Getting Boxes Done, the Code
As I mentioned in the first part of this essay, my shiny idea syndrome filled my task list with half-baked ideas, shopping lists, books to read, and solutions to all the world’s problems.
Assuming you like the idea of storing your project ideas in Org, the rest of essay describes the details and the code I use. Since the code for this project is tangled from this essay, ala literate programming, this page should stay up-to-date. ;-)
As I mentioned before, I pretend ideas are on a virtual index card, and process them as I move them around organizational boxes. After creating a flowchart, I simplified it into more of a workflow:
What are the red letters, you ask? Those are the key bindings I use to move the virtual index cards from my inbox to other boxes (files or directories). You’ll see where I specify these and their implementation later.
The next morning, as I’m reviewing the entries, I hit t to refile (move) the entry into my Task List. After I’ve been shopping, and later review the task list, I hit a to archive it, or c to archive it the completed file, which for me, is that day’s journal entry (however, you could specify a file like, accomplishments-yay-me.org). Completed tasks in org are typically archived and I discuss the details of this later on.
