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Why You Need a Someday/Maybe List

Don’t Let Someday Distract You From Today

A Someday/Maybe list is a place to store ideas until their time has come (or not).

2:55 read (582 words)

How to Set Up a Tickler File for the 12-Week Year

Build a Time Machine out of just 24 Folders

A tickler file lets you set papers aside until the day you need them. Here’s how to create a tickler file for the 12-Week Year system with just 24 folders.

3:10 read (641 words)

How to Resolve Yesterday’s Unfinished Tasks

Wrap Up the Past to Prepare for the Future

Is your task list getting overwhelmed with the tasks you didn’t finish yesterday? Here’s how to let go of the past so you can embrace the future.

4:20 read (871 words)

How to Reach Your Goals using OmniFocus

Make sure each one has a clear next action

Here’s how you can set up OmniFocus to track the next actions that will keep your goals moving forward.

4:15 read (853 words)

How to Update your Daily Record on the Go Using Drafts

Use custom actions to make the complex routine

I keep a daily record of events in Evernote. Here’s a walkthrough of how to create a custom action in Drafts that will append your captured text to a note.

4:20 read (860 words)

A More Powerful Way to Schedule Tasks in OmniFocus

Schedule tasks the way you think about them

Want a more flexible way to schedule OmniFocus tasks for the future? Miss your paper planner’s monthly Master Task Lists? Here’s how to set up a powerful scheduling system in OmniFocus.

7:05 read (1,415 words)

What Contexts Should You Use?

Identify when, where, and how you’ll get things done

Contexts traditionally represent the resource, location, or person you need to accomplish a task, but none of those answer the most important question you should be asking.

4:15 read (848 words)

How to Boost Your Productivity with a Photo

Take a picture for quick and easy reference material

There are lots of great productivity apps for your smartphone. One of the most useful is the built-in camera.

3:00 read (603 words)