OmniFocus and GTD aficionado Jason Atwood returned to Learn OmniFocus LIVE to share his OmniFocus 4 setup and workflows.
Jason has a long history with productivity. He’s been practicing David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) approach for 20 years and recently completed his 😮 1000th weekly review (check out his blog post on the subject to read his insights).
He’s been using OmniFocus since the beginning and has evolved his setup and workflows over the past years, developing OmniFocus into a highly trusted and efficient tool. Jason talked about the OmniFocus settings he recommends, four primary perspectives he uses to get things done, why it’s important to limit the number of active projects, how and why he performs a weekly review and more.
Before OmniFocus’ initial launch, Jason used OmniOutliner for task management, following the guidelines of the “Kinkless GTD” approach that inspired the creation of OmniFocus.
Using OmniFocus at Arkus
Jason is the Co-Founder and CEO of Arkus, Inc. and describes himself as an “overly certified consultant.” Based in New York City, Arkus is a consulting company and Salesforce Partner established in 2010. The company consists of a growing number of expert project managers and developers.
Everyone working at Arkus applies GTD principles, and many use OmniFocus as their personal task manager. To help reinforce this productive corporate culture, Jason leads training sessions that feature GTD and OmniFocus.
During the session, Jason shared his experiences using OmniFocus and GTD in a team environment. He touched on recommended practices he shares with his team and how he and his team use OmniFocus alongside collaborative solutions, including Salesforce.
The David Allen Company
Jason was interviewed by David Allen on the Getting Things Done podcast on the theme of Installing GTD in an Organization in 2019. He recently joined John Forrester on the podcast for a Slice of GTD Life with Jason Atwood.
Jason also participated in the GTD Summit in Amsterdam in 2019 and is a Certified GTD Trainer.
More About Jason
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