Discussion Forum > Autofocus 1 premature dismissal
I advise, that "tasks that I would just cross off as not relevant anymore, if I would use FVP or Simple Scanning" you still cross off. Every moment you leave it uncrossed is another moment it needlessly gets read again on your next pass.
Yet I do not see how this bears on your title, as crossing or not crossing should not affect when the page is dismissed, nor if it feels premature.
Yet I do not see how this bears on your title, as crossing or not crossing should not affect when the page is dismissed, nor if it feels premature.
May 20, 2021 at 21:11 |
Alan Baljeu
Alan Baljeu
Christopher:
Alan is right. You can remove a task at any time which you have decided you don't want to do at all.
Alan is right. You can remove a task at any time which you have decided you don't want to do at all.
May 20, 2021 at 22:33 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
I think there's an interesting effect if one resists the temptation to manually delete tasks in AF1. The idea being to let the system do all the work for you. I suppose if a task is clearly irrelevant (e.g. deadline passed) or you're 100% sure you're not going to do it, it probably should be crossed out (as Mark says here). But otherwise it seems to be me a valid option to adhere to the original instructions literally and to leave (almost) everything to the automatic dismissal.
For me, this is a big difference between AF1 and Simple Scanning. In Simple Scanning, I frequently (too frequently?) prune tasks as I go around the list. Whereas in AF1, I calmly leave tasks alone even if I probably won't do them, allowing the system to catch the tasks which are found wanting. Likely, there are pros and cons to both approaches.
For me, this is a big difference between AF1 and Simple Scanning. In Simple Scanning, I frequently (too frequently?) prune tasks as I go around the list. Whereas in AF1, I calmly leave tasks alone even if I probably won't do them, allowing the system to catch the tasks which are found wanting. Likely, there are pros and cons to both approaches.
May 21, 2021 at 15:32 |
Belacqua
Belacqua
Thanks everyone! Belacqua, I do share your sense for purity, but for now I've decided to go with Alan's common sense.
May 22, 2021 at 21:32 |
Christopher
Christopher
But in Autofocus 1 this is not part of the rules. I should just wait until the whole page gets dismissed.
I like that, because it's faster for now, I just proceed scanning without even having to do the crossing out and any mental activity that comes with that.
But, when I dismiss the page, then I would highlight these tasks for further consideration. These seems wrong, there should be the option in the rules to cross out any task I don't want to highlight when dismissing a page.
What should I do? My aim is to be as true to the spirit of the rules as possible.