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suggestion (Filter options box): add filter item: "Someday" into Start Time option

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vgomezt 02/27/2017 11:28

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I've unsucessful tried to make several filters for implementing some GTD subcategories into Someday category, according to David Allen book:
-- "Not now but soon"
-- long-term review
-- "scheduled delay start"

But I can't do this because filter options not allow to choose "Someday" in Start Time category. I think it's the most easy improvement you can do for implementing theese useful GTD subcategories. For this reason, I suggest you add filter item: "Someday" into Start Time option in Filter options box.

Thanks.

Kassy post on 02/28/2017 17:19#1

Doit.im

Thank you for your proposal!

1. Things to do not now but as soon as possible are expected to be put in Next Actions, while things may be done in the future are in Someday.
2. But even if you have Someday in Start Time category, how could you make a filter with things to be done "not now but soon", or to have a "long-term review", or to have "scheduled delay start"?
Could you please explain to us more detailedly so that we may have better solutions?

Look forward to your reply.
Have a nice day!
vgomezt post on 03/01/2017 14:57#2

PRO

Hi,

First of all, the "Next" category means, acording David Allen book , "as soon as possible" (as soon I have oppotunity), but considers "not now but soon" as a "Someday" sub-category (someday but soon).

If I had Someday in Start Time category, I could implement the subcategories as filters as follows, after defining cetain tags "scheduled delay start", "Not_now_but_soon" , "long_term_review" (of course, it would be better if Doit.im implements directly theese subcategories):

Status: Uncompleted
Start Time: Someday
Tag: (the appropiate tag)

If I haven't "Someday" in Start Time category, I can't avoid items in Next, Today or Tommorrow category when I want to focus in reviewing theese particular subcategories. (The items may be tagged in the past with one of theese subcategories, when they were in Someday category). It's quite unconfortable to check and remove Tags and move from Someday to Next category (3 steps) when it's possible to do it in 1 step.
Kassy post on 03/02/2017 15:05#3

Doit.im

@vgomezt Thank you very much for your explaining!
We'll add Someday into the Start Time choices in the Filter, but later.
For now, I suggest you add two (or more) projects like "Someday but soon" and "Someday later", then you may drag tasks from Someday separately into the two projects.

Hope this helps! If you still have any ideas, please feel free to tell us any time!
Have a nice day!