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Sorry about the glaring grammatical error in the bullet points (How does you...?) - the result of a last minute decision to change "one" to "you"!
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In this example you began with a scan up from the last task on the list. You then marked a task that stood out to you with the direction of your scan. After completing the marked task for now, you then scan down the list starting from the first task.
"After completing the marked task for now, [cross it out and rewrite it at the end of the list if unfinished] then scan down the list starting from the first task."
<< In this example you began with a scan up from the last task on the list. >>
It doesn't really make any difference, but your first scan would normally be from beginning to end of the list.
To keep the list a manageable length: Hitting the bottom line of the latest page is my signal to then carry over only the essential few items from the previous page. The previous page is then dismissed by drawing a diagonal line across it to the outer top corner of the page. This means that there will never be more than 2 open pages at a time. However, many of the tasks will already have been worked on so hopefully this should not mean there would be 2 open pages full of unactioned tasks!
<< To keep the list a manageable length: Hitting the bottom line of the latest page is my signal to then carry over only the essential few items from the previous page. The previous page is then dismissed by drawing a diagonal line across it to the outer top corner of the page. >>
I've not so far found this necessary. I've got six open pages at the moment and no feeling that the list is beginning to seize up. Of course it's important to keep any list well weeded so I've crossed individual tasks out that I didn't feel were going anywhere.
<< Is this effectively AF2 from alternate ends of the list? AF2 then Reverse AF2? >>
Yes. You've got it!
Perhaps the dismissal rules from AF2 make even more sense then... no excuse that you've not got back to the items on "notice".
I've not yet felt the need for any dismissal rules. I've only got two tasks left on the first page (out of 31 lines per page) and I know they'll both get done soon. There's five on the second page but I'm not concerned about any of them either.
It's funny how I interpreted the rule differently: For example after working on an item marked with a 'V' I continue working downwards until I reach the bottom of the list. At that point I start working my way back up the list with the arrowhead pointing upwards. Not sure if this is correct or not but I think I prefer working the list in this way.
Thanks also Mark for the advice about dismissal i.e. not needing it -- I'll see how that goes, although I don't like having more than a few open pages at a time if I can help it.
<< Not sure if this is correct or not but I think I prefer working the list in this way. >>
No, that's not what I meant. I intended that there should be only one task worked each pass. However whatever works for you is fine.