Comments on: TaskPaper and the Pomodoro Technique http://gastongarcia.com/2009/12/taskpaper-and-the-pomodoro-technique/ A day in the life Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:01:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gaston http://gastongarcia.com/2009/12/taskpaper-and-the-pomodoro-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Gaston Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:23:36 +0000 http://gastongarcia.com/2009/12/simple-task-and-the-pomodoro-technique/#comment-26 Erik thanks so much for sharing your workflow. I keep my to-do today list on a real piece of paper each day. I write them down and keep track of my items and interruptions. I've already got like 3 months of papers which will help me evaluate my observations. But your method seems quite powerful in keeping both lists separate inside the computer. Thanks! Erik thanks so much for sharing your workflow.

I keep my to-do today list on a real piece of paper each day. I write them down and keep track of my items and interruptions.

I’ve already got like 3 months of papers which will help me evaluate my observations.

But your method seems quite powerful in keeping both lists separate inside the computer. Thanks!

]]> By: Erik http://gastongarcia.com/2009/12/taskpaper-and-the-pomodoro-technique/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Erik Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:14:11 +0000 http://gastongarcia.com/2009/12/simple-task-and-the-pomodoro-technique/#comment-25 Have you tried keeping a file that is your Action Inventory and then making a separate file for each day? I have been trying that and I like it. Once a week I can create files for the next seven days which I populate with a basic outline using TextExpander. It goes like this: <pre> TODAY TASKS — %snippet:fd% INTERRUPTS: PLANNED: - process incoming @me @✘(1) - plan tomorrow @me @✘(1) NOT PLANNED: JOURNAL: </pre> I then fill in any other tasks that I know will need to be done on those days. Previous to this I had been keeping a separate text file that I would log thoughts and quick entries about what I had just done. I realized that with a project called Journal(and TextExpander again) I could just use the Quick Entry panel to log them into the same file as my daily tasks. Another tip: Option + Drag will create a copy of the task/project/note so I keep them in my Action Inventory file as well as on my Today Tasks list. Cheers! Have you tried keeping a file that is your Action Inventory and then making a separate file for each day? I have been trying that and I like it. Once a week I can create files for the next seven days which I populate with a basic outline using TextExpander. It goes like this:

TODAY TASKS — %snippet:fd%
INTERRUPTS:
PLANNED:
	- process incoming @me @✘(1)
	- plan tomorrow @me @✘(1)
NOT PLANNED:
JOURNAL:

I then fill in any other tasks that I know will need to be done on those days. Previous to this I had been keeping a separate text file that I would log thoughts and quick entries about what I had just done. I realized that with a project called Journal(and TextExpander again) I could just use the Quick Entry panel to log them into the same file as my daily tasks.

Another tip: Option + Drag will create a copy of the task/project/note so I keep them in my Action Inventory file as well as on my Today Tasks list.

Cheers!

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