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Goals

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garmonist 04/24/2013 09:35

Platform:WebCompleted

Can you exlain me please the meaning of GOALS?
- There is no field of goal on the page of task.
- There is no goal on the right from task title (as @context or #project).
- There if no goal In filter conditions. For example, to create filter detecting tasks without goal.
So I have to check the list of tasks of each goal to determine the goal of certain task.
So we have quite poor feature for pro account.

P.S. Due to this situation I have to use tags actively. But tag managment is hiding in preferences (not on navigation panel). And this is not so comfortable for using tags.

garmonist post on 04/24/2013 09:58#1

PRO

By the way there is no possibility to rename tag in tag managment
michelle1987 post on 04/24/2013 10:19#2

PRO

@garmonist

Here is a post introducing Goal on the web version. Hope it could help you.
http://enblog.doit.im/post/42475495846/introduce-goals-and-subtasks-to-doit-im-for-web

For your another question, by the way there is no possibility to rename tag in tag management.
Tags in Doit.im cannot be deleted after created. Now you can delete it and create a new one.

Shall you need any help or have additional questions, please feel free to contact us.

Thank you for your support.
garmonist post on 04/24/2013 10:46#4

PRO

@michelle1987 Thank you for answer, but it didn't help me. How can I determine the goal of certain task quickly?
jberghem post on 04/24/2013 14:34#5

PRO

Goals are at the 30,000 ft. Horizon of Focus and Tasks are on the Runway.
Projects (which are at 10,000 ft.) Can be dragged and dropped onto a Goal you made.

A task that is not part of a project is too insignificant to influence the outcome of a life goal. It therefore makes no sense to add a single task to a Goal.

It is really important to understand David Allen's GTD System and the Workflow Map ( http://static.edencardim.com/gtd.jpg )

You can make a new Goal by pressing the same "+" button in the bottom left corner that you use to create projects and contexts. (next to the refresh button)

PS. If this doesn't make sense to anyone who reads this go read the book "Getting Things Done" by David Allen. If you have a need to use something like Doit.im then this might be the best & most life changing book you have ever read.
michelle1987 post on 04/25/2013 02:58#6

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Thank you for jberghem‘s reply. Quite right! :)

If you think it is a task you need to do to make the goal come true, just add it to that goal. Tasks with a project already cannot be assigned to a goal, because the tasks should have a same goal as the project's.

Thank you for your feedback and support.
garmonist post on 04/25/2013 04:06#7

PRO

@jberghem Thank you very much for advice

@michelle1987 Thank you for answer
michelle1987 post on 04/25/2013 06:34#8

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@garmonist Our pleasure!
ViseMoD post on 05/03/2013 06:42#9

PRO

I believe that a goal should be treated as an alternative to a project. In that way that you can specify either a goal or project in the task properties. Now, it's very nonintuitive when you have to remove a task from a project and then drag it to a goal.
michelle1987 post on 05/03/2013 10:37#10

PRO

@ViseMoD We will consider it and find a way to improve the interaction process.

Thank you for your feedback and support.