From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Peter Neilson" Subject: Re: org todos on paper? Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:22:38 -0500 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48471) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJD6C-0001M1-Ln for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:23:00 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJD65-0004CS-BP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:22:52 -0500 Received: from pacmmta55.windstream.net ([162.39.147.221]:45993) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WJD65-0004BM-4P for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:22:45 -0500 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:23:26 -0500, Peter Salazar wrote: > I keep meeting people who say they started getting more things done more > efficiently once they started printing out their tasks lists, so they can > have the experience of seeing the list on paper and, more importantly, > the > satisfaction of crossing an item off on the page. > > Does anyone have a workflow they're happy with that involves printing out > their org-mode todo lists? Exactly. My to-do items are mostly physical activities related to taking care of farm animals, rather than things I'm doing on my computer. It makes little sense to try to follow a list on a laptop or smartphone when walking back and forth in mud, or when picking up items at the farm-supply store. I update my to-do items occasionally in emacs, but as much as I've loved using emacs for nearly 40 years, it's not my constant companion outdoors in the weather, or when handling horses or shearing sheep. A printed piece of paper in my pocket is much easier to use, and little harm is done if it falls into the stock tank or gets trampled by livestock.