When people ask me “What app should I use to help me be more productive?” I have a simple answer. “I don’t know.” They will look at me quizzically and remind me that I'm someone that should know what app they should use. "You're the expert," they'll say. But here's the thing. Everyone’s work style is different. Everyone’s proficiency with apps is different. Everyone’s needs are different. So in order to even begin… Continue reading
How To Use Multiple Task Managers
While it is ideal to have one task management solution on an ongoing basis, for some of us that just isn’t a reality. Maybe it’s because you have to use a specific app for work and you don’t want to… Continue reading
How to Take OmniFocus to the Next Level
I had the privilege of reviewing Creating Flow with OmniFocus 2 by Kourosh Dini and I took many positive influences from it. In fact, the mainstay of my current setup is down to the advice and recommendations that are laid out… Continue reading
Review – Mail Pilot 2 for iOS
Mail Pilot has been a popular email management application since it was released as a Kickstarter web application in September 2012. It is the brainchild of Alexander Obenauer and Joshua Miles who wanted to find a way of being… Continue reading
How I Use Todoist And Evernote Together
I’ve long used Evernote for my resource and reference materials. all of my research is stored there, along with notebooks that contain living documents that I want to share with those who are helping build Productivityist and my virtual assistant. Pretty… Continue reading
Review: Good Todo
For the last year, I've been an avid OmniFocus user. If I was being honest, I would have to say that the time spent configuring that particular application to date could be measured in days rather than hours. For myself,… Continue reading
Review: Contact Center for iOS
Contact Center by Contrast takes the power of one of my favourite iOS apps and simplifies it so that it can be utilised by a wider audience. I’ve been a long time admirer of Launch Center Pro, an application which allows you to chain… Continue reading
Why The Approach is More Important Than The Application
"What task management/to-do list app should I use?" I get asked this question a lot. Here's my answer, every time: "I don't know." There is no shortage of to-do list and task management apps to choose from, no matter the… Continue reading
How to Do a Weekly Review in Todoist
"David Allen says that if you are not doing your weekly review, you are not doing GTD." - Leo Babauta, Zen Habits Even though Leo Babauta (like me) doesn't dive into GTD all that much anymore, he does offer the… Continue reading
A Brief Guide to Labels in Todoist
Todoist has been my task manager of choice for a few months now, and while I still find that I'm missing some features that would make it even better (URL schemes, Start Dates, etc.), I still find that it has… Continue reading
The Productivityist OmniFocus Themes
While I've never used anything but the stock OmniFocus theme before, my pal CM Smith (who helped me shape the look of this site) was inspired to put together some custom themes on the heels of the news that I'll… Continue reading
