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My Tickler setup

tclaiborne says:
I had been looking for a good solution for Tickler style tasks (a la the 43 folders from GTD), and I've finally got one that has stuck in my system.

It involves two lists: a regular list called Tickled and a smart list called Tickler.

Tickled is just a regular list. For Tickler I create a smart list using the following search:
list:Tickled and (dueWithin:"1 day of today" OR dueBefore:today)

When I have something that I want to be reminded of on a certain day, I put the task in the Tickled list with a due date of when I want to be reminded.

I can check the Tickler list in the morning each day to see if there's anything for to check on. The way I prefer to do this though is to use the "A Bit Better RTM" extension for Chrome, which shows the count of tasks next to each list. This way I don't even need to open the list, I can just glance.

It's working well for me, so I thought I'd share it with you all. Hope it helps
Posted at 4:30am on November 10, 2011
emily (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi tclaiborne,

Just wanted to let you know that you're this week's Tips & Tricks Tuesday winner. We've upgraded your Remember The Milk account to have a free year of Pro. :)
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