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Alternative to sorted3 and things311/15/2023 I've grouped tags in Things 3 to Next actions, People, Meetings and two more groups. Having quite a few tags hasn't really been a problem in Things 3, I've found. It's a fast and easy enough way for me to remember the things I want to cover when I speak to them. When I'm on a call with one of them I just type the first letters of the name wherever in Things, hit enter and all items, including the Waiting for-stuff, related to that person shows up. So if I'm waiting for something from them, I tag the specific entry with both the name of the person and waiting for. I also have tags for people I frequently interact with. I don’t think that’s an issue.Ĭlick to expand.I use a Waiting for-tag too. I am less rigid in my format but generally have similar information to what you have. To answer your question, my waiting-for’s have a WF in front. You have to put some effort in to make it work for you. Things 3 is elegant, but not really designed for gtd. The checklist feature in Things 3 may be helpful. If you organize Things 3 along the lines of the Davidco setup guide, you can have a single Agenda list, or multiple ones. Headers might help, and certainly worth learning about. Beyond that, you may need something else. For people you interact with only intermittently, say for one or two projects, an Agenda item in each project might be enough. This is ok for a small group but is unwieldy for large numbers. If you use it in the way it’s designers intended (which you seem to be doing), you might make a tag “People” with subtags “Andrea”, ”Bob”, “Charlotte”, et cetera. The best way to handle people-related items in Things 3 depends on your implementation and personal preferences. This covers status reports, just checking, reminding, updating, whatever. If there is something I want to discuss with someone the next time I see them, it is an agenda item. I cannot stress enough the importance of the weekly review. If a waiting-for has no deadline, it still gets reviewed every week, and I may choose to call, email, et cetera. Sometimes the item will move to an agenda item, or I will reset the deadline based on new knowledge, but this is not as common. If that deadline is reached, I will take appropriate action: email, call, et cetera. (I use Things 3 too.) Waiting-for’s and agendas work together Some my waiting-for’s have deadlines. You don’t mention Agendas, which is a useful “list” or “context” in the GTD sense. Click to expand.To answer your question, my waiting-for’s have a WF in front.
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