![]() ![]() I figured if there was a tool that could take care of the hard work involved in a digital tickler file, Hazel would be it. I use Hazel extensively to manage my files, handle my filing, organise my backups and perform housekeeping on my directories, amongst many other things. For those of you who (for some unknown reason) don’t know what Hazel is, I’ll quote their website : “Hazel watches whatever folders you tell it to, automatically organizing your files according to the rules you create.” I spent the next couple of hours figuring out how to setup a fully automated tickler file system on a Mac using a wonderful tool called Hazel. I got to the inbox item “Digital tickler files?” and when I got to the standard GTD question of “is it actionable?” I decided, “yes, it is”. I put a loop into Omnifocus’s inbox and didn’t think too much more about it.Ī few days later I was at the airport processing my inbox while waiting to board. We discussed the idea of having a digital version of the tickler and some people though it would be really useful. I was over in Houston doing training a couple of weeks ago and the topic of tickler files came up again. Well, this would be a pretty short post if that was the end of it…. That works pretty well and certainly gives the desired (fully automatic) result. My current method is to put a link to the file I want “tickled” into with a start date of the day I want to see it. There are various ways to fake a tickler file, some of which I use already. Tickler files only work if you have the discipline to check them daily. I’m usually training fairly technical people who’re trying to embrace the paperless lifestyle, the idea of having a draw dedicated to 43 folders and having to remember to check it isn’t that appealing. ![]() When carrying out GTD training, I’m often asked if there is digital equivalent of a tickler file. I’ve never really found a place in my physical life for a tickler file in my Getting Things Done workflow, they seem like a great idea but I have no real world paper to manage. ![]()
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