ivanjay205
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I have posted about this before and I am always reading a lot about it but figured I would open a fresh topic as my world has changed a bit.... I wanted to get some thoughts on the various tools (of course welcome to other suggestions as well).
I was a long time FacileThings user. It is as close to pure GTD as it comes and I enjoy that. I really enjoy the horizons built into the app. However, it is very slow and rigid in its development and the mobile app is incredibly behind in technology. I find the interface very slow to get to what I want. And the tools to capture are not great. It supports email but I LOVE the long press capture that some apps have etc.
I tried Things. And the lack of a "Waiting for" list was a deal breaker for me. As an executive I delegate A LOT and I need to manage and track that. So Things didnt work out.
I tried Nirvana. I am fairly certain I like it. The lack of development always concerns me as I just get bored (my own weakness) vs living in a tool and enjoying it. I dont love that it doesnt have a built in GTD review system and checklists seem a bit more challenging but overall works well. I always get concerned about a slow moving app like that will disappear one day from support.... I like the support of areas although I wish there could be an overall filter on business vs personal. I also am struggling with how "Agenda's" work in Nirvana. I work with the same people a lot so I need that functionality.
I recently switched to Omnifocus as I am a new Mac user. I do really enjoy it, it has A LOT of power to it and I find it very customizable. But I am finding it gets very complicated. To the point where I am actually concerned some of my perspectives do not cover all of my tasks. I also find the interface and display in tasks a lot complicated and cumbersome. I do LOVE the flexibility of views, I LOVE the review system, and I enjoy the mobile experience. I am having sync issues on my iPad but I am sure I can work through that. I do have a home computer that is a PC so when I jump on that I find the web version to be really lacking. But it works to check things off. I typically have a lot of projects so I find this does a good job of organizing that.
What are in general thoughts in 2022? Any feedback or direction anyone can provide or thoughts on any of the above? I feel like I am on a lifelong search for the perfect app that probably will never exist. The interface of Nirvana on top of FacileThings would probably be it but that doesnt exist.
Thanks in advance! Always enjoy this debate!
I was a long time FacileThings user. It is as close to pure GTD as it comes and I enjoy that. I really enjoy the horizons built into the app. However, it is very slow and rigid in its development and the mobile app is incredibly behind in technology. I find the interface very slow to get to what I want. And the tools to capture are not great. It supports email but I LOVE the long press capture that some apps have etc.
I tried Things. And the lack of a "Waiting for" list was a deal breaker for me. As an executive I delegate A LOT and I need to manage and track that. So Things didnt work out.
I tried Nirvana. I am fairly certain I like it. The lack of development always concerns me as I just get bored (my own weakness) vs living in a tool and enjoying it. I dont love that it doesnt have a built in GTD review system and checklists seem a bit more challenging but overall works well. I always get concerned about a slow moving app like that will disappear one day from support.... I like the support of areas although I wish there could be an overall filter on business vs personal. I also am struggling with how "Agenda's" work in Nirvana. I work with the same people a lot so I need that functionality.
I recently switched to Omnifocus as I am a new Mac user. I do really enjoy it, it has A LOT of power to it and I find it very customizable. But I am finding it gets very complicated. To the point where I am actually concerned some of my perspectives do not cover all of my tasks. I also find the interface and display in tasks a lot complicated and cumbersome. I do LOVE the flexibility of views, I LOVE the review system, and I enjoy the mobile experience. I am having sync issues on my iPad but I am sure I can work through that. I do have a home computer that is a PC so when I jump on that I find the web version to be really lacking. But it works to check things off. I typically have a lot of projects so I find this does a good job of organizing that.
What are in general thoughts in 2022? Any feedback or direction anyone can provide or thoughts on any of the above? I feel like I am on a lifelong search for the perfect app that probably will never exist. The interface of Nirvana on top of FacileThings would probably be it but that doesnt exist.
Thanks in advance! Always enjoy this debate!