From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Vedang Subject: Re: Day workflow: need your opinion Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:09:30 +0530 Message-ID: References: <87y6q0dsts.wl%xma@gnu.org> Reply-To: ved.manerikar@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="===============0922377674==" Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYGUy-000205-As for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:40:00 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MYGUs-0001yI-J4 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:39:58 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=35487 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MYGUs-0001yF-Bx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:39:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87y6q0dsts.wl%xma@gnu.org> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Xavier Maillard Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org --===============0922377674== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e645fabcf96e1404704daacd --0016e645fabcf96e1404704daacd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi Xavier, > a) I doing some non urgent (planned) DBA tasks (call this project A) > b) someone calls me (interrupting Project A) > c) I am doing what urgency of b) is needed > d) when c) is finished, I get back to project A > I think the Time Clocking sectionof this document by Bernt Hansen would be quite helpful in your case. In fact, the entire document is excellent reading for getting things done using org-mode. Thanks, Vedang On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Xavier Maillard wrote: > Hi, > > I am not a serious org-mode user but I am trying to use it again > for daily task planning (which everytime I tried, failed at ;)). > > I did my lectures thanks to the worg project (Bernst and John > lecture were a real pleasure and sort of a non hittable dream to > me) but I still not clear how I could take advantage of all I > read (Bernst project concept is rather hard to understand for > me, it lacks examples IMO). > > My main problem is that, at my work position (DBA), urgency is > not given by what I plan to do but by whom is calling me -i.e if > someone is calling me, it often means "forget what you were doing > and do this instead". > > Given my fabulous talent of procrastination, this does not really > help get organized and thus this does not help in getting things > done. > > How would you use org-mode in this situation ? > > Ex: > > a) I doing some non urgent (planned) DBA tasks (call this project A) > b) someone calls me (interrupting Project A) > c) I am doing what urgency of b) is needed > d) when c) is finished, I get back to project A > > At my job, they often rules the "retro planning" concept which is > bloat. So how would you "manage" such situation in org-mode ? > > Thank you, > > Xavier > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emacs-orgmode mailing list > Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list. > Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode > -- Unix is simple. It takes a genius to understand it's simplicity. - Anon People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world. - Calvin. Cheers, Vedang. Associate Software Engineer, Symantec http://vedang.wordpress.com http://mytechrants.wordpress.com --0016e645fabcf96e1404704daacd Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Xavier,

> a) I doing some non urgent (planned) DBA tasks (call= this project A)
> b) someone calls me (interrupting Project A)
&g= t; c) I am doing what urgency of b) is needed
> d) when c) is finishe= d, I get back to project A
>
I think the = Time Clocking section of this document by Bernt Hansen would be quite helpful in your case. = In fact, the entire document is excellent reading for getting things done u= sing org-mode.

Thanks,
Vedang

On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Xavier Mailla= rd<xma@gnu.org> wrote:
> Hi,=
>
> I am not a serious org-mode user but I am trying to use it= again
> for daily task planning (which everytime I tried, failed at ;)).
&g= t;
> I did my lectures thanks to the worg project (Bernst and John> lecture were a real pleasure and sort of a non hittable dream to
> me) but I still not clear how I could take advantage of all I
> = read (Bernst project concept is rather hard to understand for
> me, i= t lacks examples IMO).
>
> My main problem is that, at my work = position (DBA), urgency is
> not given by what I plan to do but by whom is calling me -i.e if
&g= t; someone is calling me, it often means "forget what you were doing> and do this instead".
>
> Given my fabulous talent = of procrastination, this does not really
> help get organized and thus this does not help in getting things
&g= t; done.
>
> How would you use org-mode in this situation ?
= >
> Ex:
>
> a) I doing some non urgent (planned) DBA t= asks (call this project A)
> b) someone calls me (interrupting Project A)
> c) I am doing wha= t urgency of b) is needed
> d) when c) is finished, I get back to pro= ject A
>
> At my job, they often rules the "retro planning= " concept which is
> bloat. So how would you "manage" such situation in org-mode = ?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Xavier
>
>
>=
> _______________________________________________
> Emacs-orgm= ode mailing list
> Remember: use `Reply All' to send replies to the list.
> Emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
> http://lists.g= nu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode
>



--
Unix is simple. It takes a genius to understand = it's simplicity. =A0 =A0- =A0 =A0Anon
People think it must be fun to= be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up wit= h all the idiots in the world. =A0 =A0- =A0 =A0Calvin.

Cheers,
Vedang.

Associate Software Engineer,
Symantec
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<= a href=3D"http://mytechrants.wordpress.com">http://mytechrants.wordpress.co= m

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