Just downloaded the sneaky peak and something that I have been waiting for has finally arrived!
The ability to see parents and even projects in the context list! This is a huge improvement. Here are some of the reasons:
• Gives a user the ability to rough sketch out a project, and add actions on the fly.
• Allows user to make sure a parent is complete, and whether it needs to have more actions added to it for completion, or if it can be completed.
The method of using OmniFocus that I subscribe to is, children are actions that move the parent closer to completion.
When I have projects planned out, sometimes I'll get to an action in my contexts that is not broken down as small as it could be. I'll create smaller children actions for the parent that will move me closer to completing the parent.
The process looks like this:
I'll try to do an action in the context list
if I'm feeling resistance toward completing the action I ask myself:
Is there anything I need to do to complete this action
or
can I break the action down into smaller actions
If the answer is yes, I create children actions that will move me closer to completing the parent
Once those children are checked off...
the parent appears in the context list! hooray!
I try to complete the action
If I cannot complete it, I ask myself the questions again,
create children
complete children
see the parent and either complete it or add more children to it!
This is a godsend for projects that cannot be fully planned out in project mode, or projects that change rapidly and cannot be fully planned out.
Life is dynamic.
The best laid plans of mine and men go often awry.
To a Mouse
Thank you Omni Group!
The ability to see parents and even projects in the context list! This is a huge improvement. Here are some of the reasons:
• Gives a user the ability to rough sketch out a project, and add actions on the fly.
• Allows user to make sure a parent is complete, and whether it needs to have more actions added to it for completion, or if it can be completed.
The method of using OmniFocus that I subscribe to is, children are actions that move the parent closer to completion.
When I have projects planned out, sometimes I'll get to an action in my contexts that is not broken down as small as it could be. I'll create smaller children actions for the parent that will move me closer to completing the parent.
The process looks like this:
I'll try to do an action in the context list
if I'm feeling resistance toward completing the action I ask myself:
Is there anything I need to do to complete this action
or
can I break the action down into smaller actions
If the answer is yes, I create children actions that will move me closer to completing the parent
Once those children are checked off...
the parent appears in the context list! hooray!
I try to complete the action
If I cannot complete it, I ask myself the questions again,
create children
complete children
see the parent and either complete it or add more children to it!
This is a godsend for projects that cannot be fully planned out in project mode, or projects that change rapidly and cannot be fully planned out.
Life is dynamic.
The best laid plans of mine and men go often awry.
To a Mouse
Thank you Omni Group!