The Forecast View in OmniFocus 2 for OS X
Because you don’t do everything at once
The Forecast view lets you schedule tasks and see when you’re overbooked. OmniFocus 2 for OS X brings this powerful tool to the Mac.
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How to Automatically Flag Starting Tasks in OmniFocus
Bring Scheduled Tasks to Your Attention, Right on Time
Using deferred dates is the best way to schedule a task for a later date. With a little bit of scripting, you can have them automatically show up in your list of what you’re going to do today.
Tracking Urgent and Important Tasks in OmniFocus
How to see the Quadrant 1 & 2 tasks that need your attention
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
Are you going to get the right things done today?
Knowing what tasks you’re going to do is good. Knowing what order you’re going to do them in is even better.
The Ivy Lee Method: Simply Productive
Productivity at its best: Write it, prioritize it, do it
Sometimes the best thing you can do to increase your productivity is also the simplest.
6 Advantages of Watching Where You’re Going
A little foresight turns busy days into focused days
Focus on what you’re doing now, but know what you’re doing next. You’ll be much more productive if you can keep the context of the day in mind.
How Planning Can Help You Handle Interruptions
Is this more important than what you were working on?
A plan will never work out the way it was designed, but you’ll get there. Without a plan, you’re going to be lost at the first interruption.
Fill Your Bucket with Big Rocks
What goes in first shows what’s important to you
Any space you leave open in your schedule will naturally and automatically fill with gravel. The key to being productive is to fill your bucket with big rocks before it fills up with gravel.
Focus on What’s Important (and Not Urgent)
Don’t let whatever shouts loudest steal your attention
Everything we do can be put into one of four quadrants on a grid, depending on its importance and urgency. Keeping this model in mind helps keep your attention on the most important things in your life.
Today: A Due + Flagged Perspective for OmniFocus
What Do You Want (and Need) to Do Today?
An OmniFocus perspective that will help you focus on the tasks you’ve selected to work on, without missing approaching deadlines.