I figured if there was a tool that could take care of the hard work involved in a digital tickler file, Hazel would be it. I use Hazel extensively to manage my files, handle my filing, organise my backups and perform housekeeping on my directories, amongst many other things. ![]() For those of you who (for some unknown reason) don’t know what Hazel is, I’ll quote their website : “Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create.” I spent the next couple of hours figuring out how to setup a fully automated tickler file system on a Mac using a wonderful tool called Hazel. I got to the inbox item “Digital tickler files?” and when I got to the standard GTD question of “is it actionable?” I decided, “yes, it is”. I put a loop into Omnifocus’s inbox and didn’t think too much more about it.Ī few days later I was at the airport processing my inbox while waiting to board. We discussed the idea of having a digital version of the tickler and some people though it would be really useful. I was over in Houston doing training a couple of weeks ago and the topic of tickler files came up again. Well, this would be a pretty short post if that was the end of it…. That works pretty well and certainly gives the desired (fully automatic) result. My current method is to put a link to the file I want “tickled” into with a start date of the day I want to see it. There are various ways to fake a tickler file, some of which I use already. Tickler files only work if you have the discipline to check them daily. ![]() I’m usually training fairly technical people who’re trying to embrace the paperless lifestyle, the idea of having a draw dedicated to 43 folders and having to remember to check it isn’t that appealing. When carrying out GTD training, I’m often asked if there is digital equivalent of a tickler file. I’ve never really found a place in my physical life for a tickler file in my Getting Things Done workflow, they seem like a great idea but I have no real world paper to manage.
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