Nor 3) do I want to keep them as not flagged and when all flagged tasks are done go through all avaialble tasks to flag the next. Nor do I 2) want to defer the task (but I tend to do that as a workaround but it doesn’t work well as I have to defer over and over again). For example: I have a lot of important tasks and I don’t want to 1) flag them all and having to skim through them constantly to decide which one to do next. What it doesn’t allow is for us to decide what order we want to deal with those flagged or avaiblale tasks (Prio B or C as you call them). Thanks - great that sorting context tasks is coming! Hopefully soon! :)
Don’t be looking at Priority C items (not due, not flagged) when you have due tasks or flagged tasks available to work on. When it becomes overdue, the status circle changes to red. When a task is 7 days away, it will pop up in the Due (Priority A) perspective automatically and the status circle changes to Yellow. I go to preferences window and set due soon to 1 week. To make a task a Priority A, set a due date. You can probably rename these custom perspectives like this:įlagged -> Priority B -> Do this after I finish Priority AĪvailable -> Priority C -> Flag and un-flag tasks here to move tasks (not due and un-flagged) up to Priority B When I complete flagged tasks, I can refill the flagged perspective by going back to Available and flagging a small group of tasks. The due items will usually build itself back up again when I have it set to repeat or when I add due items through the day or week. There are some one-time due items also here (finish the Peterson advertising project by November 20th). Most of my Due items are typically set to a repeat cycle (pay utility bill once a month, pay annual gym membership, etc.). All flagged tasks will show up in the flagged perspective and ready for me to work on after I finish the due tasks.Īll other available tasks that are not due and/or not flagged are low priority. In the Available perspective, I can flag a small handful of tasks (three to five tasks but sometimes as many as seven). I usually go to a custom perspective called “Available” that shows all available tasks. I want to work on these after after I finish as many of my high priority items from the Due perspective. Then I look at my flagged perspective to look at flagged items. Things such as bills, projects with deadlines belong here. All Due and Due soon tasks are high priority. I always look at the Due perspective first and try to finish as many items as possible in this perspective. I set flags for tasks or projects that don’t have due dates but I would like to work on in the next 3-7 days. A project/task needs a due date if dire consequences occur if something is not completed. In the projects perspective, I set due dates only on tasks/projects that need it. I have a custom perspective called Due which shows only due and available tasks. That causes unnecessary noise and renders real due date meaningless. Another feature I thought would help would be if flagging projects automatically prioritised flagged tasks in those projects over other tasks in context and flagged view. I feel as if I in flagged and context view could order tasks manually somehow this would overcome my problem, but I’m not sure.
#Omnifocus priorities how to
I have used OF for 6+ years and still struggle how to prioritise work. I’m wondering what prioritisation techniques you use.
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