HI CARL, AWESOME TUTORIAL AS ALWAYS, COULD YOU TELL ME THE FILTER QUERY FOR YOUR "TODAY'S OBJECTIVE" FILTER PLEASE AND THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOU TODOIST TUTORIALS. LEE
Hi Lee, It's "today and p1" - I've kept is as simple as possible and by using the flag (p1) it's very easy at the end of the day when I plan the next day to just add the p1 flag.
Very interesting Video: Here is my question for Carl: Where is the difference between "next actions" and the "someday / maybe" labels? They both seem very similar and I fear that I would get the two "mixed up" and make the system less effective. Thank you
glyko Next actions and someday/maybe are wildly different. The next actions list is your master task list that contain every little task that would otherwise burden your conscience. Ideally, most of the tasks in your todays list should originate from the next actions list. In practice, your todays task list will be a mix between new inputs from that day as well as tasks shifted from the next actions list Your someday/maybe lists are tasks that shouldn't burden your conscience. Such as 'visit the grand canyon'. It's a place to park ideas that you don't currently want to act upon, but are too good to lose
Thank you for this very insightful reply, asking myself if a task 'will burden my conscience' or not really seems like a good way to approach this. A follow-up question pertaining to the maybe/someday list: How often do you check it?
glyko I suggest you look for videos on the GTD system of productivity. GTD stands for Getting Things Done, a book by David Allen that has had a profound influence on nearly every productivity expert you find on RUclips. Most productivity systems I've seen are modified versions of GTD. It might be even better to get the actual book. To answer your question, you need to check all your lists at least once every week and decide how you are going to act on them. You can decide you are going to act on them this week, in which case you can schedule it in Todoist. Or you can decide to delete them if no longer relevant. Sometimes I tend to reword them to describe more accurately the exact action I need to take. Or you can leave them as they are. In conclusion, it's necessary to review all your lists (not just someday/maybe) at least once a week so that your brain doesn't start to ask you if you're forgetting something and to ensure that your lists are up to date and relevant.
*Do you use Todoist in the same advanced way Carl does?!*
Or even have any questions for Carl, we'd love to hear in the comments below! Enjoy!
HI CARL,
AWESOME TUTORIAL AS ALWAYS, COULD YOU TELL ME THE FILTER QUERY FOR YOUR "TODAY'S OBJECTIVE" FILTER PLEASE AND THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOU TODOIST TUTORIALS.
LEE
Hi Lee, It's "today and p1" - I've kept is as simple as possible and by using the flag (p1) it's very easy at the end of the day when I plan the next day to just add the p1 flag.
Very interesting Video: Here is my question for Carl:
Where is the difference between "next actions" and the "someday / maybe" labels? They both seem very similar and I fear that I would get the two "mixed up" and make the system less effective.
Thank you
glyko Next actions and someday/maybe are wildly different. The next actions list is your master task list that contain every little task that would otherwise burden your conscience. Ideally, most of the tasks in your todays list should originate from the next actions list. In practice, your todays task list will be a mix between new inputs from that day as well as tasks shifted from the next actions list
Your someday/maybe lists are tasks that shouldn't burden your conscience. Such as 'visit the grand canyon'. It's a place to park ideas that you don't currently want to act upon, but are too good to lose
Thank you for this very insightful reply, asking myself if a task 'will burden my conscience' or not really seems like a good way to approach this. A follow-up question pertaining to the maybe/someday list: How often do you check it?
glyko I suggest you look for videos on the GTD system of productivity. GTD stands for Getting Things Done, a book by David Allen that has had a profound influence on nearly every productivity expert you find on RUclips. Most productivity systems I've seen are modified versions of GTD. It might be even better to get the actual book.
To answer your question, you need to check all your lists at least once every week and decide how you are going to act on them. You can decide you are going to act on them this week, in which case you can schedule it in Todoist. Or you can decide to delete them if no longer relevant. Sometimes I tend to reword them to describe more accurately the exact action I need to take. Or you can leave them as they are. In conclusion, it's necessary to review all your lists (not just someday/maybe) at least once a week so that your brain doesn't start to ask you if you're forgetting something and to ensure that your lists are up to date and relevant.
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