Comments on: Tools of The Effective Developer: Personal Planning http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/ Hans-Eric Grönlund on software development Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:26:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Weekly Link Post 6 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-8453 Weekly Link Post 6 « Rhonda Tipton’s WebLog Wed, 28 May 2008 17:17:11 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-8453 [...] Hans-Eric Grönlund gives us his take on Personal Planning. [...] [...] Hans-Eric Grönlund gives us his take on Personal Planning. [...]

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]]> By: Stefan http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-179 Stefan Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:55:17 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-179 I'm using a Tiddlywiki too. I even wrote a small extension, that let's me tick off finished tasks by a simple click. Paper just doesn't work for me. It's too static, since a lot of tasks, with higher priorities seem to pop up during the day, and the paperlist turn's into an unreadable mess ... Advantage with the wiki approach: It also allows you to easily copy today's unfinished tasks to the next :-) I’m using a Tiddlywiki too. I even wrote a small extension, that let’s me tick off finished tasks by a simple click. Paper just doesn’t work for me. It’s too static, since a lot of tasks, with higher priorities seem to pop up during the day, and the paperlist turn’s into an unreadable mess …

Advantage with the wiki approach: It also allows you to easily copy today’s unfinished tasks to the next :-)

]]> By: Jeroen http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-169 Jeroen Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-169 Great, let me know how it turns out for you! Great, let me know how it turns out for you!

]]> By: Hans-Eric http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-152 Hans-Eric Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:32:32 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-152 Jeroen: Your approach has definitely advantages. I also keep a work log, and that is usually what I do at the end of the work day. It could be a good idea to start the todo-list at that time as well. There is a risk that additional items come up during the night, in the form of emails probably, but that shouldn't be too much of an issue. I shall try your approach for a couple of days and see if that works for me as well. Rick: I have used Wiki:s, but never for my todo-list. I like having papers, they tend to get my attention while lying close to the keyboard. I have never tried a lightweight kind of wiki though. One html file, I like the sound of that. Thanks for the tip. Jeroen: Your approach has definitely advantages. I also keep a work log, and that is usually what I do at the end of the work day. It could be a good idea to start the todo-list at that time as well. There is a risk that additional items come up during the night, in the form of emails probably, but that shouldn’t be too much of an issue. I shall try your approach for a couple of days and see if that works for me as well.

Rick: I have used Wiki:s, but never for my todo-list. I like having papers, they tend to get my attention while lying close to the keyboard. I have never tried a lightweight kind of wiki though. One html file, I like the sound of that. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Rick Lively http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-151 Rick Lively Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:38:21 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-151 Have you considered using a Wiki? Creating the list and then creating the details/solution by clicking on each item is a nice way to work through the list. My current favorite it d3 (a tiddlywiki), it is one html file that runs completely local on my hard disk. Paper is nice, but I like to have the search capabilities of a computer file... Have you considered using a Wiki?

Creating the list and then creating the details/solution by clicking on each item is a nice way to work through the list. My current favorite it d3 (a tiddlywiki), it is one html file that runs completely local on my hard disk.

Paper is nice, but I like to have the search capabilities of a computer file…

]]> By: Jeroen http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-150 Jeroen Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:02:56 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-150 I agree, a proper todo list is a good habit. I don't make them in the morning, though. I create them at the end of my day for my next workday. This brings the following advantages: 1) everything is still fresh in your mind, so not hard times remembering 2) you can let go of your thoughts and enjoy your evening :-) 3) it seems that it's easier for me to create the list in the evening rather than in the morning, saving me time in general. Regards, Jeroen I agree, a proper todo list is a good habit.

I don’t make them in the morning, though. I create them at the end of my day for my next workday. This brings the following advantages:

1) everything is still fresh in your mind, so not hard times remembering
2) you can let go of your thoughts and enjoy your evening :-)
3) it seems that it’s easier for me to create the list in the evening rather than in the morning, saving me time in general.

Regards,

Jeroen

]]> By: Hans-Eric http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-106 Hans-Eric Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:47:49 +0000 http://www.hans-eric.com/2007/09/05/tools-of-the-effective-developer-personal-planning/#comment-106 *laughing out loud* Yeah, it sucks doesn't it :-) *laughing out loud* Yeah, it sucks doesn’t it :-)

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