Eleven years ago today, Learn OmniFocus opened its virtual doors.
Over the past eleven years, people from more than 90 countries have joined Learn OmniFocus, and our online community continues to thrive. While our community spans a wide range of cultures and professions, we all share one commonality: we all use OmniFocus.
Expanded OmniFocus 4 Course Library
Courses remain at the heart of our self-guided content offerings. Over the past year, our library of in-depth courses has expanded to include Using OmniFocus 4 with Note-Taking Apps and Taming Email with OmniFocus 4.
Additional courses are in development. The “Travelling with OmniFocus 4” course is well on its way to being complete. This course will show how to use OmniFocus and complementary apps to manage everything from a weekend getaway to an epic international trip. I’m also working on a course called “Personal Ask Management with OmniFocus”; a key premise of this course is the importance of distinguishing an “ask” (something you’ve been asked to do) and a “task” (something you’ve committed to doing).
A portion of each of our OmniFocus 4 courses is free. Join Learn OmniFocus to gain access to all of our content and services.
Workflow Guests
I’ve been inviting seasoned OmniFocus users to share their setups and workflows since the early days of OmniFocus. These sessions demonstrate how OmniFocus can be tailored to accommodate virtually any life or work scenario.
Guests who graced Learn OmniFocus’ virtual stage over the past year include Jason Atwood, Myke Kirkham-Jones and Lee Garrett (recording coming this week). I also had myself on as a guest and showcased my own workflows.
I’m excited to announce that Mike Williams, former CEO of the David Allen Company and creator of Doing to Done, will be joining me on Learn OmniFocus LIVE next month (July 23, 10-11:30 PDT). During this 90-minute interactive session, Mike will discuss the benefits of a hybrid approach to life and work, and he and I will provide practical ways to use OmniFocus alongside pen and paper.
It Takes a Village
Personal productivity can be a lonely pursuit. Sometimes it may feel like it’s you taking on the world. That’s why we offer interactive sessions that foster community while honing your productivity skills.
Our small-group (maximum ten participants) Office Hours sessions are sometimes referred to as the “Learn OmniFocus clubhouse.” These confidential sessions allow you to connect with other OmniFocus users and ask OmniFocus-related questions. You’re very welcome to attend even if you don’t have any specific questions.
Virtual Coworking sessions offer you the opportunity to work in a focused online environment with the support of other members. They consist of three 25-minute focused blocks punctuated by intention setting and sharing with the group. There’s also an optional social component, so you can get to know the wonderful people in our international community.
We continue to offer our popular Get OmniFocus Back on Track Workshop regularly. This interactive workshop guides you through your Learn OmniFocus setup and provides guidance on making optimal use of OmniFocus.
More OmniFocus Resources
As a service to the OmniFocus community, we provide free OmniFocus resources to support everyone who’s using OmniFocus, whether you’re a member or not.
Over the past year, we’ve added more resources to our Shortcuts and Custom Perspectives libraries, including some that take advantage of new features introduced in OmniFocus 4.
We also introduced a new resource: Keyboard Maestro Macros for OmniFocus. I’ve long been a fan of Keyboard Maestro and personally use many of the macros I shared in this library regularly. Overall, these macros add convenience to OmniFocus. For example, you can assign a global hotkey to access the Quick Open feature. This macro automatically launches OmniFocus if it’s not already running. There’s also a macro that can be used to complete the current task and move on to the next using a single keystroke.
Tracking the Future of OmniFocus
OmniFocus 4 has made significant strides since its release in December 2023. And there’s lots to look forward to as OmniFocus continues to evolve. See our Omni Roadmap 2025: OmniFocus 4 Highlights post from earlier this year to get a taste of what’s coming down the pike.
I know the folks at Omni will be tuning into Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) next week with great interest and exploring ways to take advantage of new and updated technologies from Apple.
We’ll continue to help you put these new and enhanced features to good use by highlighting them in new and updated content.
Many Thanks
A heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s supported Learn OmniFocus over the years. I feel blessed to be able to do work that I love and am honoured that you’ve put your trust in me. As always, drop me a line if you have requests for content and services.
A special thanks to the Omni Group and their continued dedication to OmniFocus and their other productivity apps.