How are YOU using RTM? Share.
chipkf says:
How are YOU using RTM? List your method please, and give us some ideas on what is out there to try!
My method is currently App for the Milk, but I need a better method too. :)
My method is currently App for the Milk, but I need a better method too. :)
(closed account) says:
I used Fluid on my Mac to create a standalone app for the main RTM website. Works very well.
I also use Funkeye's Google QSB plugin for quick adds of new tasks, see here for details:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/8679/
As far as my method of using Remember The Milk itself is concerned, it goes something like this:
Lists:
• Inbox - i try to keep this empty, tasks appear here only when I've added something quickly before thinking where it needs to go, then later move it to the appropriate list
• Next Actions - this list is for all stuff I need to do imminently, but without a specific date/time associated with it, i.e. I need to get it done soon, but doesn't really matter on what day. Mainly project tasks.
• Objectives - my work objectives for the current quarter
• Reference - just notes really, not stuff that needs to get done, more things I may need to refer to at some point in the future
• Scheduled - all tasks that have a specific due date/time associated with them, i.e. need to be done on a specific day, and in some cases at a specific time
• Someday - things that occur to me that I should do, but it doesn't really matter when. Nothing of any urgency at this stage. I'll move things from here into Next Actions if they become more urgent
• System - this just contains tags that are used to separate sections of my tag cloud - see the image below
Tags Cloud:
I have a weekly recurring task for Mondays to "Review weekly actions", where I run through all my Next Actions and add any stuff that needs to get added to it, based on any emails that need to be dealt with, or anything else on my mind.
For adding new tasks quickly, I'll use Google QSB on my desktop, the RTM app on my iPhone using the new Smart Add feature.
Thant's pretty much it, and it seems to be working pretty well at the minute. I was using due date/time far to much previously, and was spending too much time postponing tasks. This wasn't very effective, and I found that only using due dates for tasks that actually had a due date, and putting everything else in the Next Actions list has been a much better method.
I also use Funkeye's Google QSB plugin for quick adds of new tasks, see here for details:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/tips/8679/
As far as my method of using Remember The Milk itself is concerned, it goes something like this:
Lists:
• Inbox - i try to keep this empty, tasks appear here only when I've added something quickly before thinking where it needs to go, then later move it to the appropriate list
• Next Actions - this list is for all stuff I need to do imminently, but without a specific date/time associated with it, i.e. I need to get it done soon, but doesn't really matter on what day. Mainly project tasks.
• Objectives - my work objectives for the current quarter
• Reference - just notes really, not stuff that needs to get done, more things I may need to refer to at some point in the future
• Scheduled - all tasks that have a specific due date/time associated with them, i.e. need to be done on a specific day, and in some cases at a specific time
• Someday - things that occur to me that I should do, but it doesn't really matter when. Nothing of any urgency at this stage. I'll move things from here into Next Actions if they become more urgent
• System - this just contains tags that are used to separate sections of my tag cloud - see the image below
Tags Cloud:
I have a weekly recurring task for Mondays to "Review weekly actions", where I run through all my Next Actions and add any stuff that needs to get added to it, based on any emails that need to be dealt with, or anything else on my mind.
For adding new tasks quickly, I'll use Google QSB on my desktop, the RTM app on my iPhone using the new Smart Add feature.
Thant's pretty much it, and it seems to be working pretty well at the minute. I was using due date/time far to much previously, and was spending too much time postponing tasks. This wasn't very effective, and I found that only using due dates for tasks that actually had a due date, and putting everything else in the Next Actions list has been a much better method.