It might be time to come up with a new plan for the day
When you catch yourself keeping a second, mental list of what you “really” need to do, that’s a sign you don’t trust your plan for the day. Red alert!
How to Recover if your Planner Gets Too Hot
An erasable pen is flexible and professional. If you accidentally erase your entire planner, here’s how you can get it back.
See the Connections and Gaps in Your Ideas
A mind map helps you organize your thoughts and find gaps in your understanding.
What do you need to write down in your trusted system?
We can’t remember everything we need to do, nor do we need to. Your trusted system has dedicated space for everything you need.
Keep Information Safe as You Get Things Done
If you need to keep work and tasks separate, OmniFocus gives you a (limited) option. Here’s how to keep work tasks secure with a standalone, unsynced document.
Turn paper into a searchable PDF in seconds
Few companies know how to make beautiful software and functional hardware. Take the Epson ES–500W scanner, for example. It’s a workhorse of a document scanner—almost as good as the Fujitsu ScanSnap it replaced—but the software that comes with it leaves something to be desired. It’s not so bad that I don’t want to use the […]
Find your way of tracking tasks, schedule, and notes
We need our planner to track some combination of tasks, appointments, and notes. Here’s a look at some common planner layouts to suit different needs.
Deciding what we won’t do is key to protecting our margins
One of the best things you can do to free up your schedule and protect your margin is to acknowledge that there are some things you are simply not going to do today.
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).
A little plain text can go a long way
TaskPaper lets you create structured tasks and projects in any text editor. It lets you move in and out of OmniFocus with a copy and paste.
