Comments on: My Mac & iPhone GTD Philosophy: Less Is Perfect

By: Siddharth Goyal

Siddharth Goyal — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:03:24 +0000

My Mac & iPhone GTD Philosophy: Less Is Perfect http://t.co/YAjQoTuT

By: Facio Tasks

Facio Tasks — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:22:58 +0000

My Mac & iPhone GTD Philosophy: Less Is Perfect http://t.co/SYN5r0z2

By: Chris Herborth

Chris Herborth — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:14:59 +0000

‘This philosophy of “less is more” should be familiar to us all; it’s baked-in to Apple’s DNA, and it seems poised going to become even more of a Mac feature with OS X Lion.’

I really wish they’d apply that philosophy to iTunes.

You’ve inspired me to take a good look at Things; I’ve been using OmniFocus for about two years and have really fallen out of the habit.

- chrish

By: Maik F.

Maik F. — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:17:58 +0000

I absolutely agree with the “less is more” concept.

Since a few weeks I use “Sorting Thoughts” – it’s a simple and very handy self management tool. My favorite features are:
tree structure, real privacy (no cloud-based data), Palm Pre sync, available for Mac and Windows.

By: Marco Ricci

Marco Ricci — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:55:13 +0000

Hi Liam, what your post suggests is something I’ve been thinking about for a while: time management routines and tools should be kept simple.

There are people who get things done effectively with a simple routine of a) collecting every “open loop” or “input” on a notebook, b) processing it and 3) scheduling required tasks via to-do lists or a calendar.

Not exactly rocket science.

Even though I never used an Apple product, I respect their (minimalist) philosophy. Adding complexity without a reason is never a good idea.
This is especially dumb when your goal is effective time management, because unjustified sophistication usually leads to time wastes.

Marco Ricci

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:46:42 +0000

I’ve used Things, The Hit List, and OmniFocus and have stuck with OF for one simple reason: it’s robustness. I can be as simple in setting up a task, or use as much complexity as I want. Most of the time, I keep it very simple. But on those occasions when I need to oversee a complex system, OF can handle it. Things? Not so much. The Hit List? Okay, but there’s no syncing with the cloud and who knows if there will ever be any future development?

By: james

james — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:51:46 +0000

Thank you for mentioning the over-the-air sync feature I’ve never needd cloud syncing, and am surprised at the negative reviews Things has gotten over it. The ease in which Things syncs is all I need, and it just plain works.

By: Stef

Stef — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:46:46 +0000

If you like “less is more” you should try Taskpaper!

By: B-Dubs

B-Dubs — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:39:58 +0000

Things has wi-fi sync that I used for years but it was very cumbersome and difficult to keep a Mac Pro, iMac, Macbook Pro, iPhone and iPad in sync. When I got my iPad and CulturedCode still hadn’t implemented cloud-synching I had to abandon it and I’ve found a new home in OmniFocus. From the forums and blog postings I’ve read, many other people have given up on Things because of that missing link. Word has it that they’re now going to possibly charge for synching after the years of promising it to everyone who purchased it. Not exactly a company I care to deal with anymore.

By: landoncube

landoncube — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:41:55 +0000

Pictures of the standing desk and light saber or it didn’t happen.