Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Review

Posted on May 16, 2007 by LJ

Using the Outline: Review

This series of filters is to make sure that I have things queued up for working on my projects. The filters pertain only to next actions. While there are very few filters in this action, this is what keeps me on track.

3.1 NA

This filter shows the next actions for my current projects. If there is a project listed without a next action defined, I change the project to category “Need NA”

3.2 Need NA

I now deal with any projects that need a next action. Selecting this filter, I go through each one, adding next action(s) as necessary.

3.3 NA Not linked

Here is the list of next actions that are not linked into my task list. I can quickly go through and link what I need to.

Note: I use a § at the end of every Bonsai next action so that I can quickly distinguish things in my task list as coming from Bonsai.

3.4 Linked

This filter shows me things that are linked. I can use this to process items, or as a double-check on my workload.

Related posts:

  1. Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Review Filters
  2. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Working List Filters
  3. Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Thinking Filters
  4. Using Bonsai With Getting Things Done: Processing Filters
  5. Using Bonsai with Getting Things Done: Capturing and Processing

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Comments (3)

 

  1. Venki says:
    June 11, 2007 at 3:30 pm

    Hi LJ,

    For the linked NA’s in the task list you can find some tags like this [BZ5] (you can find it in the notes field) which is inserted by Bonsai to indicate that this has been linked from Bonsai.

    There is a hack by Bonsai called BackToBonsai which will take you back to Bonsai (this works only in Palm) when you click on the tag [BZ5].

    Hope this will help you in not adding an additional § at the end of every Bonsai next action.

    Regards
    Venki

  2. Venki says:
    June 11, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    Just found out that it also works in the palm desktop. You just have to select the task and click the little Bonsai icon on the top bar. It will launch Bonsai and place the cursor in front of that task. Thats cool. I just learnt it, so thoought I would share with you.

  3. LJ says:
    June 11, 2007 at 5:27 pm

    Yes, I am aware of this software. However, I don’t want to have to go to the notes to see what tasks are from Bonsai…the § shows me at a glance within the task list without any further action on my part.

    For those people who aren’t aware of it, this feature is GREAT for jumping back and forth between the task list and Bonsai, particularly on the Palm. The only “gotcha” is that sometimes the codes inserted into the notes of the task get out of sync with the Bonsai outline. To remedy this, open the outline on the PDA, go to Home, select the outline, choose Details, and click on Verify. This should bring the links back in sync.