Difference between "single actions" and "parallel" projects?
Can someone educate me on the difference between a "single actions" project and a "parallel" project?
In both, the actions can be performed in any order; there's no concept of "next action". The only difference I can find is that the actions in "single action" projects don't show up as next actions in my Context mode, which I have to assume is a bug, otherwise how do I complete them? (They do show up as "available", but again, this seems to be a bug: I'd think "next" and "available" would be equivalent in this case.) Jason. |
[QUOTE=jasong;20781]Can someone educate me on the difference between a "single actions" project and a "parallel" project?
In both, the actions can be performed in any order; there's no concept of "next action".[/QUOTE] The plan is for singleton projects (eventually to be called "lists of single actions") to have [I]all[/I] next actions, while parallel projects will have one next action and the rest just "available". That's not implemented yet. The other difference is that a singleton project can be set (via preferences) as the default destination for in-box and quick-entry actions that have a context but no project. |
[QUOTE=curt.clifton;20793]The plan is for singleton projects (eventually to be called "lists of single actions") to have [I]all[/I] next actions, while parallel projects will have one next action and the rest just "available". That's not implemented yet.[/QUOTE]
Aha. OK, thanks... I'll keep an eye open for that. Jason. |
[QUOTE=jasong;20781]In both, the actions can be performed in any order; there's no concept of "next action". [/QUOTE]
To add to what Curt said: it's true that all actions are available to be done in any order in a parallel project, and that therefore there's no logical next action. However, you can reorder actions in the project so that the most important/pressing/distasteful/whatever action is indicated as next, as a way to encourage yourself to focus on it and get it out of the way. This topic has come up before in the forums: [URL="http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost.php?p=13685&postcount=21"]http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost.php?p=13685&postcount=21[/URL] And, in the context of how to handle single actions (a discussion that contributed to the current idea of a single actions "project"): [URL="http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost.php?p=17420&postcount=41"]http://forums.omnigroup.com/showpost.php?p=17420&postcount=41[/URL] (In both cases I've linked to my postings, to expand on what I wrote above, but you should look at the rest of the discussion too!) |
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