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.
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.
Start with the important and finish with a clear conscience
You may not have the time to get everything done, but if you work your plan, you’ll get the most important things done. There’s peace in that.
Your most important thing today might not be the most important thing right now
Most productivity systems involve identifying your most important task and working on it and nothing else until it’s done. That might be the decision that ruins your day.
Three simple steps that will change your task list forever
What could you eliminate, automate, or delegate today to free up your valuable time and attention?
You can’t do everything, but you can do the right things
Eisenhower’s productivity matrix is usually used to take a high-level look at where we’re spending (and wasting) time. It’s also a great tool for low-level planning of your day/week.
Don’t start today with what didn’t get done yesterday
Have you ever set your task list aside so you could focus on what you really needed to get done today? If you have, you’re doing it wrong.
Once you pick it up, don’t put it down until you’re done
If you keep picking up the same input over and over again only to consider it, then put it back to deal with later, consider invoking the touch-move rule.
Your brain doesn’t have to keep every thought in RAM
You have a system in place for handling the information in your life. Do you trust it? Or do you keep thinking thoughts so you don’t lose them?
Understand Repeat Every, Defer Another, and Due Again in 5 minutes or less
OmniFocus can repeat tasks three different ways: Repeat Every, Defer Another, and Due Again. Here’s how each one works.
