Fundamental shifts of position

Posted by Dr Andus
Jan 16, 2015 at 04:37 PM

MadaboutDana wrote:
>So I reviewed the other things task management software does. Notably,
>remind you of deadlines etc.
> >Just how crucial is this function, really? You know what? It isn’t. It
>really isn’t. The thing that most frequently causes me to see red when
>using conventional task management software is the speed with which your
>entries for ‘Today’ start to fill up with stuff you haven’t done yet,
>meant to do a few days ago but forgot, would like to do sometime but
>don’t quite dare to shove into the ‘Tomorrow’ or ‘Later’ piles. That
>stack of guilt-inducing reminders that tell you you’re not being
>efficient enough.
> >Most task management software isn’t very flexible in this respect.

I agree. To put it another way, your to-do software also should help you **forget** what turns out to be not so important in the end.

The way I deal with that is that if a task has a deadline and it’s important, it goes into a calendar (google cal for me), not to my to-do list.

The reason I like WorkFlowy for to-dos is because it allows me both to record to-dos (so I can get them out of my mind but have them saved somewhere) and to “forget” them by pushing them down the list or into an outline branch, where I can find them later, if needed, or forget about them until they’re no longer relevant and can be deleted.

So the principle is to have an app (it doesn’t have to be WF) that allows you the flexibility to create your own system, rather than being forced into someone else’s idea of task management.