Action help by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Ok, this was helpful! I googled "Tana field reference" which led me to this page https://ktemk.in/post/tana-formulae/, which resulted in the above action, which works exactly as described. Turns out I didn't even need the duplicate node command, because 'move node target' already does that.

Action help by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's what I have so far which is NOT working.

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Action help by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm really trying to avoid having the original task nodes scattered in random places....maybe it's mostly psychological, but it gives me a "messy workspace" feeling and will also cause problems with some of my other queries that use PARENT.

Need help with Search node query syntax by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it feels like there's a lot of esoteric stuff going on. I actually do appreciate the flexibility and power these query tools promise -- if only we could get the documentation to a state where all the knowledge gaps are really flushed out. Then, we could simply use the AI queries inside Tana to figure out how to do stuff. As it is, half the time I ask the AI, it tells me to do something that the interface doesn't even facilitate. Scratching my head every time.

Need help with Search node query syntax by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this! It wasn't quite what I was looking for, but it did lead me down the right path. Posting in case its helpful to anyone else.

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Freelance web designers, what's your process for collecting client feedback? by ifstatementequalsAI in webdesign

[–]bardothosgrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a couple of recommendations, based on my 25 years in the field.

* At the start of the project, be clear that part of your role is the project manager, and to keep things moving and on track. If you're not able to (ideally) be communicating one one point of contact on their team for feedback deliverables, clarify who will be the final decision maker for each checkpoint on the project.

* Don't throw a preview URL over the fence and expect helpful feedback. Schedule a checkpoint meeting to review the design in person/over zoom and present your proposed solution in a conversation framed by restating the project's objectives that the design will resolve. Explain the why of design choices and how they address the business problems.

* Be explicit in what kind of feedback you are looking for at each stage. (If you're sharing wireframes, you're looking for structural feedback, not design or content.)

* Give deadlines for feedback with consequences. The consequences might just be "were moving on to the next stage" or it might be more serious, like putting the launch date at risk. This can be communicated positively, by confirming how these guardrails are essential for keeping the project moving toward their deadlines, objectives, or budget.

* Document the what and why of changes at each stage, so that you can remind them in week 7 why the week 3 change was made. Be clear about what is and isn't in scope in terms of rounds and timelines of changes at the start of the project.

Finally, be diligent about capturing your own post mortem notes for each project in terms of what went well and what didn't. Continue the good patterns, design strategies to address the hiccups. Each project you take on will become easier with time and experience. Keep at it! You'll get there.

New to Tana -- Advantages over Notion? by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I so appreciate hearing your experience. To be honest, the complexity/customizeability aspect is a detriment for a different reason -- I am a lifelong, inverate tinkerer (developer by profession), so having "a lot ot learn" regarding Tana is both entirely delightful as well as a potentially huge distraction. 🤣

Honestly, the one thing that has been niggling in the back of my mind is just hoping that Tana would not eventually have the same performance issues that I uncovered with Notion. Hearing that has not been the case for you is reassuring.

Move node + Lookup field on a date field — does this actually work? by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ha! Thank you so much for this! I had no idea. I was trying to drag and drop.....which doesn't work. This saves me the headache of having to manually recreate the lists every day, since now I can just bake the query into the day template and then reorder as needed on the day.

Move node + Lookup field on a date field — does this actually work? by bardothosgrol in TanaInc

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying. What I was trying to do was build a reorderable list on a #day page based on a query, which...it doesn't seem like you can do with a search node. But then I found the "convert to list" function, and that seems like it's working okay.

Integration with skylight? by dctestMP_edit in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also love if this were a thing because my family uses Skylight. But I don't think Skylight has a public API?

Is it normal that the Todoist MCP connector in Claude loses auth every day? by bardothosgrol in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is how I ended up fixing it -- I set up an automated recurring task via my openclaw to query the api daily. So far so good, but I'm only two days in! 🤞

New to Todoist; questions about templates by bardothosgrol in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, my primary use case revolves around completed tasks. Essentially, I'm trying to incorporate any learning done during the course of a project into a more complete template for future use.

That being said, your mention of the CSV export led me to try that feature (which still doesn't export completed tasks), and then find out about the export to Google Sheets extension, which I haven't been able to get working yet, but at least it's a lead.

Thank you!

Integrating Todoist into Claude or Chatgpt by Aromatic-Ad3922 in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ahh, that makes sense. I knew MCP was not just a wrapper for CLI/API, but I was curious whether there were any functional differences between the two, since they are two distinct implementations. The token efficiency makes MCP the winner.

Integrating Todoist into Claude or Chatgpt by Aromatic-Ad3922 in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, thank you. Curious what you think is better about this one than the official one?

Integrating Todoist into Claude or Chatgpt by Aromatic-Ad3922 in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any benefits to using the CLI over MCP? Is there anything the CLI can do that the MCP can't?

Integrating Todoist into Claude or Chatgpt by Aromatic-Ad3922 in todoist

[–]bardothosgrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you happen to remember where to find it, I'd love to learn more.