One followup question: how do you get something to NOT show up in the next actions view? Specifically, I don't want certain actions that are in folders to show up as next actions as they are not something I'm ready to start working on.
On Friday, January 11, 2013 8:43:47 PM UTC-7, Chris wrote: > > Dwight, thank you for the response! It makes a whole lot of sense now. > However, you're right; it should just be named Next Actions, and drop the > 'by Project' part. > > On Friday, January 11, 2013 5:01:01 PM UTC-7, Dwight Arthur wrote: >> >> Hi, Chris. First, let me acknowledge that I am not a user of “Next >> Actions” – I don’t see the use of it, though I recognize that many people >> rely on it. >> >> >> >> On my system, “Next Actions by Project” shows 16 projects and the next >> action for each, and it also shows a group called Project: (none) and shows >> for each of my 14 root level folders, the first active task in each folder. >> To answer your question, yes this makes sense. If you believe in Next >> Actions, then the next thing you should do is somewhere on this list. Since >> the next thing you should do might not be a part of a project, then a good >> next actions listing should not be limited to projects. The only issue is >> that the report name is a little misleading. >> >> -Dwight >> >> >> >> *From:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com [mailto:mylifeo...@googlegroups.com] >> *On Behalf Of *Chris >> *Sent:* Friday, January 11, 2013 5:00 PM >> *To:* mylifeo...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [MLO] Next Actions by Project is showing tasks that aren't >> projects >> >> >> >> So I just created a new MLO data file, input 20 tasks in the RTE box and >> didn't assign any contexts or anything. I created 2 folders, moved one task >> into each folder and then clicked on the To-Do tab and changed the view >> to Next Actions by Project. Strangely, I see 3 tasks listed, even though >> I've created no projects. The first task listed in this view just happens >> to be whatever the first task in my inbox is (if I drag tasks around in my >> inbox so that a different task appears first, then this will be the first >> task that shows up in the Next Actions by Project view. The other 2 tasks >> just happen to be the only two tasks that I've placed into folders. [See my >> screenshot] >> >> >> >> Can someone please explain this behavior? Is this expected? I have to >> confess, it doesn't make sense to me. >> >> >> >> >> <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EzlKlQ9axsA/UPCLMAtACRI/AAAAAAAAAAk/AClo-CZjsHY/s1600/mlo+projects.jpg> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MyLifeOrganized" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/-y-G479JjZYJ. >> To post to this group, send email to mylifeo...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> mylifeorganiz...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mylifeorganized/-/nzR1kVmb-h8J. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized?hl=en.
