Coaching for Leaders

331: How to Manage Your Task List, with Tim Stringer

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Tim Stringer: Learn OmniFocus

Tim Stringer of Technically Simple is one of the world’s leading experts on using task management systems and is the founder of Learn OmniFocus*, the premier site for teaching OmniFocus users how to be as productive as possible.

Key Points
  • In general, keep the planning and working tasks separate.
  • By planning first, it’s much easier to be productive when you go into worker mode.
  • Your task management system should collect your whens, your whats, and your ideas.
  • Make your task management system a sacred space.
  • Use due dates only when there is a consequence for not finishing something by that date.
  • Focus on only doing a few important tasks first, then move on to the rest of the tasks.
  • A morning and evening review will help you stay on top of your system.
  • Common mistakes: Putting too much into your task management system, overusing due dates, and tasks that aren’t immediately actionable.
    • Resources Mentioned
    • Getting Things Done* by David Allen
    • ToDoist
    • OmniFocus
    • Learn OmniFocus*
    • Evernote
    • Bullet Journal
    • MindNode
      • Related Episodes
      • How To Be More Productive, with Tim Stringer (episode 151)
      • Do This for a Productive Week (episode 180)
      • Getting Things Done, with David Allen (episode 184)
      • The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning (episode 319)
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