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"... to Get Things Done" If the goal is to organize things for easy future browsing, the folder approach works well. But, if the goal is to clearly see what th
by aytekin 10y ago
"... to Get Things Done"
If the goal is to organize things for easy future browsing, the folder approach works well. But, if the goal is to clearly see what the next actions are and make progress on them, it is not a good approach since the latest and important items are buried somewhere deep inside all the folders.
- ORioN63 10y agoWhat's your opinion there? Any suggestions, for someone building a personal db.
- _mhr_ 10y agoI'm also working on a personal DB. My email's in my profile if you're interested in chatting about our ideas.
- nextos 10y agoorg-mode and org-capture or org-velocity.
- peppersmith 10y agohttp://www.zim-wiki.org/ http://www.zim-wiki.org/ is a personal database I use to organise notes, projects and scripts. Simple cross-note linking and automatic TODO list generation are particularly useful features I use frequently. The 'database' is stored markdown-formatted files that can be easily version controlled and edited from the command line.
- wolfgang42 10y agoI've done some Zim evangelism on HN before ([1], [2]), so I'll merely link those here and mention that I'd love to answer any questions about how I use it. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13232861 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13232861 [2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13134401 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13134401
- rodgerd 10y agohttps://taskwarrior.org/ https://taskwarrior.org/
- pjc50 10y agoThat's a todo list, and you can maintain one in a file instead. The folders are for keeping incoming data, references, suggestions, related concepts, and partial or completed working documents in.