How to Use TaskPaper to Extend the Reach of OmniFocus
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.
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How Much Time Should You Spend on Daily and Strategic Planning?
Supercharge your focus in less time than it takes to charge your phone
In less time than it takes to charge your phone, you can change your reality. The challenge is that some thinking needs larger blocks.
How Your Worst Tasks Help You Perform Your Best
You never know when you might accomplish more than expected
C tasks may seem like the bottom rung of productivity, but they’re a great way to keep your productivity high without overwhelming guilt.
How to Keep Life from Crowding Out Your Task List
If you want to get ahead, don’t fall behind
B tasks may not help you get ahead, but doing them will keep you from falling behind. Here are three tips for keeping their steady influx from taking over your task list.
How to Identify Tasks that will Reshape your Reality
Not all actions have the same impact on your results
Any action can keep you busy. Only a select few will actively move you towards the life you dream of.
The Productive Power of Remaining Calm
Why getting worked up doesn’t help you get work done
It’s easy to get worked up over something, but it doesn’t help. We just might end up farther away from our goals than we started.
How Many Active Goals Should You Have?
Spread your effort—and your wins—throughout the year
We know we should be setting goals—SMARTER goals, not just resolutions. They’re a staple of personal and professional growth for a reason. Through setting and achieving goals, we can make steady progress towards cultivating the life we want to live. But how many goals should you be working on at once? That’s an interesting question. […]
Four Questions at the Heart of Powerful Weekly Planning
Honest reflection precedes high performance
Weekly planning is part review, part preview. Here are the four questions that tie the two together.
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.
Stop Searching Endlessly for the Best Tools
These two features are the only ones you need
Stop wasting time searching for the “best” tools for your productivity toolbox. Instead, focus on these two features.