Quote Originally Posted by cwoodgold View Post
I never really understood the point of "Waiting for". If something requires my attention, to me that means that there's an action I need to do.
The action could be "check status of ..." or "remind so-and-so about ...", and could lead to creating another next action depending on the result. I use my tickle file for these.
The @Waiting For list is a place to park reminders of things that you are waiting for other people to do for you. A regular review of that list may trigger active actions like following up for status or lighting a fire under someone. There's nothing wrong with using the tickler or calendar to remind you that it's time to take action on a @Waiting For item but the reminder of the delegated action itself belongs on @Waiting For.