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Once I have found a programme that I am comfortable with and that does the things I need best ( and only those ), I use it and don’t keep looking at what else is out there. I can link all programmes to the calendar, create tasks from Agenda and DT in 2Do and vice versa. Activities according to the GTD system ( etc.), the same tags, the same projects. The important thing is that I have the same structure in all programmes. The most useful programme for me would be something like Entourage in the past, but that was a long time ago. I’m still looking for a good alternative to TapForms, I’m still mourning Bento. It may sound a bit extensive, but it works for me. I use Agenda and in TapForms I have set up databases for customer data, acquisition, etc.

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From my point of view, it’s the best programme available for Mac and indispensable for me. I use, as a knowledge database and for records, documents, etc., Devonthink. That does not lead to the desired result. Many participants are so busy constantly looking for a better system that they hardly get to anything else and are constantly rebuilding. I have been giving seminars on time- and self-management for 20 years now. I think the most important measure is to decide on a set-up and then to use it. There is always the compulsion to stay with it. I’m happy to pay for software, but I don’t want to rent it. For me, the subscription system is a criterion for exclusion. I just take a look at Note Plan, I didn’t know it before. Hope my experience help a little bit, and triggers discussions between self-optimizing freelancers. I copy&paste my protocol of meetings into mail or other tools to inform attendees of people with need-to-know.Īctions in Agenda are transferred into project management or calendar in my daily end-of-business cleanup time. So, my workflow is: project management tool (nested tasks and their interdepencies) for planning and controlling on a meta-level, Calendar for Task planning on a detailed level in between the next days, and Agenda to journalize what happened. Here is Agenda extemely good using hashtags, using projects and subprojects to refind what is said, done or decided. But I want to know what is the outcome and keep it in a place where I can find it. A task/checkmark/done logic is sufficient for simple tasks which I can forget when done. My concern with task management tools is about results: for my business it is essential to keep results, protocols, journals in mind. I run a freelance business as you, and I have tried many many apps to support me.Īgenda is great but not on task management.įor task management better have a look to Firetask or Omnifocus.Īgenda is my tool of choice for journaling. I will answer because of the similarity of our requirements. If I had a very structured work environment it might be different.

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This works for me partly because I’m self employed and have pretty much a free hand to organise my work. This means I’m actively making decisions about what I’m working on when, rather than simply facing a list of tasks generated by reminders or Things. The big change is the weekly and daily review. My On The Agenda has the main notes I’ll be working on for the week. I then do a mini-review each day to create a daily plan. Instead I review active notes every week and decide what I’m going to tackle in the coming week, creating a weekly plan that references other notes for the detail (using links sometimes).

It felt like Things was driving me, not serving me. It’s great for clearing tasks out of sight, but I hated the way they then reappeared automatically and overwhelmed me. The big mental shift for me was to adopt a conscious, hands on approach to managing the stuff I need to do. I use Agenda for exactly this, and have been doing so for around 3 years or so. I’m not seeing many instances of people using Agenda to manage their work tasks though - do they exist? Can anyone share experiences?

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