well, i know there are at least three regular readers of wb who are wondering why the hell i haven’t been responding to emails this week. the only pathetic excuse i can muster is that a milestones of sorts was reached this week: my todo list topped 300 items. This has not only resulted in a complete inability to respond to emails but has also forced me to migrate from my current organizer of choice to something a little more my speed. What’s that? Emacs as a way to stay on top of your totally insane todo list? You betcha, and I’ve got the screenshot to prove it:
With the heavy-load of python and php development I’ve been stradled with, I’ve been spending almost all my time in emacs. So it only makes sense to try to organize some of the stuff on my plate using the same tool I use to write python and php. The above snap shows a wiki of some of the projects that I have on my plate. Now a wiki to organize projects is only one small step towards getting the whole emacs-as-organizer thing going on. You also need the lisp-tastic planner.el from Sacha Chua.
I’m still working on a way to mirror my getting things done workflow in emacs but I’m well on my way, which should ultimately allow me to finally get back to all those lonely, unreplied-to mails in my inbox.
can it tell you how to finish a house project? can it fill your fridge with beer? can it tell you what i want for dinner tonight? i think not. back to the ‘drawring’ board programing dudes.
Nice to hear that you’re using planner.el! =) I’ve heard about LifeBalance. If there are any particularly nifty ideas you’d like worked into planner.el, you can suggest them on emacs-wiki-discuss@nongnu.org and we’ll see if we can get planner to fit the way you work. <grin>
Planner is a great tool. I don’t know the particulars of the Getting Things Done workflow, but here are a few comments on GTD in planner/emacs that might be useful.
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