From 7ec8a75a903eb7bb609939b549b629b1197654a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Cuny Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:51:48 -0700 Subject: [emacs] Add a template for weekly review. In addition to the template, we introduce a new directory (etc) where this template will be. There's a new custom variable for the new path. --- emacs.d/custom/fcuny-org.el | 8 +++++ emacs.d/custom/fcuny-vars.el | 3 ++ emacs.d/etc/weekly_review.org | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 95 insertions(+) create mode 100644 emacs.d/etc/weekly_review.org diff --git a/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-org.el b/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-org.el index 278529c..a9dcee8 100644 --- a/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-org.el +++ b/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-org.el @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +(require 'fcuny-vars) + (use-package org :ensure t @@ -89,6 +91,12 @@ "* %U %?\n" :empty-lines 1 :tree-type week) + ;; personal weekly review + ("w" "Weekly Review" entry + (file+olp+datetree ,(concat org-directory "/personal/reviews.org")) + (file ,(concat fcuny/path-emacs-etc "/weekly_review.org")) + :tree-type week) + ;; templates for work related things only. ("T" "Work Todo" entry (file+headline ,(concat org-directory "/twitter/tasks.org") "New") diff --git a/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-vars.el b/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-vars.el index 67b04fa..f3efe6a 100644 --- a/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-vars.el +++ b/emacs.d/custom/fcuny-vars.el @@ -1,6 +1,9 @@ (defvar fcuny/path-emacs-var (expand-file-name "var" user-emacs-directory) "Path to some files for Emacs.") +(defvar fcuny/path-emacs-etc (expand-file-name "etc" user-emacs-directory) + "Path to some files for Emacs.") + (defvar fcuny/custom-settings (expand-file-name "emacs-custom.el" fcuny/path-emacs-var) "Path to emacs custom variables.") diff --git a/emacs.d/etc/weekly_review.org b/emacs.d/etc/weekly_review.org new file mode 100644 index 0000000..77d31fe --- /dev/null +++ b/emacs.d/etc/weekly_review.org @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +* Get Clear [0/3] +- [ ] Collect Loose Papers and Materials: Pull out all miscellaneous + pieces of paper, business cards, receipts, and so on that have crept + into the crevices of your desk, clothing, and accessories. Put it + all in your in-tray for processing. +- [ ] Get “IN” to Zero: Review any meeting notes and miscellaneous + scribbles on notepaper or in your mobile devices. Decide and list + any action items, projects, waiting-fors, calendar events, and + someday/maybes, as appropriate. File any reference notes and + materials. Get the “in” areas of e-mails, texts, and voice mails to + zero. Be ruthless with yourself, processing all notes and thoughts + relative to interactions, projects, new initiatives, and input that + have come your way since your last download, and purging those not + needed. + - [ ] Papers + - [ ] Physical Notebook + - [ ] Physical Objects + - [ ] Text Messages + - [ ] Email Inbox + +- [ ] Empty Your Head: Put into writing or text (in appropriate + categories) any new projects, action items, waiting-fors, + someday/maybes, and so forth that you haven’t yet captured and + clarified. +* Get Current [0/7] +- [ ] Review Action Lists: Mark off completed actions. Review for + reminders of further action steps to record. Many times I’ve been + moving so fast I haven’t had a chance to mark off many completed + items on my list, much less figure out what to do next. This is the + time to do that. +- [ ] Archive completed or inactive projects, briefly reviewing each + note and moving it to other notebooks if it could be useful there. +- [ ] Review [[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/agenda][Previous Calendar Data]]: Review the past two to three + weeks of calendar entries in detail for remaining or emergent action + items, reference information, and so on, and transfer that data into + the active system. Grab every “Oh! That reminds me . . . !” with its + associated actions. You will likely notice meetings and events that + you attended, which trigger thoughts of what to do next about the + content. Be able to archive your past calendar with nothing left + uncaptured. +- [ ] Review Upcoming Calendar: Look at further calendar entries + (long-and short-term). Capture actions about projects and + preparations required for upcoming events. Your calendar is one of + the best checklists to review regularly, to prevent last-minute + stress and trigger creative front-end thinking.* Upcoming travel, + conferences, meetings, holidays, etc. should be assessed for + projects to add to your “Projects” and “Next Actions” lists for any + of those situations that are already on your radar but not yet on + cruise control. +- [ ] Review Waiting For List: Any needed follow-up? Need to send an + e-mail to get a status on it? Need to add an item to someone’s + Agenda list to update when you’ll talk with him or her? Record any + next actions. Check off any already received. +- [ ] Review Project (and Larger Outcome) Lists: Evaluate the status + of projects, goals, and outcomes, one by one, ensuring that at least + one current kick-start action for each is in your system. Browse + through any active and relevant project plans, support materials, + and any other work-in-progress material to trigger new actions, + completions, waiting-fors, etc. +- [ ] Review Stuck Projects: Stuck projects are project that have no + next actions. For the definitions of what a project is and how to + check if it stuck, customize the variable ‘org-stuck-projects’. +- [ ] Review Any Relevant Checklists: Is there anything else that you + haven’t done, that you need or want to do, given your various + engagements, interests, and responsibilities?a +* Get Creative [0/2] +- [ ] Review Someday Maybe List: Check for any projects that may have + become more interesting or valuable to activate, and transfer them + to Projects. Delete any that have simply stayed around much longer + than they should, as the world and your interest have changed enough + to take them off even this informal radar. Add any emerging + possibilities that you’ve just started thinking about. +- [ ] Be Creative and Courageous: Are there any new, wonderful, + harebrained, creative, thought-provoking, risk-taking ideas you can + capture and add into your system, or “external brain”? +* Journal +** How are you doing right now? +** What went well this week? +** What didn't go so well this week? +** Did I learn anything important this week? +** Is there anything I can tweak, simplify, or eliminate? +** What is currently holding me back? +** What urgent questions do I have? +** What do I feel grateful for in my life and work/school? -- cgit 1.4.1