Re: Manual Ordering and Dynamic Priority

["Rudolf Adamkovič" <salutis@me.com>]

Tim Cross <theophilusx@gmail.com> writes:

> - Life is about getting things done, not planning to get things
>   done. Overly complex management of your tasks is very likely to
>   result in more time spent managing the tasks than actually doing
>   the tasks.

Let me share a slightly different experience.

I used to minimize the time I spent on planning, wanting to start
"actually doing the tasks".  Looking back, it often led to pointless
work and wasted time.  So, I changed my ways!

These days, I do not mind spending half a day, or more, on planning my
learning week at school.  I also do not mind "more time spent managing
the tasks than actually doing the tasks" because I noticed that it
might, unexpectedly, change the entire equation.  For example, at work,
I noticed that careful planning, which includes design, can save ten
times the time it takes, though one never knows for sure beforehand.

For another example, I spent two days designing my Org Agenda.  I first
made some drawings on paper, thinking carefully about what I want from
it, and then configured Emacs to compute it that way.  It might sound
crazy, for I could have spent those two days "actually doing the tasks",
but I thank myself every day for doing it!

Rudy
-- 
"Strange as it may sound, the power of mathematics rests on its evasion
of all unnecessary thought and on its wonderful saving of mental
operations."
-- Ernst Mach, 1838-1916

Rudolf Adamkovič <salutis@me.com> [he/him]
Studenohorská 25
84103 Bratislava
Slovakia