Basics and best practices
Hello. I'd like to start using RTM more effectively by using dates (both Start and Due), tags and possibly Smart lists too.
I would like to set up a simple way to have RTM help me by surfacing what's most important and next to do.
What are some best practices that I can adopt to make that work? What are best uses for dates and tags? A due date seems the most obvious to me.
I would like to hear recommendations about how I can use those features to move from a basic to intermediate or advanced user.
I look forward to hearing back!
Thank you
Neil
I would like to set up a simple way to have RTM help me by surfacing what's most important and next to do.
What are some best practices that I can adopt to make that work? What are best uses for dates and tags? A due date seems the most obvious to me.
I would like to hear recommendations about how I can use those features to move from a basic to intermediate or advanced user.
I look forward to hearing back!
Thank you
Neil
mirthless29 says:
Hi, Neil
Good questions and very difficult to answer. It depends on a lot of things.
I feel more more confident with my system reviewing it a lot. i use very few alarms or due dates.
My experience and uses are:
• Start date as a reminder to look into a task, mainly for delayed or delegated. I have some smart lists based on start dates
• Due dates: very few and only for extrict and non subjective ones. It has no sense por me as a reminder. I une for them start dates. If I postpone a lot Im doing wrong
Good questions and very difficult to answer. It depends on a lot of things.
I feel more more confident with my system reviewing it a lot. i use very few alarms or due dates.
My experience and uses are:
• Start date as a reminder to look into a task, mainly for delayed or delegated. I have some smart lists based on start dates
• Due dates: very few and only for extrict and non subjective ones. It has no sense por me as a reminder. I une for them start dates. If I postpone a lot Im doing wrong
andrewski (Remember The Milk) says:
Hi Neil,
In addition to mirthless29's suggestions, I'd suggest looking through our blog or our Tips page.
Since you're looking for ways to find what's coming up, I might suggest a few tips:
Finding next actions that you haven’t acted on
Using priority instead of due dates (or just in addition to due dates! 😅)
I hope some of these help but let us know if you run into any questions or are looking for something else! 💙
In addition to mirthless29's suggestions, I'd suggest looking through our blog or our Tips page.
Since you're looking for ways to find what's coming up, I might suggest a few tips:
Finding next actions that you haven’t acted on
Using priority instead of due dates (or just in addition to due dates! 😅)
I hope some of these help but let us know if you run into any questions or are looking for something else! 💙