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Can I Color-Code Projects?

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Avatar renohelper 2 post(s)

I have my projects sorted in to four categories, and like to color code them to get a better visual, is this possible? (i.e – Spiritual(RED), Home/Family (BLUE), Career/Financial (GREEN), Personal Development (ORANGE))

I want to use the 5-step plan for "Life Management" that I got from professional organizer Stephanie Clup.  Here is the 5-step plan:

1. Mission Statement
2. Goals
3. Tasks (to do’s)
4. Projects
5. Schedule

Can or will the program in the future have a space to keep a mission statement always front and center on the dashboard? Can or will the program have a place for written goals (that I can customize with categories and color coding), so that I can assign tasks and projects that are in-line with my goals (and mission statement)? What about a calender feature for scheduling?

 
Avatar Adam Sanderson administrator 156 post(s)

If you categorize your tasks (place them in Project Folders) you will get much the same effect as color coding them. Then you can filter your scheduled view to show you only ‘Home/Family’ tasks for instance.

Although you could use LiquidPlanner for something like this, I get the impression that you’d actually find a GTD tool like LifeBalance more helpful. You might also like David Allen’s GTD methodology.

LiquidPlanner really shines when you have a team of people working together, trying to collaborate on projects. So, I would love to hear your impressions of LiquidPlanner as a personal planner, but I would also suggest you look into some other products that are built specifically for your use case.

 
Avatar renohelper 2 post(s)

Thank you, Adam for the resource, I will check it out. I am self-employed, and work from my home office, so perhaps I will use liquid planner, just for my business collaborating/projects (as part of the career/financial category), and use the GTD platform for my personal life. Thanks again for the information.

 
Avatar Adam Sanderson administrator 156 post(s)

That sounds like a great plan. Let me know how LiquidPlanner works out for you.

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