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From: | Wanrong Lin |
Subject: | Re: [Orgmode] Definition of "unscheduled" task |
Date: | Sun, 14 Oct 2007 11:45:30 -0400 |
User-agent: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Windows/20070728) |
That's certainly an option. But usually I like to mark any "actionable" items with "TODO", while using non-TODO entries to record information, or to group TODOs into logical groups. Like this:
* Dental *** TODO See Dr. Xyz for cleaning <2007-11-29 Thu 09:00> * Medical *** TODO See Dr. Abc for routine exam * Useful WebsitesConceptually, I think it is cleaner that way (if the entry indicates some action, have a "TODO" keyword. How that action is scheduled is a separate issue.). Physiologically, If I know in my org system certain entries need action but don't have a TODO keyword, my trust of the system will decrease since there are many functions in org-mode that operates on TODO entries only (or better so). Also, with a TODO keyword, I can change the state of it (I can cancel it, I can mark it done and etc.). Further, sometimes you just want to create a TODO entry like "See Dr. Abc", and later make it an appointment by adding a time stamp. It seems awkward to me that I need to remove the "TODO" keyword once I have that item scheduled as an appointment.
In short, I think we should mark appointments as "TODO" entries and have appointments removed from the TODO item list if "ignore-scheduled" is turned on.
Wanrong Carsten Dominik wrote:
On Oct 14, 2007, at 5:35, Wanrong Lin wrote:Hi,I am trying to follow GTD's principle that tasks should be reviewed regularly. So I first turn on "org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled", and do a "List of all TODO entries, and then review all tasks in the list. However, I found that tasks with plain active time stamps ("appointment tasks") are also listed. Should we exclude them when org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled is set to "t"?Wouldn't it be better to not mark appointments TODO? - Carsten
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