use of @adgenda
This is one of the better functioning parts of my implementation. I use the Memo function in Palm for this because it alphabetizes. I may end up with ten items to discuss with a person and they are all together. It is most helpful if I have a name for the project, or the reason, and the date I need a response, if applicable. Obviously this would not apply to every n/a but I have been in the situation where I have asked a question or introduced a notion, and got a half-baked, irrelvant, or dismissive response and did not quickly link back to my objective or time-frame and as a result let myself get pushed away from my purpose or time frame. If I see the person several times a day, I get in the habit of checking when I see them or am going to place where I expect I'll see them. By not calling, e-mailing immediatly, I can also gauge whether it is appropriate to mention the matter when I see the person face-to-face. A lot of the people I deal with are very stressed, can be very dismissive if my adgenda item is not yet in their minds, or can turn the whole thing around if I don't supply enough context. I will e-mail or call if the matter is something urgent. If the matter or action is "date-lead", meaning that a date is already on the calendar and agreed upon, I will put a note on that date "see @adg "name of person". This works really well if you usually see certain people at certain meetings or events. I am thinking that @waiting might be combined with @adj because you immediatly see it without going to two different categories. For example: @ADG Husb: mo's day plans? After I mentioned this, he was going to check on tickets for a game). So, I added, @ADG Husb:mo's day w/f-tickets (d/s 4/28)? That way I am cued not just as to the tickets but the event itself that needs further discussion, and that he told me on 4/28 that he would determine the ticket situation.