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Originally Posted by abates17
Okay, fine, it’s not “convoluted,” but it’s still a priority system. Therefore, you can’t tout your system, yet simultaneously bash those who want explicit priorities.
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c'est al vie..... I wasn't touting.... I was exploring. By sharing ideas in this thread, we can learn from other people's setup and see if we can incorporate it into our own system. In the discourse of this thread, I'm re-evaluating priorities and wanted to hear other people's setup. So, please don't get fired up. It's just a discussion - not religion or politics.
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Honestly, I really want something like what Life Balance does, where priorities are based on a sliding scale, and the priority rises as a task approaches (or goes past) its due date. If I have twenty regular tasks that need to get done around the house, I would much rather know which one has been done least recently, so I can focus on that (if I want to).
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I thought you would stick with Life Balance if it offers you what you really want?
From my understanding of GTD, we use the Weekly Review to self-edit and review our tasks/projects.
When something is truly due or overdue, you either have to:
1. Light a fire under your butt and get it done.
2. Delegate it to someone else.
3. Re-evaluate the task/project and see if it is still significant and whether you truly want to get it done.
4. Delete the task/project if it is no longer significant.
5. Put the task/project on hold and into Someday/Maybe folder. Let it simmer for a while and come back to it later.
I don't know if a computer scale can tell me that I have to get something done. I use the Weekly Review to evaluate myself and truly define what I want to get done or not get done. If something has been sitting on my task list for a long time without any action being taken, it's definitely time to re-evaluate that task/project. I've found that being hard on myself during the Weekly Review helped me trust my system.
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THAT! THAT is the part that annoys me! When people say, “I used to be like you, clinging to my outdated priority system, but now I am evolved so I don’t need it.” Yes, I understand not basing everything around priorities, but I also understand that they can be used—just like contexts, energy, or next actions—as one aspect of the decision-making process. I’ve been using Life Balance with GTD for quite a while, and it works, even with priorities. I wish people would understand that some of us want priorities, and not because we “just don’t get it.”
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OmniFocus 2.0's rumored tagging system will let you have it your way. I've seen some people use the duration field as a way to label priorities. Put the number 1 for High priority, the number 2 for Medium priority, and the number 3 for low priority. It's a workaround but at least it's something until the tagging system comes.
This is why I have entered into this discussion. I (as well as many forum readers) are looking at what other people are doing and seeing if we can take something from this discussion and other discussions. I never said that my system is perfect and I'm bashing other viewpoints. My system (and other people's systems) are constantly evolving. I know my OmniFocus/GTD setup has definitely changed since the time I bought this program.
Please don't get fired up and call the bomb squad. We're all in this together. Like everyone else, we are all holding our breath waiting for OF 2.0.