Nov 4, 2011
Just a quick reminder on how to use start dates when entering new tasks in MYN. Set the start date of the task to the day you want to first see the task on your list. For most new tasks you’ll use a start date of today because you probably want to get to it as soon as you can. But in some cases you want to put a future start date on the task. In the MYN settings (both in Outlook and in ToodleDo), the task is hidden until the start date arrives; on that day it pops to the top of your list. This is called Defer to Do; you Defer the task until you intend to Do it.
Here is a fine point on using Defer to Do: you may want to set the start date a few days before the true action date for the task so that you can see it coming and start making time in your schedule to get it done. That way you don’t need to look ahead to see what tasks are coming due tomorrow; the ones that need preliminary attention will appear on your list ahead of time.In general, set the start date to the day you want to do the task, or to the day you want to first start thinking about the task.
Using start dates on all tasks is the key difference between MYN and 1MTD. It makes MYN much more powerful than 1MTD as a way to manage tasks (but it takes a bit more thought and setup). To read more about the differences, go to this link.
Michael
Hello,
is it really possible to do this with toodledo?
In the setting menu, it is possible to “Hide Future Tasks:” but only if the task is in (choice) 1 month / 2 months / 3 months […] / 6months.
But there is no option to hide the task if it is starting tomorrow.
Thanks
To qhb
I assume you are talking about ToodleDo web? Yes, it is easily done and that setting is included in the MYN ToodleDo Preconfigurations. The way to do it manually is to click the Show button on the main menu bar and clear the Future Tasks box.
I realize that is sort of a split location for configuring this, but I am glad they did it since I like to turn off and on the show all future tasks periodically… glad it is a button on menubar.
best, Michael
Michael,
First of all thank you for your method. I used GTD before. I think it is a good base and it contain several good point but your system seems to be much more easy.
However I cannot find the link to the Full Toodledo Video you mentioned in the free ones. Can you please help me?
Claudio, The Full ToodleDo Video Course is not released yet. It is described on the right side of the extras page for the One Minute To-Do List book. We’ll announce it in the newsletters and blog when it is released.
Best, Michael