From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Memnon Anon Subject: Re: org-mode as an accountability system? Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:08:40 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <87k430ii62.fsf@mean.albasani.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:43570) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S4C7M-0004cR-Qr for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:08:58 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S4C7K-0005pe-V8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:08:56 -0500 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:37244) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S4C7K-0005oQ-NX for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 09:08:54 -0500 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S4C7G-0007FK-RI for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:08:50 +0100 Received: from e178228110.adsl.alicedsl.de ([85.178.228.110]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:08:50 +0100 Received: from gegendosenfleisch by e178228110.adsl.alicedsl.de with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:08:50 +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: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Peter, Peter Salazar writes: > My committed actions for a day consist of:  >     > a) TODOs for the projects I'm working on > b) random errands that need to be done that day > c) daily habits (e.g. meditating, exercising) > > I don't believe org-agenda can support me in doing this, because I > require:  > > a) a way to quickly enter the random tasks for that day (without > having to "schedule" each one for today) > b) more importantly: a way to record, store, and e-mail my list of > which tasks I've done and not done at the end of the night I am not sure why you don't use the agenda, there really should be no need to compile this data manually. Flow: - Enter your task with capture. This *is* a quick way, and you should be able to setup a binding that schedules the new task to today by default. Put the tasks wherever they should live in your org cosmos. - At the beginning of the day, start your agenda for today. Copy and paste it, export it to html, whatever. Send it to your college. - Work through your tasks. If you can't finish a task, don't mark it didnotdo, but simple reschedule it for tomorrow; the change will be reflected in your log drawer. - At the end of the day, or early next day, start the agenda and use org-agenda-log-mode, probably with C-u. - `C-u l' should show you all there is, given it is properly configured: Task you finished, tasks you did not finish and hence rescheduled for later, even your sections (teaching, habits, random tasks) can be reflected with categories. Just copy and paste it in your email and you are done. > Macro question: Is there a better way to manage my accountability > system, rather than doing it manually? Again, I don't see a way to do > it using agenda. hth Memnon