I am an OpenEdge (aka Progress) developer that loves clean code and good looking applications that are easy to use. My main pet project is the Progress DataDigger
Nice post! I have been using a form of GTD for some time now and have an almost empty inbox of max a handful of items.
I don't agree on the filters though. I do think they are valuable for some mails like confirmation of payments and the like. I want those mails but I don't want to read them. They should be there when I need them so I filter them by marking them as read and sending them straight to the archive. Mails with things like "birthday" and "cake" follow the same route. Reason for not deleting them straightaway is my fear of false positives.
There are some more cases for filters, but I do agree with you that a folder structure is too complex. I use a lot of labels in gmail instead and I apply them with ... Filters :)
I'm a Senior DevOps Architect and publish most of my projects as open source. I have a wife, a son and a real life in Hamm, Germany. In my part-time I enjoy making games, music and acting. (He/him)
Thanks. What I kind left out of the article was my actual implementation of the technique with keeping my current active tasks in my inbox, so we're alike there. But not on the filters topic. 😊
I am an OpenEdge (aka Progress) developer that loves clean code and good looking applications that are easy to use. My main pet project is the Progress DataDigger
I'm a Senior DevOps Architect and publish most of my projects as open source. I have a wife, a son and a real life in Hamm, Germany. In my part-time I enjoy making games, music and acting. (He/him)
Nice post! I have been using a form of GTD for some time now and have an almost empty inbox of max a handful of items.
I don't agree on the filters though. I do think they are valuable for some mails like confirmation of payments and the like. I want those mails but I don't want to read them. They should be there when I need them so I filter them by marking them as read and sending them straight to the archive. Mails with things like "birthday" and "cake" follow the same route. Reason for not deleting them straightaway is my fear of false positives.
There are some more cases for filters, but I do agree with you that a folder structure is too complex. I use a lot of labels in gmail instead and I apply them with ... Filters :)
Thanks. What I kind left out of the article was my actual implementation of the technique with keeping my current active tasks in my inbox, so we're alike there. But not on the filters topic. 😊
That's good; diversity makes the world an interesting place
Totally agree!