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1. "Daily-ToDo-Lists": | 1. "Daily-ToDo-Lists": | ||
| − | Limoncelli uses daily "ToDo-Lists" where he holds all open tasks that should be | + | Limoncelli uses daily "ToDo-Lists" where he holds all open tasks that should be done |
| − | When one task can't be done on the actually day, he moves it onto the todo list of the next | + | today. When one task can't be done on the actually day, he moves it onto the todo |
| − | + | list of the next day. | |
Handling that with my Nokia 9500 is really some kind of hell on earth. | Handling that with my Nokia 9500 is really some kind of hell on earth. | ||
2. "Setting estimated time": | 2. "Setting estimated time": | ||
| − | It should be possible to assign the estimated time you think one task will take you to get it | + | It should be possible to assign the estimated time you think one task will take you |
| − | + | to get it done. | |
3. "Setting priorities": | 3. "Setting priorities": | ||
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4. "Planning time for ToDo's": | 4. "Planning time for ToDo's": | ||
| − | He then takes the daily calendar view to check how much "free" work time he has today | + | He then takes the daily calendar view to check how much "free" work time he has today |
| − | compares it to the whole amount of time needed to get all tasks for the day done. | + | and compares it to the whole amount of time needed to get all tasks for the day done. |
| − | One thing that would be very cool here, when you could switch between the daily few | + | One thing that would be very cool here, when you could switch between the daily few |
| − | calendar and the corresponding ToDo-List. Maybe some kind of moving the task to the calender | + | of the calendar and the corresponding ToDo-List. Maybe some kind of moving the task |
| − | + | to the calender where the planned time for solving the task will get reserverd for | |
| + | that ToDo automatically. | ||
Revision as of 00:47, 11 May 2007
Hi to all here.
I'm not sure if this is the proper place to discuss some wishes that should find their way into the calender/todo apps.
I'm actually reading the book "Time Management for System Administrators" written by Thomas A. Limoncelli and released by O'Reilly where the author describes a really interesting way, how you can manage your tasks, time and interruptions during your work. I'm not completely through, but i'll try to write down all of the use cases i can remember so far:
1. "Daily-ToDo-Lists":
Limoncelli uses daily "ToDo-Lists" where he holds all open tasks that should be done today. When one task can't be done on the actually day, he moves it onto the todo list of the next day. Handling that with my Nokia 9500 is really some kind of hell on earth.
2. "Setting estimated time":
It should be possible to assign the estimated time you think one task will take you to get it done.
3. "Setting priorities":
Now you have to give each ToDo a priority for that day. Three priorities should be enough for everything and this step isn't getting to complicated then. Something like "high/medium/low" would be fine.
4. "Planning time for ToDo's":
He then takes the daily calendar view to check how much "free" work time he has today and compares it to the whole amount of time needed to get all tasks for the day done. One thing that would be very cool here, when you could switch between the daily few of the calendar and the corresponding ToDo-List. Maybe some kind of moving the task to the calender where the planned time for solving the task will get reserverd for that ToDo automatically.
I'm not sure if that list is complete so far.
Anyway, getting that uses cases implemented could really help everyone out there trying to get rid of their time problems, especially after reading that book.
What do you think?
kind regards
