Someday/Maybe lists are for things that catch your attention and aren’t immediately actionable. Learn practical ways to organize and manage these lists using OmniFocus and complementary apps.

This course is about practically managing someday/maybe lists and using OmniFocus to ensure that these lists are reviewed periodically.

While someday/maybe lists can be stored in OmniFocus, storing at least some of these lists outside of OmniFocus may be more practical. We’ll explore various scenarios so that you can determine what works best for you.

Capturing, Organizing, and Getting Creative

As you process items that you’ve captured into your productivity system, you’ll inevitably encounter things that are not ready for action. This could include something as simple as an idea for a blog post to lofty dreams such as building a beautiful home by the sea or starting a new company.

It’s important to have one or more places to keep track of everything you want to revisit in the future.

It’s equally important that you be intentional about reviewing these future aspirations. If your psyche trusts that you’re going to look at what you’ve captured regularly, you’ll likely find that you’ll have a greater capacity to focus on current projects and actions without pie-in-the-sky ideas stealing your mental focus.

As you review what you’ve captured, you can tap into your innate creativity and let your imagination soar. You’ll decide what to keep, what is ripe for further exploration and what to remove from the list. If you find you accumulate more ideas than you’re likely to be able to accomplish in a lifetime, it might be time to give some away and start to think about expanding your team.

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