Thanks Folke

robmcmonigal

01/16/2014 04:36

Folke,

While I am really disappointed in the performance of DoIt, just wanted to thank you for all the help, which even if I don't end up staying with this program (given the app is crashing faster than a Jenga tower on me over and over again), is definitely giving me great input to revise my system, wherever I land or if I stay with Nirvana.

You're a great resource, because you use the GTD framework but also understand it doesn't have to be followed to the letter. I really appreciate it!

Rob

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• Folke  (积分：2425)01/16/2014 08:59
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  Rob, I am glad if you think I have been able to help :-)
  
  As for Doit vs Nirvana, for me the main things about Doit is:
  
  - colored, sortable priorities
  - the extra hierarchical level above projects (called Goals, can also be seen as an "area" feature)
  
  I don't think I would have chosen Doit if it weren't for those.
  
  I think quite a few of the app's features are a bit half-baked and even questionable in principle, but at least the developers are moving all the time - five steps forward, four steps back, but still ... moving ... even if maybe 90% of the resulting changes is "wasted" on features that I do not care much for. Still a little trickle and a glimpse of hope.
  
  
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• robmcmonigal  (积分：505)01/16/2014 17:00
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  I have no problem forgiving quirks. It's that the client crashed about 8 times with only a few entries, and I'm worried it can't handle a larger load. And my understanding was that the web app did not have all the features built in yet, so the client was the way to go...
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• Folke  (积分：2425)01/16/2014 17:26
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  I am using the web app + the iphone app. The web app has all the features, but not the new slick look that the others have. They will touch up the look later, they say.
  
  For some reason their windows app never has been up to par with their others, and I have never really used it. After the new release it only got worse. I am checking it out every new version, though, but it does not seem to get the lists in the right order etc etc etc, so I cannot really use it. I am relying on the other two.
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• robmcmonigal  (积分：505)01/16/2014 18:08
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  Okay, well that changes things a bit. I thought the web app was handicapped. The one thing about this place is getting across the language barrier.
  
  And yeah, I really like the extra sorting of goals, since I can see how projects is going to get lengthy pretty quickly, and I think the priority will help with giving me an idea of what's a NOW next versus a not-as-NOW next, which is a problem I definitely have in Nirvana. (I know that's not strictly GTD, but let's face it--there are action that probably need done ahead of others, even if they lack a hard deadline.)
  
  The only thing that's weird is not having the tags visible when you're looking at a list. Got very used to seeing them all over Nirvana.
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• Stephen2  (积分：160)01/17/2014 06:20
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  I'd like to thank Folke as well, I've taken his interpretation of priorities (review priority rather than do priority) and decided that it will make actually make OmniFocus work for me. OmniFocus has 2 main views; Projects and Contexts and although the Project view is excellent, I don't really use Contexts in the traditional sense. I have now set up my contexts as;
  
  Home
  High Priority
  Medium Priority
  Low Priority
  Errands
  Waiting
  Agendas (with sub -contexts for specific people and meetings)
  
  Now I have everything I wanted; complete control of projects and next actions and, when an action becomes available and I want to see it immediately, it pops straight into my High Priority context.
  
  Doit is a nice app but when you realise that you are creating workarounds for basic functionality (as I was with Nirvana) then something isn't quite right.
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• lisa_alway  (积分：530)02/16/2014 08:09
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  Just another thank you to folke, I have also like you Rob pretty much tried to implement folkes system as it has given me the control I was lacking. I particularily struggle as I have adhd and get off track easily, hyperfocus on things etc. So, in theory gtd may not be the best way forward for me, but I am trying with the method folke has clarified to keep to some consistent way to keep on track. I am still getting overwhelmed and not always able to stick to my plan, but I at least know if I get off track, my underlying system now has a good strong structure and I can get back on the horse as they say and trust I should not be far off. thanks to folke and all those who have invested a lot to time sharing tips/help with the rest of us, it is priceless!
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