Omnifocus for me. It’s been the only thing I’ve stuck with. I’m pretty sure that’s because it’s the only task system I’ve used that lets you hide things based on properties; I don’t get anything done facing a giant list, but a small focused list of things I can do right now, is possible.
It also fills a need for organization meta-work, but that’s not really a positive hah
Best thing I can recommend is pick ONLY ONE thing to hold onto tasks (notes app, a todo app, a sticky note pad, etc.) and actually commit to it. Force yourself to log a task the second you know about it.
Even make an effort to tell people “I’m adding that to my list” so people start reminding you. Whatever gets things you need to do out of your head asap.
It’s aggravatingly difficult for a while until it’s a habit, but having the stuff you need to do somewhere that ISNT your memory is going to be a massive boost.
I love omnifocus, but It was going to be around $300 for me to use it on my iphone/ mac/ ipad.. I transitioned to things and never looked back. I'm pretty sure they're at parity with features. (at least for my usecase)
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Omnifocus for me. It’s been the only thing I’ve stuck with. I’m pretty sure that’s because it’s the only task system I’ve used that lets you hide things based on properties; I don’t get anything done facing a giant list, but a small focused list of things I can do right now, is possible.
It also fills a need for organization meta-work, but that’s not really a positive hah
Best thing I can recommend is pick ONLY ONE thing to hold onto tasks (notes app, a todo app, a sticky note pad, etc.) and actually commit to it. Force yourself to log a task the second you know about it.
Even make an effort to tell people “I’m adding that to my list” so people start reminding you. Whatever gets things you need to do out of your head asap.
It’s aggravatingly difficult for a while until it’s a habit, but having the stuff you need to do somewhere that ISNT your memory is going to be a massive boost.
I love omnifocus, but It was going to be around $300 for me to use it on my iphone/ mac/ ipad.. I transitioned to things and never looked back. I'm pretty sure they're at parity with features. (at least for my usecase)
Agree completely.