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Posted by Paul Korm
Jan 20, 2019 at 02:23 PM
The small index cards to carry around is a method I use more often than OmniFocus. (Though I use OF and DropTask side by side frequently.)
It seems that the “productivity” craze is fueled by a perhaps too-literal interpretation of David Allen’s “Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them.”—which leads to the compulsion to capture everything in one or more “inboxes”. What Allen said is actually rather silly and reductive. (Minds can hold lots of facts and impressions, and ideas arise because the mind has experiences to draw on.) I look at sites like “The Productivity Guild” (what a horrible name) and wonder why so many folks seems to think that they are machines who must process tasks tipped out of their inboxes.
Hugh wrote:
>So now I use OmniFocus as a daily “menu of tasks”, and every day either
>drag and drop between three and six “MITs” (Most Important Tasks) to my
>Fantastical Calendar (where the task durations are respected ... or write them by
>hand on index cards held by a slim index-card holder complete with mini
>ball-point that I carry around
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Jan 20, 2019 at 03:44 PM
As I called this thread at the start a “sort of poll,” I feel I should tally the “results.” I put results in quotes, because this is really a very superficial analysis of the responses. If someone said they were using or indicated that had once relied upon app, then I counted it. I didn’t count suggestions or referrals to apps that didn’t appear to be currently or recently in someone’s task management arsenal.
7 users of OmniFocus
4 users of Things 3
3 users of 2Do
3 users of ToDoist
2 users of DropTask
2 users of Google Keep
2 users of Orgmode
2 users of TickTick
1 user each of the following:
Agenda
Anylist
Curio
Dynalist
GQueues
Hyper Plan
Hyperfocus
Noteplan
Notetaker
Remember the Milk
Reminders
Skedpal
Tood.xls
Trello
WorkFlowy
If I missed an app you use, please let us know.
Steve Z.
Posted by Paul Korm
Jan 20, 2019 at 03:51 PM
Thank you for your summary — and thank you for this interesting thread — Steve.
This forum is slewing more toward macOS these days — at least from this list. (Albeit, some of those apps are macOS + WIndows, or Windows only, or include Linux.)
Posted by Alexander Deliyannis
Jan 20, 2019 at 05:32 PM
I use the Self Journal by Best Self Co https://uk.bestself.co/collections/all/products/self-journal
I previously used Michael Hyatt’s Full Focus Planner https://fullfocusplanner.com but the import tax imposed since last year made it too expensive so I switched; in practice, I think I like the Self Journal’s format better anyway.
The one adjustment I’ve made is to write each of my tasks on 38x51 mm Post-it sticky notes; they are small enough to fit as many as needed on a planner day page, and big enough for the information needed to identify a task. I also use 76x127 mm ones, for note-taking and for grouping mutliple tasks of the same project.
I always carry such pads and a pen with me, and have sets of pads and pens in most places where I may need to write.
The Post-it ‘hack’ has made a big difference in helping me focus. Context is for me essential; I don’t like to-do lists which include unrelated items. I can quickly move notes around, and plan their respective tasks’ implementation on the calendar.
I know that all this can be achieved with software, but just typing on an active screen interferes with my thinking.
Paul Korm wrote:
>Can you describe your “paper system” a bit—or
>perhaps you covered it elsewhere?
>
>
>Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>>I now use a paper system for my own task management, coupled with
>online
>>project management applications for our team’s overview.
Posted by Ken
Jan 20, 2019 at 05:36 PM
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
As I called this thread at the start a “sort of poll,” I feel I should
>tally the “results.” I put results in quotes, because this is really a
>very superficial analysis of the responses. If someone said they were
>using or indicated that had once relied upon app, then I counted it. I
>didn’t count suggestions or referrals to apps that didn’t appear to be
>currently or recently in someone’s task management arsenal.
>
>7 users of OmniFocus
>4 users of Things 3
>3 users of 2Do
>3 users of ToDoist
>2 users of DropTask
>2 users of Google Keep
>2 users of Orgmode
>2 users of TickTick
>1 user each of the following:
>Agenda
>Anylist
>Curio
>Dynalist
>GQueues
>Hyper Plan
>Hyperfocus
>Noteplan
>Notetaker
>Remember the Milk
>Reminders
>Skedpal
>Tood.xls
>Trello
>WorkFlowy
>
>If I missed an app you use, please let us know.
>
>Steve Z.
I believe that I mentioned MLO (My Life Organized) among several others. While I do find it complicated, it is quite powerful and has lots of options to customize.
—Ken