From bfb56ad43fb63f46dc247e6d5382fdeb1e4772cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:40:35 +0200 Subject: rewrite the whole site Signed-off-by: Lars Wirzenius Sponsored-by: author --- waiting-for.mdwn | 55 ------------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 55 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 waiting-for.mdwn (limited to 'waiting-for.mdwn') diff --git a/waiting-for.mdwn b/waiting-for.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index 2c76a84..0000000 --- a/waiting-for.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,55 +0,0 @@ -Waiting for things to happen -============================ - -After delegating something, you usually want to keep track of the issue -to make sure it gets done. Minions are often lazy, and -you don't want to be the kind of overlord who forgets having given orders. -So you need another list: a list of things you're waiting for to happen. - -This list is not just for delegations. It's also for other events you're -waiting for. For example: - -* you've ordered something online, and are waiting for it to arrive -* you've started a week-long benchmark run, and are waiting for it to finish -* you're short of cash right now, so you're waiting for your bonus, and - after it arrives, there's a bunch of things you'll need to do, or you'd - like to do - -I use a "waiting for" list of the following format: - - * Bonus arrives. - 2009-09-01 - - buy disco ball - - pay credit card - -This format makes it easy to keep track of what you're waiting for, -how long you've waited already, and what to do after the event happens. - -You could keep track of the reactions to an event elsewhere. For example, -they might be in the project list, and the project would be marked -"blocked" in some manner. However, there's no direct link from the -"waiting for" list to the project list, and you'd need to remember -that there are blocked actions, so you'd at least need to write down -pointers to the blocked projects. - -I also keep another kind of "waiting for" list, for things that will -need to be finished the same day. I call this the "in progress" list, -and it's actually a context in my next actions list. -It usually contains things that automation is doing for me, but that I need -to remember to check up on when they're finished. For example: - -* a half-hour test run for some software I'm writing (it's so easy to - start one, then lose the window under a dozen others, and only notice - it a week later: this seriously slows down development speed) -* Roomba is vacuuming in another room -* the washing machine is running; when it's done, it needs to be emptied - and possibly another load started -* a co-worker is looking up some information and promised to have something - by lunchtime - -The "in progress" list is otherwise like the "waiting for" one, but I -keep it at the top of the "next actions" list, so it's always in my -face. This makes it harder to forget stuff that is currently happening. -The crucial difference, for me, is that "in progress" needs to be -finished the same day, whereas "waiting for" may usually wait until the -next weekly review. -- cgit v1.2.1