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Originally Posted by colicoid
Very good discussion. Now I will complicate things a little by throwing in the:
"Single Actions List".
Anyone actually using them?
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Are you kidding? How could you
not use them? ;-)
I have most of my items planned as projects, but I still have a sizable collection of single-actions, broken down into about a half dozen single-action lists covering different areas of responsibility. Some of those single-actions later end up graduating to full-blown projects, but many are completed and dutifully checked of as single-action items.
The thing that I'm still wrestling with is why single-actions live only in single-action lists? Why not let them float freely as single-actions among all the projects? I understand some kind of organizational container is needed for them so they don't pollute your view, but why not just use folders? Am I just missing something here?
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Originally Posted by colicoid
Why do we have folders and groups? Why not just have Projects and sub projects? So everything is a project or action.
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Folders are simply an organizational tool that give you greater flexibility in managing your tasks.
I think most people, including me, use folders for areas of responsibility (things that are never really completed). They allow you to group different projects and single-action lists (things that
can be completed) into a collapsable, focus-able, hierarchical container that makes it
much easier to manage large numbers of items.
All the stuff inside the folder might have to do with your home (as an area of responsibility), for example, but painting the kitchen, fixing the roof, and planting a garden are all very different projects and wouldn't necessarily make good sub-projects of a single, larger project. But they could all be considered home improvement projects and should be grouped together.