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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

May 6, 2016

A Fresh Take on Contexts

Contexts are a powerful, important but also controversial part of the Getting Things Done® methodology. They are controversial because many people struggle with them and hence question their value. For many years I battled with the right setup for Contexts as well. They seemed to just…

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

May 2, 2016

How to effectively use Folders in OmniFocus

Folders are great helpers and a curse at the same time. While we work with them naturally on our computers, we need to appreciate that they originate from the days where huge amounts of paper had to be organised in such fashion that retrieval was fast…

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 18, 2016

Simple GTD® with Apple’s Reminders App

If you aspire to get a little more organised in 2013 you are short of excuses since that does not necessarily involve buying, installing, learning and setting up a productivity black belt application such as OmniFocus. Technically all you really need is pen and…

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 18, 2016

Essential OmniFocus Resources

If you came to SimplicityBliss to learn about OmniFocus or refine your setup this page is a good place to start. Although not associated with the OmniGroup I write a lot about OmniFocus but also other personal productivity applications and workflows.

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

May 3, 2016

Making Sense Of Single Action Lists In OmniFocus

OmniFocus knows three different types of Projects: Sequential Projects, Parallel Projects and Single Action Lists. You would typically think that most of the time you need sequential projects, but that is not really the case.

Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

May 5, 2016

Defining and Managing Contexts in OmniFocus

There are tasks you can only perform depending on where you are, when you are and what tools you have available. This is one of the core Getting Things Done® principles which helps you focus on the tasks you actually can do instead of procrastinating…

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 17, 2016

OmniFocus Perspectives Redux: Introduction & Planning

It is time to update my old posts on OmniFocus Perspectives since a lot has changed since I originally posted my OmniFocus Perspective Galore series, most notably OmniFocus itself.

Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 17, 2016

Staying on Top — Daily Morning Review Routine with OmniFocus

Without a doubt the easiest thing with ‘Getting Things Done’ or productivity in general is to fall off the band wagon. We all did this many times and it is as simple as being totally overwhelmed by something that came…

Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 17, 2016

OmniFocus Perspectives Redux: People & Meetings

We looked at Planning and Doing so far and all of these Perspectives work very well as long as you are in control. Things tend to get a little more messy when other people or organisations get involved. If you need someone else to complete a…

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Sven Fechner in simplicitybliss

Aug 17, 2016

Outlook for Mac 2016 to OmniFocus

Microsoft Outlook or its predecessor Entourage have never been the most popular email clients on the Mac, but the folks from Redmond have significantly improved it over the years and some people quite simply have not much of a choice. In particular if you work in a…

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