Tidy up...
dominic.spachmann says:
Hello everybody,
(I apologize for my bad english, but I just had to share this trick, since I really am enthusiastic - which is much for a german guy :) )
After some time using RTM in a GTD way I ended up in some kind of a mess: There were about 1000 overdue tasks and I couldn't use RTM anymore the way it was meant to be.
So I thought about a way to solve this without having to edit all the overdue tasks manually.
After some programming I had built a little script which flips the overdue tasks horizontally: The closer in the past, the closer in the future.
Now I got these 1000 overdue tasks spread over the next three month, starting with the tasks, which were due just yesterday, being due now tomorrow. Each task has a note ("flipped on ... from ... to ...) added, so that I can recognize these tasks if I see them.
No overdue tasks any more! Just perfect for me!
It really works fine and I am very happy. Now I got a new chance to keep my RTM lists clean!
(If anyone is interested I will be happy to provide the code, but you will have to customize it... :-) )
(I apologize for my bad english, but I just had to share this trick, since I really am enthusiastic - which is much for a german guy :) )
After some time using RTM in a GTD way I ended up in some kind of a mess: There were about 1000 overdue tasks and I couldn't use RTM anymore the way it was meant to be.
So I thought about a way to solve this without having to edit all the overdue tasks manually.
After some programming I had built a little script which flips the overdue tasks horizontally: The closer in the past, the closer in the future.
Now I got these 1000 overdue tasks spread over the next three month, starting with the tasks, which were due just yesterday, being due now tomorrow. Each task has a note ("flipped on ... from ... to ...) added, so that I can recognize these tasks if I see them.
No overdue tasks any more! Just perfect for me!
It really works fine and I am very happy. Now I got a new chance to keep my RTM lists clean!
(If anyone is interested I will be happy to provide the code, but you will have to customize it... :-) )
karmayogin says:
can u share a screenshot?
dominic.spachmann says:
well loved to, but the only things which can be seen are:
1. before: you have a lot of overdue tasks, after: you have those tasks been spread over the future
2. these tasks will have a note added saying: "Tidy up from (date): postponed task from (old due date) to (new due date)"
I made a screenshot for the second point, but, hm, how can I add it?
Was this what you asked about?
1. before: you have a lot of overdue tasks, after: you have those tasks been spread over the future
2. these tasks will have a note added saying: "Tidy up from (date): postponed task from (old due date) to (new due date)"
I made a screenshot for the second point, but, hm, how can I add it?
Was this what you asked about?
rossruns says:
What is the reasoning behind having the most overdue tasks (furthest in the past) go to furthest in the future? Logic like "If I've put it off this long, I guess it can wait for that much longer..."?
dominic.spachmann says:
thanks for your replies!
@rajjan: well I don't think so. I think, tasks which really have a due date - in a sense, that it should be done then - should go to the calendar (which is GTD).
I understand the due date as "I want to be remembered at this date" and well if I have time, I will do this then, or postpone...
Tasks without a due date are just a big huddle for me. Or how do you manage that?
@rossruns: yes, something like that, the more important tasks will be done, but those which could wait, are postponed futher. I also added the feature to customize the sorting...
@rajjan: well I don't think so. I think, tasks which really have a due date - in a sense, that it should be done then - should go to the calendar (which is GTD).
I understand the due date as "I want to be remembered at this date" and well if I have time, I will do this then, or postpone...
Tasks without a due date are just a big huddle for me. Or how do you manage that?
@rossruns: yes, something like that, the more important tasks will be done, but those which could wait, are postponed futher. I also added the feature to customize the sorting...
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