#Using omnifocus software#

Context lists require the engagement of the place, tool or person in the list’s title to complete the task.Examples include: “Take trip to Gemany”, “Learn to sight read music”, etc. Someday/Maybe lists for those items that you don’t need to act on now, but that you may want to some day.Projects are actions that require two or more steps to complete.In addition to the Inbox, those lists would typically include something like: When you have time (I do this daily), the items in the Inbox can later be parsed out to ensure that you are acting on them in a way that guarantees that the next physical, visible step needed to be taken to move each inbox item forward has been placed in an appropriate list in your GTD system. In its most basic form, GTD is about writing down the things that are important to you in a catch-all list (also known as an Inbox list) when those thoughts and ideas come to you. It makes what would be a virtually endless list of chores seem fun and achievable by breaking them down into bite-size next steps amidst contextual categories. If you are not familiar with David or want to refresh your memory about what GTD is, then check out this link.Įssentially, GTD is the system by which I operate to take action on all of my life’s projects and endeavors. I am a long-time proponent of the Getting Things Done methodology of life management, as founded by David Allen. GTDįirst, a bit about how I manage my life. I wanted to share a bit about how I use OmniFocus to do the things I need to do, and to further my life’s work.

#Using omnifocus software#

Life gets a bit busy from time to time!įor the past 7 years or so, I have found OmniFocus to be an invaluable software tool to guide my energy toward accomplishing the goals and tasks that I want to achieve. Oh, and my day job is running a full-time home lending consultancy practice.

I am a musician as well as a husband to a wonderful wife who is a PhD student/full-time university staff member.