I use it, Dana. What's your question?
Reavers ain't men. Or they forgot how to be. Now they're just nothing. They got out to the edge of the galaxy, to that place of nothing, and that's what they became.
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Allyson - Apr 07, 2010 9:00:50 am PDT #21515 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
-t - Apr 07, 2010 9:01:40 am PDT #21516 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You seriously need to write that, TB.
I agree!
Dana - Apr 07, 2010 9:11:52 am PDT #21517 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Does it work for you? Is it useful without requiring a lot of time put into it?
Nora Deirdre - Apr 07, 2010 9:15:17 am PDT #21518 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I think so, Dana- it's been both useful and easy to use.
Dana - Apr 07, 2010 9:16:10 am PDT #21519 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
My current method is Post-It note, which is actually fairly useful, but has its disadvantages.
Allyson - Apr 07, 2010 9:23:38 am PDT #21520 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It's totally useful and awesome for me, and prevents a ton of follow-up questions because I can send status reports on each task.
Setting a task is as simple as setting a calendar event, and you can invite people to view your tasks just like you can invite them to view your calendar.
I use it for things like host/hire package for a foreign national, where i have to get a butt ton of approvals, several pieces of paperwork, and I'm on a strict schedule to get them in. So I can just put in something like:
4/7/10 Task: Hire ita, citizenship Jamaica. Due Date: 6/21/2010
And then I can just open the task and put in all the notes as they happen:
4/9: Received passport and CV. Informed host of J1 visa. 4/12: Sent memo for signature 4/12: Package sent to NASA 5/12: Approval received. Travel in process. J1 in process. 6/14: Ports activated. Technology Transfer Control Plan in place. Computer and phone ordered; delivery by 6/16.
And at any point, if someone walks into my office in a state of panic about whether ita's hire package is on schedule, I can click "status report" and send it all to the Chicken Little so they can clearly see that I wasn't posting at Buffistas all day and got my shit done.
Dana - Apr 07, 2010 9:27:25 am PDT #21521 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Okay, sounds good. Thanks, Allyson and Nora.
lisah - Apr 07, 2010 9:32:35 am PDT #21522 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Has anyone here used jira?
I've used it for issue tracking for the last few years here. It's highly-customizable to a kind of irritating degree. But it works as well as any other issue tracking system I've used.
Allyson - Apr 07, 2010 9:33:31 am PDT #21523 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Also, JPL smells like maple syrup.
bon bon - Apr 07, 2010 9:42:22 am PDT #21524 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Does anyone use Outlook to keep track of tasks and To-Do lists? Or have another recommendation? I need some way to deal with low-priority things, things that don't have a specific due date, and other miscellaneous stuff, in addition to straightforward tasks.
My quick and dirty outlook method was starring emails with tasks in them. It's not exactly GTD but it keeps them from dropping down the rabbit hole.