R330@VL-MH-MR002.ip.videotron.ca> for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:22:14 -0400 (EDT) In-reply-to: <20090909153030.GA5318@taupan.ath.cx> 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 Friedrich Delgado Friedrichs writes: > That way I can see a list of next actions immediately by typing C-a a > t, ordered by importance. With your system I fail to see how you can > get quick access to your next action list. I have several custom agenda views defined: (setq org-agenda-custom-commands '(("w" tags-todo "+waiting") ("p" "Project View" tags-todo "+project" ((org-agenda-remove-tags t))) ("n" tags-todo "-waiting-project") )) Next actions are defined as those TODO items that don't have a project or a waiting tag. In other words, every TODO item that isn't a project or waiting item is a Next Action. So, my wait list can be pull up by a C-c a w, my project list can be pulled up by a C-c a p, and my next action list can be pulled up with a C-c a n. I have tag inheritence turned off for the "project" tag: (setq org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance '("project")) So that way I don't get a project's next actions when I just want to see the project list on its own. I like the idea of using TODO's as project items because that allows be to track "active" projects - active projects arethose which are in the TODO state. For example, I just completed a project called "Maine vacation". It's done, and I don't want it to show up in my project list anymore. But at the same time, I'd like to keep a record of it. Same thing with the WAIT items. TODO means "waiting" and DONE means "I'm finished waiting". > Desmond Rivet schrieb: >> The problem is that I have to specify a heading for the template in >> org-remember-templates in the .emacs file. This is okay when I want to >> jot down a new project, waiting item or *generic* next action, because >> all these items have fixed headings, but I don't know how to make this >> work when I don't know the heading ahead of time (remember that next >> actions associated with projects live under the project heading). > ---Zitatende--- > > Sorry for not helping with your particular problem (It looks like you > might want to use C-1 C-c C-c or something like that), but: > > It sounds like you're mixing up collecting and processing. You only > need to fill out the full context in the processing phase. At least I > use the remember interface for quickly jotting down a note, then get > back to work. The stuff I "remember" just goes into a Collect.org > file, which I later process as an inbox. That's an interesting idea. My uderstanding was that my "collection" basket would be managed outside of org-mode, via physical lists on notepads. Processing that list would result in my next actions items. Using remember to put stuff in a separate digital collection basket seems like a reasonable idea. Still, I like the idea of quickly being able to add a Next Action item to a particular project, via a keystroke or two... -- Desmond Rivet Pain is weakness leaving the body.