Luca Cambiaghi, a data scientist from Copenhagen, has a post on his Org-mode workflow. He’s got three problems to solve:
- He doesn’t know when a particular task needs to be worked on.
- He forgets to check on tasks that need his attention
- He needs a convenient way of capturing tasks when he’s not at his computer
His post describes how he uses Org (and Drafts) to solve these problems. He also discusses how he uses Beorg to check his tasks when he’s not at his computer.
All Org users will immediately know the answer to the first two problems. It’s a simple matter to add “scheduled” and “deadline” dates to a task so that you will be alerted when to start and when you need to finish a task. Similarly, the Org Agenda will give you a nice list of tasks and let you know when there is a deadline approaching.
If you’re already familiar with Org-mode, the most interesting part of the post is how he manages tasks when he’s out and about. The details are in the post but the TL;DR is that he uses beorg to see his agenda on his iPhone and Drafts to capture tasks when he’s not at his computer.
If you have similar requirements, be sure to take a look at Cambiaghi’s post. You may find some helpful ideas.