I'm really enjoy using checkvist, you are adding great features very quickly.
I'm really enjoy using checkvist, you are adding great features very quickly. What I feel is missing is more use cases. How are people using Checkvist? What are some recommend workflows? How many lists do you have?
User Stories will not only help those of use already using Checkvist to be more effective, but attract more non-technical customers.
I like to keep my lists at a minimum. I only split out for sharing but I'd prefer not to.
Here are my lists:
* Inbox: This is where zapier based integrations go. I have Jira tickets and emails tagged with "!action" going to list which I process daily.
* The List: This is my primary list. Everything is here. I use sub-nodes for different areas.
* Honey Do: This is the list my wife and I share to make sure we know what we both want done around the house.
* "Client Project" - I have a few Lists I share with clients (Free lance web developer).
I"m looking to write a more detailed blog post.
How are your lists?
User Stories will not only help those of use already using Checkvist to be more effective, but attract more non-technical customers.
I like to keep my lists at a minimum. I only split out for sharing but I'd prefer not to.
Here are my lists:
* Inbox: This is where zapier based integrations go. I have Jira tickets and emails tagged with "!action" going to list which I process daily.
* The List: This is my primary list. Everything is here. I use sub-nodes for different areas.
* Honey Do: This is the list my wife and I share to make sure we know what we both want done around the house.
* "Client Project" - I have a few Lists I share with clients (Free lance web developer).
I"m looking to write a more detailed blog post.
How are your lists?
Hello Neil,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, so true. We should learn how to explain and show people around, not just add features. It's just not easy :)
Oh, and of course, we'd gladly re-post from your blog, if you don't mind.
Regarding my lists:
1) I have a lot of them, but many are archived
2) One is for 'Living in CZ', all tasks related to visas, work permits, documents, rules, all that kind of stuff.
3) One is for 'Family', kids, housing, etc.
4) All the rest are projects: Checkvist features, ideas, bugs, usability issues, use cases (yes ;), design ideas, new projects, (e)book outlines, startup ideas.
Great Sasha Maximova thanks!.
ReplyDeleteI did a little googled last night and found a few posts. It seems that people tend to use a bunch of lists. Coming form Workflowy it was difficult for me to see the value but I think I understand better now. Especially if you use a list as a project and use the progress meter on the main page. For GTD, I can see the different lists being used as different contexts.
I'm currently reworking my process and am defiantly looking for improvements ;)
PS, I just signed up for Pro last night :) Love the service and I'm looking forward to using the CSS customizations!
I'm experimenting with role-based lists at the moment.
ReplyDeleteSo I have 4 work roles, 4 personal roles (plus some management lists like 'inbox'). Each of these has a number of small projects in various outline structures. I date things I want to work on that week as 'ASAP' so it shows up across all the lists on the due date view. I can then change to date=today if I want to make a day list (would be great to be able to add child items within the due date list BTW!).
If any of those projects is a major activity I split it off into a separate list.
I keep playing with it though - I also used Workflowy for a while and did like everything in one list, so I might try that again (or possibly one work, one personal)
Neil Hastings Exactly, a list as a project, just like 1 file for 1 document :) We have plans to improve the 'progress meter', by the way, and allow to show it for on a list's page or just for a single node. So far only thinking about the realisation, may be it will involve tagging, just like we did with CSS customization. Actually, I must once again thank you for the idea to make public code snippets. And for supporting the project, of course :) I hope it pays off with more new features and improvements.
ReplyDeleteStuart Gibbons Yes, yes, yes. Due and search results lists need improvement, that's also in the plans. They will be 'real' lists with a possibility to add, edit, etc. And with multi-selection :) Quite a work, unfortunately, but we'll do it.
ReplyDeleteSasha Maximova thanks so much for that css page. It's a huge help for ideas.
ReplyDeleteOn one side, I use Checkvist as an outliner, a way to write down all the coding or techdoc I have to do at the office. On the contrary to a great number, I do not have 1 project= 1 list, but I use tags instead: for instance a coding workflow can be tagged "#C #Element" where Element is the project; another file can be tagged as " #Element #doc", another as " #Element #Meeting #Closure".
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, I start using Checkvist for tasks: I setup one list per family's member and several lists for office tasks
I have lots of lists, but only several of them are truly active. When you collect materials for several years, it is difficult to keep everything in the perfect order :)
ReplyDeleteObviously, there are dozens of lists For Checkvist-related stuff. Complex feature outlines, lists-collections of features related to some specific areas (like Search, Markdown, or Sharing), Bugs. Promotion/Marketing materials. Often such lists contain external links to Uservoice, GMail, Google+ threads. All those lists are marked with tag #checkvist
Without grouping lists by tags, it is really hard to have any structure.
Also, I have multiple lists related to my daily job at JetBrains, tagged by #jb , but only one of them is truly active - it acts as an Inbox for the urgent tasks there (and called Kir's JetBrains TODO). Into this list I put e-mails to process, YouTrack issues, ZenDesk requests, so I can prioritize and process them later.
Also, I often use Checkvist to make notes on meetings at JetBrains, and for me those records are really useful.
I have a group of lists for Home/Family stuff, like "Things to do in St.Petersburg". Another list is for birthdays (with repeating list items for reminders - I don't use any other calendar application - due notifications work for me).
So, depending on the project size, I use either list tags as project names, or list name works as a project itself.
Totally, I have ~150 lists and ~50 of them are archived. But I haven't reviewed them for a while :)
Kirill Maximov very interesting. I think tags are key also.
ReplyDeleteSide note. I LOVE jetbrains products!!!!! Thank you for making my development life easier.
Thanks, Neil Hastings :)
ReplyDeleteMy list structure is role-based and main lists must contribute to main areas of my life and my commitments. Ideally the number of lists should be around 8-10 and over central life goals or roles such as : health, money/finance, career, f&f, physical surroundings, work role(s), family role(s), obligations etc. Other lists can be temporarily escalated to top-level projects and then ideally moved back to their proper place in the hierarchy (think "archived for review"). When active, such projects are each a target for email forwarding. All tasks should start with a verb or action icon. I often don't cross out tasks but change date/content as we progress - although this isn't satisfying or recommended. I use some tags (such as #next). I found Checkvist as a result of a search for a task list that could live on the Firefox sidebar... and stayed because of others features. I like a (not THE) task list to be in front of my nose all day long, and the sidebar is convenient. I like to use criptic words and shorthand on my tasks because people around me can catch a glimpse of my list.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I have written a short unpublished article on "life slicing" according to the Covey approach vs. the Co-active coaching approach, if that's of interest to anyone, I'm not ready to publish but would be happy to share via email.
Edo Amin Elan is life-slicing about work-life balance? If sound sounds interesting. I work from home and struggle with the balance. Can you email to neil @ indytechcook DOT COM
ReplyDeleteI use my primary checklist for note taking. I have all my article notes in a single list. That list is getting really big and I might have to break down and split it off into multiple lists (it already won't load on an iPad), but I like having it all in one place. I have an elaborate system of tags with several categories of keywords (author, keyword, resource type). I use the custom CSS styles to color code my tags by category.
ReplyDeleteCould you give an example to coloring by category, that is, specific categories/tags?
ReplyDelete#6F5137 (dark brown) = author tag (#Miller__Carolyn)
ReplyDelete#A46733 (lighter brown) = article tag (#Miller_1984)
#FEF5E9 (peach) = type of source (#article, #book)
#D8DFE0 (bluish grey) = keyword (#genre)
#3C5B95 (darker blue) = general topic (#online_vs_onsite_pedagogy)
#447017 (medium green) = type of information (#definition, #methods_model, #conceptual_framework)
#64992c (lighter green) = metadata about information (#seminal__FIELD)
In my case, what is strange in my CSS, is that no color works. For instance, I have:
ReplyDeletetag_important .userContent {
font-weight: 500; /* Bolder text */
color: #3C5B95; /* */
}
But there is no colouring when I set a #important tag ??
It looks like you're missing the "." before "tag_important". The first line should read
ReplyDelete.tag_important .userContent {
Oh, yes, yes, yes.. Thanks !
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