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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
I have been attempting, not always successfully, to keep my to-do list here in the wiki; I think [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/release-09-ope_b_46527.html Esther Dyson has explained] the theoretical benefits of this better than I've been able to. | I have been attempting, not always successfully, to keep my to-do list here in the wiki; I think [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/esther-dyson/release-09-ope_b_46527.html Esther Dyson has explained] the theoretical benefits of this better than I've been able to. | ||
===Problems=== | |||
An ongoing problem has been that the list keeps growing faster than I can take items off of it, leading eventually to abandonment until I come back many months later, clear pretty much everything out, and start over again. | |||
Another ongoing problem has been different areas of concern, all of which contain Uber-Urgent Items Which Must Be Done Now Or Else and which end up fighting with each other for my attention, leading to even less actually getting done. | |||
It is | So I've come up with a new strategy. It may or may not work, and even if it does work I consider it to be the equivalent of spit-and-baling-wire to keep things going until some of the major items on the list get Done and reduce the workload overall. | ||
===Strategy=== | |||
The strategy is to group the list by "headspace". Two items are in the same headspace ''if and only if'' it is not a major act of disruption to switch my attention from one to the other. This generally means that they both involve the same set of facts and issues, or that there is at least a large overlap. | |||
I will then allocate chunks of time, more or less as they become available, to these different headspaces. | |||
There also are different types of urgency, which I would roughly designate thusly: | |||
* urgent, deadline -- task multiplies greatly or fails if not done by a certain date | |||
* urgent, no deadline -- things get worse the longer you wait, but no firm date | |||
* ongoing -- regular things that need to be done, like paying bills and shipping | |||
* exploratory -- things which might improve the situation considerably, but don't ''need'' to be done | |||
* creative -- things which probably won't have any positive effect on the situation, but might have a positive effect on my mood >.< | |||
== Headspaces == | |||
* Josh | |||
* vbz.net - development (migration) | |||
* vbz.net - customer service | |||
* vbz.net - shipping | |||
* paid work (Sage & Swift, guru.com... invoicing...) | |||
== Related Pages == | == Related Pages == | ||
*[[User:Harena/To-Do|Harena's To-Do List]] | *[[User:Harena/To-Do|Harena's To-Do List]] | ||
*[[User:Woozle/to-do/archive]]: stuff done or abandoned | |||
*[[Current events]] - The Hypertwin Calendar | *[[Current events]] - The Hypertwin Calendar | ||
Revision as of 21:17, 3 October 2007
Woozle: To-Do List
| "What a to-doooo!" -- Glimfeather, The Silver Chair |
Introduction
I have been attempting, not always successfully, to keep my to-do list here in the wiki; I think Esther Dyson has explained the theoretical benefits of this better than I've been able to.
Problems
An ongoing problem has been that the list keeps growing faster than I can take items off of it, leading eventually to abandonment until I come back many months later, clear pretty much everything out, and start over again.
Another ongoing problem has been different areas of concern, all of which contain Uber-Urgent Items Which Must Be Done Now Or Else and which end up fighting with each other for my attention, leading to even less actually getting done.
So I've come up with a new strategy. It may or may not work, and even if it does work I consider it to be the equivalent of spit-and-baling-wire to keep things going until some of the major items on the list get Done and reduce the workload overall.
Strategy
The strategy is to group the list by "headspace". Two items are in the same headspace if and only if it is not a major act of disruption to switch my attention from one to the other. This generally means that they both involve the same set of facts and issues, or that there is at least a large overlap.
I will then allocate chunks of time, more or less as they become available, to these different headspaces.
There also are different types of urgency, which I would roughly designate thusly:
- urgent, deadline -- task multiplies greatly or fails if not done by a certain date
- urgent, no deadline -- things get worse the longer you wait, but no firm date
- ongoing -- regular things that need to be done, like paying bills and shipping
- exploratory -- things which might improve the situation considerably, but don't need to be done
- creative -- things which probably won't have any positive effect on the situation, but might have a positive effect on my mood >.<
Headspaces
- Josh
- vbz.net - development (migration)
- vbz.net - customer service
- vbz.net - shipping
- paid work (Sage & Swift, guru.com... invoicing...)
Related Pages
- Harena's To-Do List
- User:Woozle/to-do/archive: stuff done or abandoned
- Current events - The Hypertwin Calendar