I find the functionality of "Next action" in omnifocus lacking in it's ability to implement GTD methodology.
"Next action" only acts on actions that have been assigned a "due date" rather than listing the "next action" to move the project forward.
"Next action" filtering becomes useless unless I choose to assign due dates. But sometimes and for some projects, none of the actions have a "due date". They just need attention when and where possible and therefore i just order them in hierarchical way with the next action as the top action.
I work mainly in the planning mode - as my context rarely change. So, I do the collection, organising and processing in the planning mode. As well as the actual actioning of tasks, also in the planning mode.
In fact very few of my actions have a need to have a definite "due" date.
I experimented with using "due" dates for everything (for the sake of using them), but the list became bigger and bigger and unmanageable and now I have the same feeling of "due dates" as JRArseneau on a very much related post here: -
http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthre...ghlight=action
SUMMARY
So this is a "feature request"
Can a "Next Action" show in every single project (regardless of whether or not it has due actions.
please let me know if i'm missing something obvious!
"Next action" only acts on actions that have been assigned a "due date" rather than listing the "next action" to move the project forward.
"Next action" filtering becomes useless unless I choose to assign due dates. But sometimes and for some projects, none of the actions have a "due date". They just need attention when and where possible and therefore i just order them in hierarchical way with the next action as the top action.
I work mainly in the planning mode - as my context rarely change. So, I do the collection, organising and processing in the planning mode. As well as the actual actioning of tasks, also in the planning mode.
In fact very few of my actions have a need to have a definite "due" date.
I experimented with using "due" dates for everything (for the sake of using them), but the list became bigger and bigger and unmanageable and now I have the same feeling of "due dates" as JRArseneau on a very much related post here: -
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I agree, it'd be nice to see this as I too have a lot of actions that don't necessarily have due dates (I think I have an aversion to due dates).
I know you purchased OF, but you may want to look at "Things" as they have a different philosophy to this approach (not that I'm advocating for the competition!) :) |
SUMMARY
So this is a "feature request"
Can a "Next Action" show in every single project (regardless of whether or not it has due actions.
please let me know if i'm missing something obvious!