Tracking Urgent and Important Tasks in OmniFocus
Ideally, we spend most of our time working in Quadrant 2, doing important work early, while you still have time to do quality work. OmniFocus lets you track that important work while making sure that deadlines don’t slip by.
Put the Big Rocks at the Top of Your List
Knowing what tasks you’re going to do is good. Knowing what order you’re going to do them in is even better.
When Good Tasks Go Bad
Don’t let tasks languish on your to-do list. Accept that you’re never going to do them and let go.
Focusing on the Visible Horizons
You can’t focus on everything at once. Pay attention to what comes next without ignoring the mountains looming before you.
Why You Should Write Down What You Need to Do
Keeping your task list in your head is a recipe for stress, failure, and forgotten commitments. Write it down if you want to get it done.
Four Tips for Springing into Daylight Saving Time
Starting Daylight Saving Time is the harder transition to make. Here are four tips to take losing an hour of sleep in stride.
It’s Not Really Multitasking
It’s one of the most common skills listed in job descriptions, but no one is good at it.
An OmniFocus Create Task Bookmarklet
I often find myself needing to come back to a page later. I used to just leave the page open in another tab, but that can quickly get out of hand. Then I tried adding the pages to Pocket, but they would get lost with the articles I just wanted to read later. I wanted...
Do More by Doing Less
Try taking on too much, and you won’t get anything done. Here are five ways to increase your productivity by doing less.
Get Better Results by Saying No
We want to be helpful. If we spread ourselves too thin, we aren’t helping anyone succeed—especially ourselves.
