May 7, 2011
Here is a note from a reader who is using Remember the Milk (RTM) with MYN. He show you one way to set up RTM. While I greatly prefer ToodleDo over RTM (due to support of start dates and many other reasons), if you are a die-hard RTM user, this note will be helpful.
Michael
Hi, Michael:
I bought your book for my Kindle app in my iPad2 and I like it very much. For years I’ve been using GTD, complex Outlook task and flags management, AutoFocus 4 logs, etc. and after using your MYN these weeks I feel much more effective, much less stressed and simply better and happier professional.Thank you.
I’m using Remember The Milk for iPhone/iPad/browser and I’m very happy with it. I’d like to share with you how is my set up.
I have 2 lists:
1. Now Tasks (for “page #1” of your system)
The tasks are ordered by priority. I use priority 1 (red) for my weekly SOC’s of the week, and priority 2 (blue) for Critical Now tasks. The tasks on Oportunity Now list have no priority. I don’t use the Target Now list, but it’s easy to implement with priority 3 (light blue).
With your recomendation about due dates, I rarely use them now, and when a task has a due date I type it in the name of the task. Now I’m using due dates in RTM as start dates, to implement Defer-To-Do, Defer-To-Review and Follow-Up tasks.
So I’ve created an smart search for this list that doesn’t show me the tasks with start date in the future. This is the seach:
list:”Now Tasks” AND (dueBefore:today OR due:today OR due:never)
I’ve saved it as “Now Tasks Filtered” and it’s what I use daily.
2. Over the horizon (for “page #2”)
I use this list as your basic recommendation. I plan to implement in the future the “extended review” with tags, but for now It’s working fine for me.
Regards,
Alfredo Zurdo
Madrid, Spain