gnome/linux personal orgnizer

[dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)]

On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 09:48:41AM -0400, Stephen Adler wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> Yesterday I had a bit of a meltdown at work due to being overwhelmed 
> with deadlines. After the smoke has settled, I realized that my life has 
> gotten so complicated, with meetings, tasks, deadlines, etc. that I have 
> to start using some kind of software tool to keep my work life 
> organized. It used to be that I could remember everything that needed to 
> get done, but I've reached a new stage in my career where that's not 
> possible.
> 
> So... can you guys recommend a software pages to organized ones 
> professional life, with meeting dates, reminders of tasks that need to 
> get done etc? What are the popular applications for the gnome and/or kde 
> desktops?

Everybody finds something different. Here's what works for me:

- I carry my phone everywhere, so I use:
	- an alarm clock set for every repeating meeting or
	  event
	- Google Calendar with audible alarms set for every
	  one-off meeting or event

- I maintain a text file in my home directory called TASKLIST. 
	- every day at 8AM, 2PM and 4PM, a cron job mails me
	  TASKLIST
	- I keep track of what I'm doing or need to do there.
	- It's organized into a very few categories, based on
	  urgency:

URGENT

SOON

DEADLINE

and

EVENTUALLY

I don't keep track of items once they've been completed or fall
off the list for some other reason; I do archive all the
TASKLIST emails in a folder where I could consult or search them
if needed.

-dsr-
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