#OMNIFOCUS 3 PRO VS STANDARD WINDOWS#

There is a tradeoff between technical complexity in a product and the beauty/elegance of the UI. I'm not a huge fan of the OmniFocus interface, which is really what had me looking at other options in the first place. This is the kind of nitpicking that will kill your perspective, IMO :)Ī good, fluid UI. The other two don't have this ability and you have to create a project and then delete the Inbox item. You schedule meetings, but not next actions. What does this mean? In GTD you don't schedule things that aren't strictly specific to a day/time. They are both very good choices and my preferences and feelings kinda bounce around between them, but lately I've been in OmniFocus and just accept it.Īutomatically push unfinished items to the current day When you have perspective, you accept the tools/implementation as always imperfect but good enough and you get on with your important goals.Īs for the specific apps, I have used both Things 3 and OmniFocus for extended periods of time. If you read 'Making it all work' by David Allen, he says GTD tooling obsession is in the 'micromanager' quadrant of the perspective/control matrix, meaning its the kind of thing that pulls you away from the goal state of GTD by making you feel like you're in control but actually lacks perspective, so your overall big picture progress goes nowhere. Todo/task mgmt apps are a blessing and a curse. There is NO tool that won't feel irritating at times, there is NO tool that meets everyone's idiosyncratic workflow demands to the letter.Īnd also recognize you can do GTD with paper, as it was done originally, or with a simple notes app like iOS notes, evernote, or google docs or even gmail and other mail clients. And, you must let go of the desire for perfection and maximum efficiency. It's like shopping for jeans, someone else's favorite just doesn't matter, you have to put it on and see if it fits. Honestly it's so personal and subjective that you really just have to try different apps and approaches until you find the one that works best. Which of these is your favorite and why? Do you have any good resources for using an app with GTD? I'm really leaning towards OmniFocus, but feel like I'm not using it to it's potential.

I like that Todoist sends an email with your items for that day every morning.

I currently use a bullet journal to track habits and routines so I haven't looked into this either, but wouldn't mind the option in an app.

Recurring projects/tasks would be nice, but not a must-have.

I think they can all do this with tags/labels.

Ability to show tasks by context, i.e.

I admittedly haven't explored this much, so any input would be appreciated. This seems to be possible in Things and OmniFocus, but not Todoist.

Capability of dividing projects up into categories, i.e.

I noticed that Things and Todoist do this, but OmniFocus doesn't. Automatically push unfinished items to the current day.I don't want to put appointments in as tasks, but it's nice to be able to see my calendar appointments in the Today view. Unless I'm missing something, the other two don't have this ability and you have to create a project and then delete the Inbox item. I like that with OmniFocus, I can just make that idea a project directly.

Sometimes I have an idea that is actually a project put into my Inbox.

I like being able to promote/demote items to projects/tasks.I love that OmniFocus and Todoist have this.

#OMNIFOCUS 3 PRO VS STANDARD WINDOWS#

I have an iPhone and iPad, but my computer is Windows based.

I need to be able to input/manage things on a PC.

I really don't want to keep track of multiple. So far, they all seem to have things I like and don't like, so I'm wondering if someone can maybe see what I think and offer a suggestion to get the best out of ONE app. I started with OmniFocus, then grabbed Todoist, then figured I'd try Things.

I recently discovered the GTD world and immediately dove in to trying to find the perfect app for it.

Omnifocus 3 pro vs standard