RTM <--> PI sync, take 12

Here's my latest attempt which seems to be working technically so far. Whether it is an effective way for me to work is a different question (I am losing some capabilities I would have liked to have in order to make it work).

I have created real lists (in addition to smart lists) for each of my major projects. This means no more overall grouping of projects (by client, personal vs work, etc.) unless I include that information in the name of my project -- which unfortunately makes the project names pretty long and unsightly.

Then I am using the priority field in RTM which syncs to the Importance field in PI as follows:
  • 1=NA for today
  • 2=NA for this week
  • 3=Someday/maybe
  • NO=all else (i.e., fodder for my weekly review)
Unfortunately 3 and NO priority don't do well on the WinMo database, but I think I can survive not having that differentiation on my phone.

I have not yet figured out a way to map contexts to my phone. :-(

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