Allowing more than one Next Action within a Project (by use of a new field)
At present MLO forces users to work in a strictly linear mode when using the Next Action views. i.e. it only shows ONE Next Action at a time for each project.
However, according to GTD theory, if more than one Action on a Project is truly actionable right now then you should list them ALL as 'Next Actions'.
So what I am calling for to have a new field called "Force Next" (or something similar) that will in effect "force" that Action to appear in the Next Actions view even if it is not the first Action in the list for the Project in question.
This new field allow you to show ALL the actions that are actionable right for any given project when viewed through the Next Actions views.
This would mean for example, that for a larger project that involves a larger number of taks, you are not constrained to just having the one Next Action, nor are you overwhelmed with seeing the whole queue of future Next Actions all at once.
Anyone with me?
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John commented
Andrey
(Sorry just found this!)
No, I don't want to have to flag up every single Next Actions manually(!).
I would like the Next Actions for each project to appear automatically, but in addition to that, I would like to be able to add to those by manually identifying what needs to be "pushed forward" so to speak.So, yes, I could set up a flag to identify such Actions, BUT because MLO does not have any IsNextAction() in the Advanced section** of the filters [why not??!] it is impossible to add anything to a Show Next Action view.
** The mighty Dwight mentions this fact here:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/mylifeorganized/5SQ36qIFmbAWith thanks
J
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AdminMLO Admin (Admin, MyLifeOrganized) commented
John,
Thanks for the idea.
However I see the following workaround for what you want to see.Create a flag or context in MLO "Next Action".
Mark all tasks you want to see as Next Action for your projects
Create a custom view which will show all Active Actions which are marked with this flag or context.
Group these actions by project and sort with any criteria you want.Will you get what you are looking for?
Andrey.