![]() In the beginning, I also focused on a small setup. But use the paper planner for everything else. Use the alarms or calendar on your computer or smartphone to help you with notifications. I generally think of working form a paper planner first to develop a workflow. But if you don’t know what your workflow looks like, your OmniFocus workflow can crash under the weight of a complex workflow. The difficult part about OmniFocus is that there is no “template” to follow. If you need more flexibility, OmniFocus can provide that. It teaches you about how the developers perceive what their ideal workflow of task management looks like. I think Things or Todoist a good starting point to learn about task management workflows. There are a few features that I’ve never used in OmniFocus but I know it’s there. I know that there will be more features for me to unlock when I need to use it. I use the features that gets the job done. I"m very sure that I use 1% of the power of Word, Excel, and Photoshop. I use just the features I need today and ignore the rest. I’m also almost wholly Mac-based when it comes to my system, so if you’re looking for something that you’d use equally or primarily on iOS, I also wouldn’t necessarily recommend OmniFocus, but only because I’ve never relied on the iOS app and wouldn’t be able to speak to its strengths and weaknesses. Then again, if you’re just borrowing some ideas from GTD and doing your own thing, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend OmniFocus specifically, only because I have no experience using it that way. I’ve been using OmniFocus for my GTD system for however long OmniFocus has existed, and only lately have I truly opened my eyes to what one feature - perspectives - can do for me that I hadn’t ever considered much beyond the defaults. ![]() If you’re all in on GTD, then I agree with the various recommendations that you would benefit from taking the time to learn OmniFocus and figure out how to use its power to fit your needs. You say you’re looking for a GTD-style app, but you don’t say whether you actually need it for a GTD system. Have I missed any other apps? Is anything else particularly recommended? It strikes me as terribly complicated, and probably more than I need, which is really a tool to manage deadlines. I have to confess, I’m really struggling with Omnifocus. I would also like to have the option of putting on numerous alerts in advance (a week before, 3 days before etc), and the ability to add reminders to items in Things is limited. The trouble with Things is that it doesn’t seem to cross-populate with my calendar, meaning deadlines in Things don’t show up there. I also like the way I can use projects, headings and groups in Things. I like how Reminders integrates with the calendar so that if a deadline falls on a particular day, it shows up in calendar view. I like having the ability to break down projects, some with soft deadlines (it would be good to write that article this month). Omnifocus (which I’m using on trial at the moment).Things3 (which I bought ages ago and haven’t really used to full potential).My work is very much focused on my diary (telling me where I need to be and when) and tasks with deadlines (much get document X to Y by Z time etc). I’m torn between the best GTD-style app for work. I’ve been turning this problem over in my mind now for a few months, and would very much appreciate input from others. I’m new here (was signposted by a kind internet stranger from elsewhere) so apologies if I have posted in the wrong topic. Request for app suggestions please! This is my first post to MPU.
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