From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Salazar Subject: Re: org-mode as an accountability system? Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:17:36 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87k430ii62.fsf@mean.albasani.net> <4f54a722.2015640a.2f22.ffffb341@mx.google.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d043be1c600e45c04bac5ffe7 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:35900) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5pOn-0007mb-Ax for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:17:43 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5pOl-00069y-9z for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:17:40 -0500 Received: from mail-we0-f169.google.com ([74.125.82.169]:36828) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1S5pOk-00069s-UO for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:17:39 -0500 Received: by werj55 with SMTP id j55so1023454wer.0 for ; Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:17:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4f54a722.2015640a.2f22.ffffb341@mx.google.com> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Darlan Cavalcante Moreira Cc: Memnon Anon , emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --f46d043be1c600e45c04bac5ffe7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm going to work on incorporating them into my system. I'll let you know how it turns out! On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Darlan Cavalcante Moreira wrote: > > Also, if you have anything in your agenda that you don't want to send to > him you can use tags to restrict what is shown in the agenda before you > copy/export it. > > -- > Darlan > > At Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:08:40 +0000 (UTC), > Memnon Anon wrote: > > > > Hi Peter, > > > > Peter Salazar writes: > > > > > My committed actions for a day consist of: > > > > > > a) TODOs for the projects I'm working on > > > b) random errands that need to be done that day > > > c) daily habits (e.g. meditating, exercising) > > > > > > I don't believe org-agenda can support me in doing this, because I > > > require: > > > > > > a) a way to quickly enter the random tasks for that day (without > > > having to "schedule" each one for today) > > > b) more importantly: a way to record, store, and e-mail my list of > > > which tasks I've done and not done at the end of the night > > > > I am not sure why you don't use the agenda, there really should be no > > need to compile this data manually. > > > > Flow: > > - Enter your task with capture. This *is* a quick way, and you should be > > able to setup a binding that schedules the new task to today by > > default. Put the tasks wherever they should live in your org cosmos. > > - At the beginning of the day, start your agenda for today. > > Copy and paste it, export it to html, whatever. Send it to your > > college. > > - Work through your tasks. If you can't finish a task, don't mark it > > didnotdo, but simple reschedule it for tomorrow; the change will be > > reflected in your log drawer. > > - At the end of the day, or early next day, start the agenda and use > > org-agenda-log-mode, probably with C-u. > > - `C-u l' should show you all there is, given it is properly configured: > > Task you finished, tasks you did not finish and hence rescheduled for > > later, even your sections (teaching, habits, random tasks) can be > > reflected with categories. Just copy and paste it in your email and > > you are done. > > > > > Macro question: Is there a better way to manage my accountability > > > system, rather than doing it manually? Again, I don't see a way to do > > > it using agenda. > > > > > > hth > > > > Memnon > > > > > > --f46d043be1c600e45c04bac5ffe7 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm going to work on incorporating = them into my system. I'll let you know how it turns out!=A0

On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Darlan Cavalcan= te Moreira <darca= mo@gmail.com> wrote:

Also, if you have anything in your agenda that you don't want to send t= o
him you can use tags to restrict what is shown in the agenda before you
copy/export it.

--
Darlan

At Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:08:40 +0000 (UTC),
Memnon Anon <gegendosenfleisch@googlemail.com> w= rote:
>
> Hi Peter,
>
> Peter Salazar <cycleofsong= @gmail.com> writes:
>
> > My committed actions for a day consist of:=A0
> > =A0 =A0
> > a) TODOs for the projects I'm working on
> > b) random errands that need to be done that day
> > c) daily habits (e.g. meditating, exercising)
> >
> > I don't believe org-agenda can support me in doing this, beca= use I
> > require:=A0
> >
> > a) a way to quickly enter the random tasks for that day (without<= br> > > having to "schedule" each one for today)
> > b) more importantly: a way to record, store, and e-mail my list o= f
> > which tasks I've done and not done at the end of the night >
> I am not sure why you don't use the agenda, there really should be= no
> need to compile this data manually.
>
> Flow:
> - Enter your task with capture. This *is* a quick way, and you should = be
> =A0 able to setup a binding that schedules the new task to today by > =A0 default. Put the tasks wherever they should live in your org cosmo= s.
> - At the beginning of the day, start your agenda for today.
> =A0 Copy and paste it, export it to html, whatever. Send it to your > =A0 college.
> - Work through your tasks. If you can't finish a task, don't m= ark it
> =A0 didnotdo, but simple reschedule it for tomorrow; the change will b= e
> =A0 reflected in your log drawer.
> - At the end of the day, or early next day, start the agenda and use > =A0 org-agenda-log-mode, probably with C-u.
> - `C-u l' should show you all there is, given it is properly confi= gured:
> =A0 Task you finished, tasks you did not finish and hence rescheduled = for
> =A0 later, even your sections (teaching, habits, random tasks) can be<= br> > =A0 reflected with categories. Just copy and paste it in your email an= d
> =A0 you are done.
>
> > Macro question: Is there a better way to manage my accountability=
> > system, rather than doing it manually? Again, I don't see a w= ay to do
> > it using agenda.
>
>
> hth
>
> Memnon
>
>


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