Hello
How do you allocate tasks to specific goals to tasks? How do you plan today's periods of time? i.e. For any given day, how do you plan which Contexts you are going to do in which order? [I apologise in advance that this is so long. Partly I am trying to get my own thoughts clear! I've marked it up to make it easier to skim-read. ] *BACKGROUND* For any task like to know, some or all of the following: 1. What *Area of Life* it's in ==> this I do through which MLO *Folder *I've put it in. 2. (If it's part of a larger project) what* major project *it's part of ===> this I do by a) using a hierarchy b) using the MLO *Projects* field in the parent task 3) "*Priority*" - what is the real-world Importance & real-world Urgency ==> I use the MLO *Importance *field, but because I find it too hard to enter both values for all tasks Importance means importance, except if it's importance is "max" in which case it means must be done urgently, irrespective of importance! 4) "*Do today*" status ==> I use the MLO *Star* field to flag up at the start of each day what I want to take on today. 5). Different types of "contexts" A) What "*where context*" i.e. Physically where must this be done ==> Use of MLO *Contexts* field (e.g. @PC, @Office(paperwork), @Home, @Errands...) B) What "*mood context*" ==> I *also* use the MLO *Contexts* for this (e.g. @Calls, @DeepThought, @LowEnergy ...) C) What "*task size*" This helps me pluck any quick wins - low hanging task ==> I *also* use the MLO *Contexts* for this ( @Quickies..) D) What "*time of day context*" I only use this occasionally, but it can be important. Normally tasks get done at the correct time of day depending on their Area of Life But sometimes a work task must be done during the evening And sometimes a person task MUST be done during working hours ==> I *also* use the MLO *Contexts* for this too (e.g. @Evenings, @WorkingHours...) E) What resistance history? For tasks that have been around too long, I also want to flag up "Frogs" - harder/high resistance stuff (witness by the fact that I have put them off). I like to start the day with tackling one of these tasks. This ALSO goes into the MLO *Contexts* field (e.g.@Frog) 6) What "Executable Status" (when would I like see again & execute) ==> a) Partly I kick into the future (change MLO *Start Date* field) so task disappears of Active view [GTD "Tickler" file] b) Partly I also use the MLO *Context *field too [@Soon/Later, @SomedayMaybe, @Bonus ] *GATHERING MY THOUGHTS* So I am now using the MLO *Contexts* field for SIX different types of thing: A) What "Where context" ==> (e.g. @PC, @Office(paperwork), @Home, @Errands...) B) What "Mood context" ==> (e.g. @Calls, @DeepThought, @LowEnergy ...) C) What "Size" is the task ==> (e.g. @Quickies ) D) What "Time of day context" ==> (e.g. @Evenings, @WorkingHours... ) E) What "Executable Status" ==> (e.g. @Soon/Later, @SomedayMaybe, @Bonus ) F) What "resistance history" ==> (e.g. @Frog ) But I'm now running out of fields!! a) How does one track which personal GOAL any task is part of? [Explanation: I do find by using task management software it's all too easy to keep yourself busy executing lots of tasks... but it's not clear WHY you are doing stuff. In fact it's very easy to do all the wrong stuff.] ==> So I am really going to allocate Goals using the MLO *Context* field, as well as for the other SIX things listed above? b) How (the heck) does one plan which Contexts I'm doing to do today and in which order... ...And hopefully tie in which task area part of those Context? J -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MyLifeOrganized" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to mylifeorganized+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to mylifeorganized@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/mylifeorganized. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mylifeorganized/a39c89a4-6028-4312-85e1-ca6557f49cb8%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
