I’m also seconding some of the general advice above to try something, and then identify points of friction. I may be being a tad presumptuous here, but as a teenager I’m guessing that you probably don’t need to be able to schedule recurring projects with customizable start/end dates and geofencing parameters with sequential / parallel options on a regular basis - you need more of a task list to remind you of what’s going on in your day, possibly with some timely reminders.Ī notepad + Apple Calendar will probably do that beautifully. You may find that a notebook is all you need. Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal method can be learned for free and done using any pen you have and a $1 notebook from the office store. To get a better feel for OmniFocus, try watching some of the other videos available.įor other software I use everyday, check out this post on writing software.You can do great things with pen and paper. And if, by chance, you are into the Getting Things Done, a number of Omni users are finding the two working together quite well. If you have trouble organizing and tracking your tasks and you use your laptop, iPhone, or iPad as a main tool for work, I highly recommend you consider OmniFocus as a solution. (The Mac version will be updated to v.2 soon, which promises a few upgrades). I am very pleased with the performance of both OF for Mac and OF2 for iPhone. This really makes no difference to me, since I’ll only use other languages in the attachment pane.) Concluding Thoughts However, when naming the action itself, only the Greek showed correctly. (One note on unicode: When adding a note (i.e., ‘attachment’) to a task, the program accepted both Greek and Hebrew (right to left) unicode copy/pasted from another program. This really handy when you are working in another program and need to quickly record an idea. By using a shortcut key, it will open and I can quickly insert a task, copy a link, or drag in a file. Quick EntryĪnother feature I use a lot on the Mac is the quick entry window. (2) The search bar (at the top-right) is a quick yet powerful way to find something you’re looking for. This allows you to filter down to specifics sorts of entries (e.g., “active” projects “flagged” and “due” within the next week). Two other notes: (1) In the above image, the View icon has been selected and there appears a dark grey toolbar (under the icons bar) with various filters. Let me describe some of them: Inbox, as described before Contexts (these are ‘tags’ of sorts to append to tasks, e.g., ‘home’ for tasks that can only be done there or ‘laptop’ for tasks requiring it, etc.) Due, items coming due Flagged, items you’ve flagged Review, items to be reviewed (for various reasons which you can specify). The idea of a project is to allow you to order multiple actions required to complete a large task.Īlong the top of the program you’ll see various icons that take you directly to those locations. These can be placed inside of each other and organized as needed. Under the Inbox are various folders which contain projects. Ideally, tasks don’t stay here long as they are either completed quickly or else assigned a project and due date. Inbox is the dumping place for all tasks not assigned to any project. On the left hand side one sees various categories. ![]() Using the screenshot below, let me describe a few of my favorite features. I suggest you start with these two short videos (clicking an image will take you to the video page): So how exactly does OmniFocus work? The best introduction is to be found from the company’s brief videos. Though I use the iPhone app less, it is useful for two reasons: (1) I am almost always within a few feet of my phone, so when an idea or task pops into my head, I can record it in the app and (2) The app syncs with my Mac instantly, so next time I open the laptop, all my stuff is there. Having the app on my Mac is essential since where my work is, there my Mac is also. PlatformsĪs of now, OmniFocus is available for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. If you have multiple professional and personal projects and tasks going like I do, OmniFocus provides a powerful solution for keeping these things organized and preventing something from falling through the cracks. It is designed to simplify the process of converting ideas and those vague ‘to-do’ thoughts into actionable tasks with dates and arranged (where desirable) under project headings. OmniFocus is a productivity app that helps you create and manage tasks and projects. This review is thus based on my use of both apps for nearly three months. A few of months ago, the folks at the Omni Group kindly gave me OmniFocus for Mac and OmniFocus 2 for iPhone to review.
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