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Discussion Forum > One Sentence Summary of AutoFocus?
Not sure I could write anything in one sentence as everyone probably realises ....... :-) Will add the task to my list tho' (and let you know if it gets rejected!)
January 12, 2009 at 16:33 |
Christine B
Christine B
A set of simple lists and a "little and often" approach encourage you to let your intuition restructure and work through mountains of tasks.
January 12, 2009 at 16:54 |
Beth
Beth
Thanks, Beth, but what I'm actually looking for is a summary of how the system works like:
"You work on one page at a time doing the items in any order until you've done all you want to, then you move onto the next page - and keep moving from page to page until you've got to the end of the list when you start again at the first page."
Actually that's not bad! But I'm sure it can be improved on.
"You work on one page at a time doing the items in any order until you've done all you want to, then you move onto the next page - and keep moving from page to page until you've got to the end of the list when you start again at the first page."
Actually that's not bad! But I'm sure it can be improved on.
January 12, 2009 at 16:58 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Ooops! That's what I get for thinking too early in the day. :)
January 12, 2009 at 16:59 |
Beth
Beth
"Autofocus is a method of task management which keeps you focused on the task you most need to do, while helping to overcome procrastination and automatically removing tasks you are not committed to doing."
I'm sure I could do better after I've used it for a while.
Mike
I'm sure I could do better after I've used it for a while.
Mike
January 12, 2009 at 17:06 |
Mike
Mike
Hi Mark,
for me a flowchart would be much easier to understand. That's why I already made me one and it helped me a lot.
Trying to bring it all into one sentence seems a bit tough if a big instruction is still that hard to understand.
What about - task by task, page by page ;-)
Too late in the day here.
for me a flowchart would be much easier to understand. That's why I already made me one and it helped me a lot.
Trying to bring it all into one sentence seems a bit tough if a big instruction is still that hard to understand.
What about - task by task, page by page ;-)
Too late in the day here.
January 12, 2009 at 17:11 |
Simone
Simone
Probably a bit wordy but feel free to use whatever is useful.
"Fed up with prioritising? Be guided by intuition! You run through your list, a page at a time. Certain items will 'jump' out at you which can then be done. Much more will be done as you will review your list several times a day.The key is to do a little bit of a task and re-enter it on the last page. Little and often is the key to being productive and combatting procrastination! "
"Fed up with prioritising? Be guided by intuition! You run through your list, a page at a time. Certain items will 'jump' out at you which can then be done. Much more will be done as you will review your list several times a day.The key is to do a little bit of a task and re-enter it on the last page. Little and often is the key to being productive and combatting procrastination! "
January 12, 2009 at 17:14 |
Nick
Nick
Oooops, I just saw your clarification, Mark. Let me try that again ;-)
"You write down a list of the items you need to do, grouped into pages of 30 - 40 items, then work on the items on one page at a time as they seem ready to be processed, moving uncompleted items to the end of the list and returning to the first page when you reach the end of the last page."
If you remove the one sentence restriction, maybe striving for a short paragraph of two or three simple sentences, it might read better.
Mike
"You write down a list of the items you need to do, grouped into pages of 30 - 40 items, then work on the items on one page at a time as they seem ready to be processed, moving uncompleted items to the end of the list and returning to the first page when you reach the end of the last page."
If you remove the one sentence restriction, maybe striving for a short paragraph of two or three simple sentences, it might read better.
Mike
January 12, 2009 at 17:16 |
Mike
Mike
Flowchart: Yeah, I needed to make one too. It is hard to explain in words and I found that I got tangled up with moving things from one page to the end of the list ... and such like that.
Part of the problem is with the use of the word "page", I think. At least that was what confused me. Once I flow charted it it was clear to me how it all worked. Also, the use of the word "page" implies that this is a paper based system (which it is for me) but it is really implementation independent.
Part of the problem is with the use of the word "page", I think. At least that was what confused me. Once I flow charted it it was clear to me how it all worked. Also, the use of the word "page" implies that this is a paper based system (which it is for me) but it is really implementation independent.
January 12, 2009 at 17:21 |
Mike
Mike
Mark, how about something like .....
This radical new approach to Time Management is is simple in the extreme. Using a standard notebook of around 30-35 lines per page, list all you need or want to do, then, taking each page in order as a separate list, do whichever item or items you want to, working on it/them for as long as you want to, crossing off all completed or partially actioned tasks as you go along and relisting uncompleted tasks at the end of the last page.
Sorry Mark - 2 sentences but one is quite short :-)
This radical new approach to Time Management is is simple in the extreme. Using a standard notebook of around 30-35 lines per page, list all you need or want to do, then, taking each page in order as a separate list, do whichever item or items you want to, working on it/them for as long as you want to, crossing off all completed or partially actioned tasks as you go along and relisting uncompleted tasks at the end of the last page.
Sorry Mark - 2 sentences but one is quite short :-)
January 12, 2009 at 17:34 |
Christine B
Christine B
Here is a shot at using a few short simple sentences:
"Autofocus is a method of helping you focus on taking action on the most important thing you have to do. Your attention is focused on one short page of items and you work on that page so long as you feel that there are items to do. Once you have worked on an item, you cross it off, and move it to the bottom of the last page of your list if there is more work to be done on that item. New items are also added to the end of the last page as they come up. You work through your list, page by page, until you reach the end of the last page, then you start over on the first page. Pages are completed, and excluded from further review, when all items have been crossed off or if on any pass you elect to not take action on any of the remaining items on a page."
I don't know. It is still a bit wordy but then there are quite a few steps and conditions to be considered.
"Autofocus is a method of helping you focus on taking action on the most important thing you have to do. Your attention is focused on one short page of items and you work on that page so long as you feel that there are items to do. Once you have worked on an item, you cross it off, and move it to the bottom of the last page of your list if there is more work to be done on that item. New items are also added to the end of the last page as they come up. You work through your list, page by page, until you reach the end of the last page, then you start over on the first page. Pages are completed, and excluded from further review, when all items have been crossed off or if on any pass you elect to not take action on any of the remaining items on a page."
I don't know. It is still a bit wordy but then there are quite a few steps and conditions to be considered.
January 12, 2009 at 17:35 |
Mike
Mike
first try
The Autofocus system utilizes your previous knowledge of creating "To-do"
lists, but actually allows you to work so they get "To done!" How? You create
your list, adding to it throughout the day as MORE and MORE items come to mind.
You scan the first page twice, once quickly, then more slowly until the combination
of your brain "pulls" an item out that is in conjunction with both your conscious
and unconscious goals. This is the item that "POPS" into focus automatically.
You work that item until tired, stopping work on it for any
previously scheduled appointments which are kept in a separate area.
Upon return to the list or ending the time you want to work on that item. If the item is finished you cross it out. If not, you cross it out and add to the end of the list. You'll get
there, we promise.
Then you continue to scan that page to the bottom, and from the top to the item jsut completed looking for something to POP into focus. Nothing that page?
Then you follow the process to the next page all the way until the end of the list, and repeat.
The Autofocus system utilizes your previous knowledge of creating "To-do"
lists, but actually allows you to work so they get "To done!" How? You create
your list, adding to it throughout the day as MORE and MORE items come to mind.
You scan the first page twice, once quickly, then more slowly until the combination
of your brain "pulls" an item out that is in conjunction with both your conscious
and unconscious goals. This is the item that "POPS" into focus automatically.
You work that item until tired, stopping work on it for any
previously scheduled appointments which are kept in a separate area.
Upon return to the list or ending the time you want to work on that item. If the item is finished you cross it out. If not, you cross it out and add to the end of the list. You'll get
there, we promise.
Then you continue to scan that page to the bottom, and from the top to the item jsut completed looking for something to POP into focus. Nothing that page?
Then you follow the process to the next page all the way until the end of the list, and repeat.
January 12, 2009 at 19:28 |
Bob
Bob
Mark
Your own suggestion works for me. Here is a slightly refined version by we're really getting down to personal preference and semantics...
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Review the first page of the list until you have done the tasks you want to do and then move onto the next page and repeat until you get to the end of the list when you start again from the beginning.
Andy
Your own suggestion works for me. Here is a slightly refined version by we're really getting down to personal preference and semantics...
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Review the first page of the list until you have done the tasks you want to do and then move onto the next page and repeat until you get to the end of the list when you start again from the beginning.
Andy
January 12, 2009 at 20:04 |
Andy from Preston
Andy from Preston
Just to remind anyone else who feels like having a go, it's supposed to be one sentence so that it can go at the top of the Quick Start, and it's supposed to be a summary not an advertisement!
The idea is to prevent people reading the Quick Start from misunderstanding it, which quite a few people seem to have done. I will of course be amending the Quick Start to make it clearer as well.
The idea is to prevent people reading the Quick Start from misunderstanding it, which quite a few people seem to have done. I will of course be amending the Quick Start to make it clearer as well.
January 12, 2009 at 23:21 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Mark,
As much as I like the idea of clarifying things before rolling out detailed information, I wonder whether it's really possible in one comprehensive sentence. As Mike pointed out, there are quite a few things to be considered. Yes, it's basically very simple, but only once you are withing the framework of AF. Without that framework, much of the AF action, both internal (towards AF) and external (from AF), tends to become very vague and prone to personal interpretation.
AF is basically about writing a number of lists that then get reviewed and actioned according to some simple rules. And this is where it might all get too complicated for one sentence. Closed lists, passes through the list, re-entry - all these aspects have to be introduced and defined before they can be used for clarifying the methodology.
I am pretty sure it's not the main core aspect of AF that people misunderstand, but it's more of the nitty gritty, the real-world application of the few spelled-out and the few? not so few? implied rules. I feel that what could be done is capture the "heart" of AF in a sentence. But what that means in detail would have to be dealt with in detail, because the more concise and the less spelled-out I become in formulating the rules, the more people have to interpret the rules - and this is where misunderstandings arise.
I think avoiding misunderstanding will come from spelling everything out in such detail that personal interpretation is not (that) necessary anymore. Clear guidelines and rules, a quick overview of the system (as you have it in the instructions already), and a flowchart or something similar will go a long way in making clear what might have been unclear in the first run.
What do you think?
Kind regards,
Joshua
As much as I like the idea of clarifying things before rolling out detailed information, I wonder whether it's really possible in one comprehensive sentence. As Mike pointed out, there are quite a few things to be considered. Yes, it's basically very simple, but only once you are withing the framework of AF. Without that framework, much of the AF action, both internal (towards AF) and external (from AF), tends to become very vague and prone to personal interpretation.
AF is basically about writing a number of lists that then get reviewed and actioned according to some simple rules. And this is where it might all get too complicated for one sentence. Closed lists, passes through the list, re-entry - all these aspects have to be introduced and defined before they can be used for clarifying the methodology.
I am pretty sure it's not the main core aspect of AF that people misunderstand, but it's more of the nitty gritty, the real-world application of the few spelled-out and the few? not so few? implied rules. I feel that what could be done is capture the "heart" of AF in a sentence. But what that means in detail would have to be dealt with in detail, because the more concise and the less spelled-out I become in formulating the rules, the more people have to interpret the rules - and this is where misunderstandings arise.
I think avoiding misunderstanding will come from spelling everything out in such detail that personal interpretation is not (that) necessary anymore. Clear guidelines and rules, a quick overview of the system (as you have it in the instructions already), and a flowchart or something similar will go a long way in making clear what might have been unclear in the first run.
What do you think?
Kind regards,
Joshua
January 13, 2009 at 0:44 |
Joshua
Joshua
My humble contribution:
"... an ongoing, multi-page list where each page is treated as a separate closed list and worked repeatedly until no single task stands out, at which time you move on to the next page and repeat."
I've left out the way in which tasks are chosen, and how tasks are dismissed, but my grammar isn't good enough to do so without creating a monstrous run-on sentence.
"... an ongoing, multi-page list where each page is treated as a separate closed list and worked repeatedly until no single task stands out, at which time you move on to the next page and repeat."
I've left out the way in which tasks are chosen, and how tasks are dismissed, but my grammar isn't good enough to do so without creating a monstrous run-on sentence.
January 13, 2009 at 2:59 |
Ed
Ed
Do at least one task per page, working on it only as long as you want to; when you're done, cross it off and see if anything else on the page grabs you; if it doesn't, move to the next page; unfinished tasks (and remember, you don't have to finish a task on the first go) should be crossed off anyway, then re-entered at the end of the last page.
January 13, 2009 at 3:23 |
Steve
Steve
A method that encourages you to develop one master task list, and then use a combination of page breaks and your own intuitive sense of what *really* needs to be done to determine the order in which tasks are accomplished.
(Much more detail than this will require a very inelegant sentence, or more than one sentence.)
(Much more detail than this will require a very inelegant sentence, or more than one sentence.)
January 13, 2009 at 4:11 |
Matt C.
Matt C.
Mark,
Could I also suggest in addition to summarising what AF is in the guide, that often a good way of explaining what something is, is to explain what something is _not_?
There's a few points of confusion that have come up in the beta test (which I think arise from people's experience of other systems) that could be clarified in this way? e.g. AF isn't this just a big open list because.... AF isn't like DIT because.....
Could I also suggest in addition to summarising what AF is in the guide, that often a good way of explaining what something is, is to explain what something is _not_?
There's a few points of confusion that have come up in the beta test (which I think arise from people's experience of other systems) that could be clarified in this way? e.g. AF isn't this just a big open list because.... AF isn't like DIT because.....
January 13, 2009 at 9:10 |
StuartG
StuartG
Joshua:
The main misunderstandings seem to be:
1) that it's one long list, which you go through over and over again.
or the opposite error:
2) that you have to work on one page at a time until you can't bring yourself to do any more, and then dismiss anything you haven't done before you can go on to the next page.
I've even had two people write to me saying that they had read the instructions but couldn't work out where to download the system from!
The main misunderstandings seem to be:
1) that it's one long list, which you go through over and over again.
or the opposite error:
2) that you have to work on one page at a time until you can't bring yourself to do any more, and then dismiss anything you haven't done before you can go on to the next page.
I've even had two people write to me saying that they had read the instructions but couldn't work out where to download the system from!
January 13, 2009 at 12:26 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Kudos to Steve:
Do at least one task per page, working on it only as long as you want to; when you're done, cross it off and see if anything else on the page grabs you; if it doesn't, move to the next page; unfinished tasks (and remember, you don't have to finish a task on the first go) should be crossed off anyway, then re-entered at the end of the last page.
Do at least one task per page, working on it only as long as you want to; when you're done, cross it off and see if anything else on the page grabs you; if it doesn't, move to the next page; unfinished tasks (and remember, you don't have to finish a task on the first go) should be crossed off anyway, then re-entered at the end of the last page.
January 13, 2009 at 16:13 |
moises
moises
How about a Haiku?
closed and open list
procrastinate on this page
to focus on next
closed and open list
procrastinate on this page
to focus on next
January 14, 2009 at 1:41 |
Iain Gray
Iain Gray
Iain:
Love it!
Love it!
January 14, 2009 at 8:26 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Read instructions thoroughly 3x before using to
improve your ability to accomplish goals and
to eliminate procrastination.
improve your ability to accomplish goals and
to eliminate procrastination.
January 14, 2009 at 19:27 |
Bob
Bob
And then list the 2 most common mistakes so they can avoid them.
January 14, 2009 at 19:29 |
Bob
Bob
A comprehensive list, broken into pages which are reviewed and acted upon continuously for amazing productivity and attention to multiple projects in the simplest system you’ve ever used, up and running in minutes, with no labour intensive set up.
or
Take your daunting task list and autofocus it through Mark Forster’s new system, simple, elegant and productive with easy rules which allow you to work through a variety of different projects and task complexities using intuition as your guide for importance.
or
Let your instinct guide you to work on at least one task a page, with each pass through your task list for as long as you want, and move onto the next for amazing results in productivity, in the simplest system you’ve ever used.
or
Take your daunting task list and autofocus it through Mark Forster’s new system, simple, elegant and productive with easy rules which allow you to work through a variety of different projects and task complexities using intuition as your guide for importance.
or
Let your instinct guide you to work on at least one task a page, with each pass through your task list for as long as you want, and move onto the next for amazing results in productivity, in the simplest system you’ve ever used.
January 14, 2009 at 22:06 |
Christine from Canada
Christine from Canada
My try (the idea, my english wording might be awkward !) :
Creative use of a single todo list makes you flow actions on focus as ever before : cycle quietly down the pages, from first to last, and again from first ; assess items each in turn, jump or reject those you don't feel like, pick what stands out, do as litlle or as much of it you want, then come back where you left ; dismiss for better settling tasks you always jump, append whatever you'd eventually do as it comes to mind. Simple, fulfilling and stressfree !
Jacques
Creative use of a single todo list makes you flow actions on focus as ever before : cycle quietly down the pages, from first to last, and again from first ; assess items each in turn, jump or reject those you don't feel like, pick what stands out, do as litlle or as much of it you want, then come back where you left ; dismiss for better settling tasks you always jump, append whatever you'd eventually do as it comes to mind. Simple, fulfilling and stressfree !
Jacques
January 14, 2009 at 23:21 |
Jacques Turbé
Jacques Turbé
List your tasks line by line as they occur to you. Scan one page of tasks quickly. Then read it slowly, and do any task that calls to you. Repeat. But if the first slow pass yields nothing, set aside the whole page for later evaluation. Move to the next page.
January 15, 2009 at 10:44 |
Lenore
Lenore
Thanks, Lenore. The best yet in my opinion!
January 15, 2009 at 11:29 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Building on Steve and moises:
Do at least one task per page, working on it only as long as you want to; when you're done, cross it off and see if anything else on the page grabs you; if it doesn't, move to the next page; unfinished tasks (and remember, you don't have to finish a task on the first go) should be crossed off anyway, then re-entered at the end of the last page; if you can't do even one thing (even just starting a task) on a page, you need to either reword the remaining tasks to make them more doable or else dismiss them.
Do at least one task per page, working on it only as long as you want to; when you're done, cross it off and see if anything else on the page grabs you; if it doesn't, move to the next page; unfinished tasks (and remember, you don't have to finish a task on the first go) should be crossed off anyway, then re-entered at the end of the last page; if you can't do even one thing (even just starting a task) on a page, you need to either reword the remaining tasks to make them more doable or else dismiss them.
January 15, 2009 at 12:24 |
Catherine CS
Catherine CS
Autofocus: list all the tasks and things you have to do, do those you want to do, and you'll find the others get done as well, unless they're really unimportant.
January 15, 2009 at 17:05 |
Roger J
Roger J
I have posted below my one sentence contributions, I put a one sentence description and a one sentence instruction.
A one sentence description
Autofocus is a paper based, list oriented productivity system which allows one to capture process and ultimately complete through action or rejection one’s commitments.
A one sentence instruction
Create a running list in a notebook of all of one's tasks, cycling through each page as a unique subset by scanning the page entirely, then either dismissing the tasks on the entire page or individually by line processing the tasks by; completing and crossing off, partially completing and reentering at the end of the list or dismissing the tasks on each page until one has reached the last page before beginning again.
A one sentence description
Autofocus is a paper based, list oriented productivity system which allows one to capture process and ultimately complete through action or rejection one’s commitments.
A one sentence instruction
Create a running list in a notebook of all of one's tasks, cycling through each page as a unique subset by scanning the page entirely, then either dismissing the tasks on the entire page or individually by line processing the tasks by; completing and crossing off, partially completing and reentering at the end of the list or dismissing the tasks on each page until one has reached the last page before beginning again.
January 15, 2009 at 20:37 |
Gerry
Gerry
Curious Mark if you have finished the one sentence description. I would like to paste it of the quick start into the front of my notebook as a reminder.
Thanks
Gerry
Thanks
Gerry
January 17, 2009 at 22:29 |
Gerry
Gerry
Instead of one long sentence, three short ones:
-Loop through pages, pick every page.
-Loop through page, pick what you want.
-If want nothing, scratch the page.
-Loop through pages, pick every page.
-Loop through page, pick what you want.
-If want nothing, scratch the page.
January 18, 2009 at 21:29 |
kiwiserg
kiwiserg
Maybe something can be gleaned from Blake's idea, that "Reason is the circumference of energy", as the AF design entails loops within a loop to contain activity.
January 21, 2009 at 18:57 |
Laurence
Laurence
Here's my go. The only thing I couldn't fit in is crossing off tasks you've worked a bit and adding them at the end.
Writing a task per notebook line
Is what AutoFocus is about.
Work one page while you feel fine
On tasks you think stand out.
On the next page, do at least one.
If you don't want to, don't fiddle.
Highlight these and the page is done.
Work your tasks often and little.
Writing a task per notebook line
Is what AutoFocus is about.
Work one page while you feel fine
On tasks you think stand out.
On the next page, do at least one.
If you don't want to, don't fiddle.
Highlight these and the page is done.
Work your tasks often and little.
January 21, 2009 at 20:38 |
Mel
Mel
Here's my go...
"Treat each page as a single list. Beginning with the first active page, select one task that feels right to work on. When you are done, note a follow up task on your last list if required, and then review the page to see if another task on that page feels right. If nothing further stands out after completing your initial task, move onto the next page and repeat the process. [Optional: If nothing at all stands out the first time through a page, dismiss all items on that page and move on to the next.]
Personally, I would leave that optional sentence to be detailed in the expanded instructions, since it is open to misinterpretation.
Cheers!
Gordon
"Treat each page as a single list. Beginning with the first active page, select one task that feels right to work on. When you are done, note a follow up task on your last list if required, and then review the page to see if another task on that page feels right. If nothing further stands out after completing your initial task, move onto the next page and repeat the process. [Optional: If nothing at all stands out the first time through a page, dismiss all items on that page and move on to the next.]
Personally, I would leave that optional sentence to be detailed in the expanded instructions, since it is open to misinterpretation.
Cheers!
Gordon
January 21, 2009 at 21:58 |
Gordon
Gordon
Scan and work as long as you like on one or more intuitively chosen 'standout' tasks from a single page list, working in sequence through multiple pages that serve as closed lists, with the last page being used to enter new and unfinished tasks.
How's that?
How's that?
January 21, 2009 at 22:01 |
Peter
Peter
Jot tasks at the end of your Autofocus list whenever they occur to you; then, when your calendar is free, after quickly reading through the current page in your Autofocus list, read through each task more carefully, taking some action on the first item that "stands out", then taking action on the next item that stands out, and so on, moving on to the next page only when no more items on your current page stand out.
January 21, 2009 at 23:11 |
Seraphim
Seraphim
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November 3, 2009 at 20:02 |
newstemsVam
newstemsVam
Autofocus: a fluent process focusing on what stands out and reviewing what still needs to be done by using one big list of tasks to help you do what currently needs to be done and help you capture what can be done.
My 2 cents
My 2 cents
November 4, 2009 at 12:56 |
Ties
Ties
Basically, new tasks are added to one long list and started only if nothing else on the list needs to be done.
November 4, 2009 at 23:38 |
Paul MacNeil
Paul MacNeil
Autofocus is a fluent task processing system that uses one big list to focus on those tasks that currently stand out, while capturing new tasks in the front end of the list and not losing focus on of the unfinished tasks in the back end of the list.
another 2 cents...;-)
another 2 cents...;-)
November 5, 2009 at 10:33 |
Ties
Ties
In autofus you'll be using one task list comprised of a back-end with older unfinished tasks and a front-end with the newer tasks. The system lets you scan through all tasks in order and work on those tasks that stand out, repeating the process until you reach the end of the list, where you'll be navigate to the back-end of the list ensuring you either work on or review tasks that still have to be performed.
more cents.....;-)
more cents.....;-)
November 5, 2009 at 10:52 |
Ties
Ties
Slight revision of my previous post:
Basically, new tasks are added to one long list and started only if nothing else on the list needs to be done (or even started) at that moment. Autofocus is just a way of scanning your list to make sure the right task is chosen.
Basically, new tasks are added to one long list and started only if nothing else on the list needs to be done (or even started) at that moment. Autofocus is just a way of scanning your list to make sure the right task is chosen.
November 5, 2009 at 15:06 |
Paul MacNeil
Paul MacNeil
Write them down one by one
those tasks that sprite the mind,
Loosely look, decide, and get done
and it's Autofocus you will find.
those tasks that sprite the mind,
Loosely look, decide, and get done
and it's Autofocus you will find.
November 6, 2009 at 2:24 |
Bob
Bob
Do in turns: one task from open list, at least one task from closed list.
November 6, 2009 at 4:17 |
kiwiserg
kiwiserg
Inspired by the haiku Iain wrote I decided to make a 'spicht' about AF:
Add to 'Open'
Work on 'Closed List'
Put 'On Notice'
And repeat
Do this and you'll
Autofocus
All your tasks
You will defeat
Regards,
Clouds
Add to 'Open'
Work on 'Closed List'
Put 'On Notice'
And repeat
Do this and you'll
Autofocus
All your tasks
You will defeat
Regards,
Clouds
November 6, 2009 at 10:21 |
Clouds
Clouds
The idea is to stop some of the most common misreadings of the instructions.
Anyone like to have a go at writing such a summary?