Energy Level filter
Hi,
I would like to view just my "High Level" tasks, rather than
High, Medium and Low at the same time. It's rare that I have lots
of time and energy for the big tasks, so when I do have it, I want
to start with those tasks.
I would also like to +1 the suggestion of changing the Next view so that it does not include Waiting For tasks, and also add that I would like Next to not show "scheduled" tasks either. (Though that may just me, so if that was a setting I could choose in Preferences, I would be fine with that.)
Love the new UI. Thank you guys for everything.
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2 Posted by MardiGrasStephen on 06 Jul, 2010 05:36 PM
+1 on the energy. Perhaps a toggle for all three rather than a pull down to allow whatever combo we dream up.
3 Posted by Proximo on 15 Jul, 2010 02:18 PM
+1 on the energy.
It would be nice to filter by a single energy level if needed. If I have high energy at the moment, I would rather see only the task marked with high energy and not all 3.
Support Staff 4 Posted by Elbert McLaughlin on 15 Jul, 2010 03:57 PM
@zach - yes, we will be removing scheduled and waitingfor project tasks from appearing in the Next view. as for discreet energy levels, that's an easy fix. will see if we can squeeze it in to the next release... will just add three more options below the cascading filters for high only, med only and low only.
5 Posted by david on 05 Sep, 2010 01:33 PM
+1 for being able to filter on only high or medium energy tasks (in addition to the existing energy level filters)
6 Posted by Proximo on 07 Sep, 2010 02:18 PM
+1
This is starting to bother me. I wanted to work on some High Energy task while my brain was still running on all cylinders and the "High Energy" filter does nothing for me.
Since I add Energy to all my task, the "High Energy" option does nothing to my list. If I have 130 task in my Next list with different energy levels, choosing "High Energy" as a filter shows me 130 task.
I really need these filters to only show the level of Energy I picked.
:-(
7 Posted by Zach on 07 Sep, 2010 02:41 PM
I could not agree more. I have Energy levels for all of my tasks.
Personally, I don't find that "Time" works. My tasks always take longer
than I think they will. And not being able to jump straight into my big
tasks first thing in the morning definitely slows me down.
I'm assuming it's coming in the next big release. And while I'm sure i'll
find some other tweaks I'd like to see, once the Energy filter is fixed and
there's an Android app, I will truly be in...
...wait for it...
Nirvana.
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8 Posted by Proximo on 08 Sep, 2010 03:51 PM
@Zach
I use the Time field for all my task. I found the more I use it the better I get at predicting things. I still miss most of my time marks, but I find it the most useful when I have a set amount of time to do something and need to identify potential task that can be accomplished in that time.
A good example is right now. It's 10:49 AM US Central Time. I go to lunch at 11:30 PM, so I only have about 40 minutes left. I just finished some task I was working on and want to continue tackling my list. I filter by a Time of 30 minutes and I get a much smaller list of task that I can potentially get done in that time. I can also choose 2 task that take 15 min. to complete as well.
Although my time estimates are never correct, they still get me in the ball park of what I can probably do in a given time period.
Just a thought.
9 Posted by Zach on 12 Sep, 2010 10:57 PM
Personally, I tend to find that my energy and time are closely related.
Then it becomes a tradeoff between how long it takes me to process my
tasks. With too many fields to think about, my system gets too complicated.
But that might just be me.
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10 Posted by Proximo on 14 Sep, 2010 08:45 PM
@Zach,
Do what works and keep things simple. I am a firm believer that you should keep things as simple as possible.
Time and Energy work for me because I may have lots of Energy, but little time. Let's say I have about 15 minutes before I have to leave but I have a great mental energy state at the moment.
Some task may only take me 10 to 15 minutes but require a High Energy mental state. One example is updating a start script for the 3D software I manage. I may need to pull in some new modules from different locations on the network and add them to my script for automation. The task will only take about 15 minutes, but I better be sharp, because one mistake and I can cripple the system for everyone.
I can be in a low mental state, which I call Low Energy, but have plenty of time on my hands. There may be a task that requires about 1 hour or 2 of solid work, but it's so simple that a monkey could do it. If it requires little mental energy, I may choose this task due to my dead brain. Again, I have little energy but at least 3 hours of time before the next meeting or the end of the day.
I find that the combination of Time and Energy can differ in many ways and this is why it helps me choose the right task to work on.
This is the idea behind Time and Energy as it relates to GTD. High Energy does not always equal a task that takes a long time and Low Energy does not always mean a task little time.
Just a thought.
11 Posted by Hopsakee on 25 Sep, 2010 06:04 AM
+1 on filtering on energy level
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