Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Processing Filters

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Processing Filters

Processing filters are the ones I use to get items into the system and filed appropriately. Below are the specifics for each of the filters.

00 Areas of Focus

This filter shows me my areas of focus. From here I can make sure that I have matching areas under both the Current and Someday/Maybe levels of the outline. I can also split areas where necessary, or consolidate them.

• Categories: @AreaOfFocus

1.1 Process

This filter show me what has to be taken from the in box (Process top level item) and entered into the other parts of the outline. An empty “in box” would be to have this category be empty.

• Text: Processing
• Scope: Parent shows all children, starting at level 1

1.2 Unfiled

This filter helps me capture any item that has not been assigned a category/context.

• Categories: Unfiled

1.3 Need Keywords

• Show items that have: no keywords

1.4 AOF Filing

This one allows me to file the non-SNA items into the outline

• Scope: parent shows all children, starting at level 1
• Categories: Someday, Project, @AreaOfFocus, Maybe

1.5 AOF Filing-SNA

This is for capturing those items in processing that are not a project, someday or maybe…i.e. the SNAs

• Scope: parent shows all children, starting at level 1
• Categories: all except Someday, Maybe, Project
• Keywords: Area of Focus, SNA
• Show items that have: at least one selected keyword

1.6 Completed SNA

I use this outline to show me which items have been completed so I can move them to my Completed outline.

• Status: completed
• Categories: all
• Keywords: SNA
• Show items that have: at least one selected keyword

1.7 Completed Projects

This filter allows me to see what has been completed and move them out to my Completed archive.

• Status: Completed
• Categories: @AreaOfFocus, Project, Someday