[ksenia]

Hi,

I wonder how do you people use "flagged" option in the application? It's not a part of GTD system, AFAIK.
I tried to flag "very important" tasks, but it quickly gets out of control, depending on my opinion on "very important" at a particular moment :)

Any advices are appreciated.

[BwanaZulia]

Well, "importance" isn't GTD at all so I have never been about giving my tasks priority or flagging not sure I would do this in OmniFocus either.

I use them in Mail so I can quickly go through a 100+ emails, flag the ones I need to deal with and get to Inbox Zero (I use smart folders).

BZ

[brianogilvie]

I've been using flags to mark my most important tasks for the day. I limit them to what I can reasonably get done during the day and still have time for doing other tasks. The next morning I review them and choose a new set of most important tasks. (Leo at Zen Habits has a good post on the concept of daily most important tasks.)

[ksenia]

Originally Posted by brianogilvie

I've been using flags to mark my most important tasks for the day. I limit them to what I can reasonably get done during the day and still have time for doing other tasks. The next morning I review them and choose a new set of most important tasks. (Leo at Zen Habits has a good post on the concept of daily most important tasks.)

Thanks, great link! Never saw this site before... lot's of interesting stuff there. Diving in :)

[fideli]

Originally Posted by brianogilvie

I've been using flags to mark my most important tasks for the day. I limit them to what I can reasonably get done during the day and still have time for doing other tasks. The next morning I review them and choose a new set of most important tasks. (Leo at Zen Habits has a good post on the concept of daily most important tasks.)

I would love to use the flags for my MITs (I love that article) but the Flagged view shows all the tasks (completed, next, available, remaining, etc). I wish that Flagged view wasn't in the same filter option as the rest of them, but instead was a checkbox on the edge of the filter ribbon (or something along those lines). That way I can view all my available tasks, or all my flagged available tasks. I Sent Feedback about this a few days ago.

[Craig]

Originally Posted by fideli

I would love to use the flags for my MITs (I love that article) but the Flagged view shows all the tasks (completed, next, available, remaining, etc). I wish that Flagged view wasn't in the same filter option as the rest of them, but instead was a checkbox on the edge of the filter ribbon (or something along those lines). That way I can view all my available tasks, or all my flagged available tasks. I Sent Feedback about this a few days ago.

I agree that the placement of the "Flagged" filter is not intuitive. I would have expected it (and I think it would be more easily used) in the grouping or sorting filters to the left.

[brianogilvie]

I see your point. Since I use flags as a kind of super-next-action, it's easy enough for me to check off a task and then turn off the flag. But if you use them for something else, it might make sense to have it as a grouping or sorting option.

[spnyc]

i use flags like several people here, like brianogilvie's "super-next-action". what i really wish is that when you select "show flagged items" that you don't see completed items. IMHO completed actions should only be seen if you select "show completed actions"