{"id":4898,"date":"2019-05-29T08:24:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T14:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/?p=4898"},"modified":"2019-05-29T09:27:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T15:27:57","slug":"guest-post-using-app-good-task-3-on-iphone-for-myn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/guest-post-using-app-good-task-3-on-iphone-for-myn\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post: Using App &#8220;Good Task 3&#8221; on iPhone for MYN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of my readers, Erik Wettersten, wrote me a while back and said he was using the app <strong>Good Task 3 <\/strong>on the iPhone and had set it up for MYN. I asked him if he could write up the experience, and here is his writeup (Unedited by me&#8212;just a few comments added). Thanks Erik!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Erik&#8217;s Write Up:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When my company\u2019s IT upgraded their security to use multi-factor authentication it broke TaskTask.&nbsp; It took a while, but I had to accept that TaskTask won\u2019t work with this more thorough security scheme and I no longer had a way to integrate the MYN system from my desktop to my mobile device.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter GoodTask, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodtaskapp.com\">www.goodtaskapp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find yourself in this situation, here\u2019s what you need\nto know.&nbsp; Note, there are some cool\nthings you can do with GoodTask (GT) that you couldn\u2019t do with TaskTask (TT) \u2013\nespecially if you enjoy a hands-free relationship with your smartphone.&nbsp; So even if you don\u2019t <em>have to<\/em> make the switch, it\u2019s worth a look.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>TIP: if you\u2019re just looking for configuration information,\nskip ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DISCLAIMER: I only used GT with an iPhone, your experience may be different on other platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Michael&#8217;s comment: Some users have said there are ways to get TaskTask to work in certain multi-factor authentication set ups&#8212;so don&#8217;t abandon TaskTask immediately. See the comment at the bottom of this post:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/using-the-iphone-app-tasktask-and-matching-it-to-the-outlook-to-do-bar\/\">https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/using-the-iphone-app-tasktask-and-matching-it-to-the-outlook-to-do-bar\/<\/a> ]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT\u2019S WEIRD:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GoodTask is different than TT.&nbsp; Cross your arms in front of your chest like\nyou\u2019re watching your spouse buy more shoes \u2013 now try to cross them with the\nother arm on top.&nbsp; Going from TT to GT is\ngoing to feel that way for quite a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lists:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GT embraces all manner of lists for different ways to look\nat the same data (think: grocery lists to full blown project management).&nbsp; It even supports the concept of subtasks\nwhich don\u2019t map to Outlook but can be of use.&nbsp;\nFor MYN purposes, you\u2019ll have to create a special list which replicates\nwhat you see on Outlook and use it to replace TaskTask.&nbsp; The ability to \u201cview\u201d tasks with different\nlist paradigms expands the power of GT beyond what you need for MYN but with\nthis power comes a reduction in simplicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along those lines, GT understands the concept of reminders independent of tasks.&nbsp; Which means if you accidentally create a \u201creminder\u201d, you won\u2019t see it under your task list. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Native iPhone\nReminder App:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GT works by sharing information via the Reminder app that came with your iPhone.&nbsp; You don\u2019t need to access the Reminder app and you\u2019ll get along fine if you never look at it, but just know if you change something via that app, it\u2019ll change on GT and vice versa.&nbsp; The upshot is that as long as Reminder app reminders are synching, then GT is.&nbsp; This is why GT is unaffected by the multi-level security.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT\u2019S GOOD:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Voice Commands:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the obvious fact that multi-factor security might make this your only choice, like TaskTask it retains the ability to use voice commands to create tasks via Siri.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Michael Comment: To see how to add tasks using voice commands in TaskTask, see this link:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/tip-use-iphones-siri-to-add-tasks-to-outlook\/\">https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/tip-use-iphones-siri-to-add-tasks-to-outlook\/<\/a>] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine yourself out for your morning run when you remember\nsomething important.&nbsp; You simply say: \u201c<em>Hey Siri, create reminder to change oil in\nthe batmobile<\/em>\u201d and you can keep on jogging with the warm fuzzy feeling you\nhaven\u2019t broken your stride or lost your flash of competence.&nbsp;&nbsp; This is nirvana if you drive a lot or are\nprone to inspiration when your hands and eyes are busy doing other things.&nbsp; Imagine driving back from a late meeting\nwhile dictating your entire next day\u2019s punch list via a bunch of \u201c<em>Hey Siri\u2019s<\/em>\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp; It\u2019s so fast and convenient, I do most of my\nreminders this way even if I <em>could<\/em> be\ntyping them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Along those lines, anything else your iPhone can already do with reminders, <em>including <strong>ignore incoming phone<\/strong> calls<\/em>, will roll into GT.&nbsp; When the call comes, tap the \u201cremind me\u201d button and it\u2019ll create a task in GT \u2013 complete with an alert if you so choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"184\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cost:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GT is free as a fully functional app for two weeks, so you\nget a nice, free, test-drive.&nbsp; Beyond\nthat, it\u2019ll cost you $9.99\/year.&nbsp; It\u2019s\ntotally worth a couple cappuccinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Miscellaneous:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of functionality to explore beyond MYN\napplications; I won\u2019t dive into them, but here are some things to explore:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tasks can have a specific time \u2013 which crosses\nthe bridge between a calendar event and a task, so instead of making a calendar\nevent to \u201c<em>call Superman at 10am<\/em>\u201d, you\ncan make it a task (Complete with reminder). &nbsp;<\/li><li>Sub tasks \u2013 see the GT website.<\/li><li>Lists \u2013 there\u2019s room here for grocery lists,\nyour workout routine, and all manner of lists beyond the scope of MYN.&nbsp; If you want to create a list then just filter\nit out of MYN, you can have more of your world in one spot as you need it.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WHAT YOU WON\u2019T\nLIKE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t set the default priority.&nbsp; If you create a task, it\u2019ll default to \u201cno priority\u201d\nand even \u201cno date\u201d (if you used voice to text).&nbsp;\nThis is irritating because that\u2019s a cornerstone of MYN \u2013 however, it\u2019s\nmanageable.&nbsp; You can set it manually in a\nfew seconds, but it\u2019d be nice to have a default.&nbsp; More on this below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GT does not honor the forced sorting you might have done on Outlook.\u00a0 I.e., if you have two tasks of equal start date and equal priority, you can shuffle the order on Outlook \u2013 but unfortunately, it won\u2019t replicate that to GT. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TO CONFIGURE FOR\nMYN: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you\u2019ll need to create a new \u201csmart list\u201d, in this\ncase, we\u2019ll name it \u201cMYN\u201d and set the sorting to be \u201cpriority\u201d, then \u201cdue date\/reversed\u201d.&nbsp; In addition to that, we\u2019ll filter tasks which\nare scheduled within 1 day OR with no due date to match the MYN paradigm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you click the MYN List, it should bring up your task\nlist in a way that looks familiar. &nbsp;The\nbuttons at the bottom, allow you to see the list in the context of your\ncalendar, but generally speaking, the list mode seems the most useful to me. &nbsp;At this point, you\u2019re 90% done, but there are\na few other things to set up to make it easier.&nbsp;\nBy the way, if you need to go back and edit your smart list, you need to\nswipe right from the list screen to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More (Global) Settings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These will\nhelp alleviate some display issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-3.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then set your \u201cquick actions\u201d to give you access to editing an existing task (swipe right on a task to access these options); you\u2019ll want the important ones up at the top:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-4.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, the moment you\u2019ve been waiting for: <strong>create a new task<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-5.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While you\u2019re at it, set up Siri to open your task list on\ncommand.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Because you can (and it\u2019s super-useful for\nhands-free remembering all those phone calls you thought you\u2019d return during\nyour drive).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-6.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Finally: Dealing with\nthe problem of no default priority or due date.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re like me and heavily utilize voice to text (see above, under \u201cWhat\u2019s Good\u201d), you\u2019ll create a bunch of tasks which have no priority and no due date.\u00a0 These will show up under your Outlook listing at the very bottom under your \u201cnormal\u201d priority.\u00a0 Oddly, these will show up on your mobile device at the very bottom under \u201cNo priority\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the biggest virtue of voice-to-text is to record\nspontaneous thoughts \u2013 often at odd times \u2013 I just leave these in limbo until the\nnext time I get to my computer. &nbsp;&nbsp;At that\ntime, I fix any typos and clean up the date\/priority which is much easier done\nfrom the computer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/images\/erik-7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"455\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> [Michael Comment:  I haven&#8217;t tested this in Good Task, but I think if, when dictating a task in Siri, you make sure you state \u201ctoday\u201d and also state some random time\u00a0<em>later in the day\u00a0<\/em>from the moment you make the task, that will solve the problem of them having a none start date and due date in Outlook. See my article here for details:  <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/tip-use-iphones-siri-to-add-tasks-to-outlook\/\">https:\/\/www.michaellinenberger.com\/blog\/tip-use-iphones-siri-to-add-tasks-to-outlook\/<\/a> ] <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I miss the simplicity of TaskTask, but the additional power of GoodTask has some upside.&nbsp; There\u2019s a hump to cross getting accustom to it, but all-in, does what you need and has a few bonuses too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best of Luck,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -EW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my readers, Erik Wettersten, wrote me a while back and said he was using the app Good Task 3 on the iPhone and had set it up for MYN. 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