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To be honest friend almost any list manager will do start dates as well as end dates, and not show you the next action in a list.

What I would say is that its often not worth bothering with future...

Personally I don't think one's 30K goals need to be integrated into a project list and next actions system.

What I do is have my 30K upwards goals/areas of focus in my weekly journal, which is...

Coming to this conversation late, but still fwiw here's my view.

Think about why we have contexts. Its not for some arcane reason. It simply recognises that we may have upwards of 200 Next Actions...

For me it depends on when I go to sleep. If I only get home from work at 8pm, it can a bit grim to go bed at 9.30 for a 5.30 start. But assuming I get home on time and get to bed on time, 5.30 is my...

1 -Personally I would keep that information with the project support material or on your next action list, if your tool allows, rather than the calendar. As long as you're reviewing regularly that...

In your case, if its truly a one off, I wouldnt create a context for it. Rather I'd just put a reminder in my calendar the next time i knew I was in the office. It may not be a typical thing to put...

You know, it could just be that there are parts of your job you dont like. Doesn't matter how nice my list manager looks, the project called 'Make staff member x redundant' is not a nice project. At...

Tracking your higher level areas of focus and your day to day next actions are very different things, so there's no reason that they have to be in the same kind of system, as long as they're still...

That will work for some. However my own experience is that its easier for me to keep reminders, hard deadlines and safety nets in my calendar.

I've occasionally set meetings only to find I had big...

To be honest that seems fairly straightforward. In each case you essentially have a deadline, whether that's the end of a day or a time in the day. In the last case its a soft deadline.

In my case...

What a fascinating thread!

My own view is this.

1) As many have commented, 100% up to date is a snapshot moment, coming straight after a review. And probably a monthly or even annual review at...

Personally I whizz through all my next actions when I arrive in the office and pick out the half dozen or so that I'd ideally like to get done that day, and highlight them. I just see it as an...

i have separate inboxes, simply to avoid distractions. Most of my close friends aren't on facebook so still use email as the primary method for chatting. It can be distracting when I get a long...

As above, the WF is a reminder for you of where the project is up to, so whether its a person replying to you, or a meeting occurring, or even some natural event, it makes no difference. It means you...

Personally I choose some point in the distant future that seems appropriate and put a note in my calendar saying 'New Project - Do X'.

If you need to. Sometimes a project goes into a kind of cruise mode where all you have is a string of Next Actions in a row that can only be done one by one, and the mindmap isn't needed.

Other...

MS project isn't for most people in office environments. After all how many of us have projects where we really know what will be required six months down the line?

However we commissioned a major...

Short term, fine. If its helpful to get going just by organising your desk and your inbox, rather than your home life and long term goals etc, thats ok to get going with. Better to get started than...

I would (and did) go for a portable one, just for simplicity. Label writers you plug in are better for more complex tasks, but I had no need.

Simple. A list per member of staff, with all the projects that you are interested in making sure they complete in it. Go over it in the weekly review and you can feel on top of what your teams are...