I'm not going to get into a debate over what is and isn't consistent with the method described in the GTD book. Omni themselves have said that while OF can be used to implement GTD, it is supposed to be flexible enough to accommodate different styles of personal organization. Thus, the various "appeal to authority" arguments presented here are a red herring.
My hope is that Omni's goal is to build a useful application first and foremost, perhaps using GTD as inspiration, but not an end in itself.
I'm not demanding that Omni impose some form of notification system on those that don't want it, rather that they make the functionality available to those that do (and I suspect there will be a lot of people like that).
Ignoring GTD doctrine, and just looking at reality: isn't it better to be proactively reminded of what you need to do, rather than having to remember to check an application on a regular basis?
I've tried in vein to make OF part of my workflow, but its a chicken and egg problem right now. OF is not going to be part of my workflow unless I can put tasks into OmniFocus and know that its not going to let me forget about them, as it does now.
My hope is that Omni's goal is to build a useful application first and foremost, perhaps using GTD as inspiration, but not an end in itself.
I'm not demanding that Omni impose some form of notification system on those that don't want it, rather that they make the functionality available to those that do (and I suspect there will be a lot of people like that).
Ignoring GTD doctrine, and just looking at reality: isn't it better to be proactively reminded of what you need to do, rather than having to remember to check an application on a regular basis?
I've tried in vein to make OF part of my workflow, but its a chicken and egg problem right now. OF is not going to be part of my workflow unless I can put tasks into OmniFocus and know that its not going to let me forget about them, as it does now.