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The Power of Outlines
GOD | Nov 21 2006
This is a little free form and all over the place, but I've got to get it out of my head... I have recently fallen in love with vim (a text editor), in large part because it does folding and is ubiquitous, fast, and wonderful. And now I have discovered its use as an outliner. Outlines give me this little rush of power when I come against them. I think it is because of what I have discovered about the workings of my brain, namely, that out of sight really is out of mind. So, I'm filled with this urge again to create an outline that captures all parts of me and my life. Something like a huge integrated living tickler. Is anyone else captivated by something like this? Or is anyone doing this already? I feel like it would really help with reviews... 2 Comments
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 Outlines are theSubmitted by Wilhelm on November 25, 2006 - 3:10am.
Quote: Outlines give me this little rush of power when I come against them. Absolutely! I think it's because viewing things hierarchically provides perspective which, more than anything else, is what I seek in an organisational system. They're much more powerful "cognitive artifacts" than flat lists, because they provide a scaffold for both horizontal (across projects) and vertical (within projects) thinking. GOD, I have a single outline which captures my whole life. Items are also assigned a context, allowing me to view context-based to-do lists as well as the hierarchy itself. Having tried all sorts of electronic and paper approaches in the past, I wouldn't run GTD any other way. Weekly Reviews are also easier with an outline-based GTD system than any other, in my experience. For me, the best GTD tools will always be software outliners which allow one to assign contexts to items and view context-based to-do lists: - MyLife Organized on Windows » POSTED IN:
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