I have, and con­tinue to try all sorts of new task man­age­ment pro­grams out there, from the sim­ple Taskpa­per to the more com­plex solu­tions such as Lotus Notes. Every time, with­out fail, I come full cir­cle back to Omni­Fo­cus. I found myself ask­ing myself what it is about Omni­Fo­cus that keeps me com­ing back, and what it is about Omni­Fo­cus that keeps me want­ing to try new programs.

The Why

As it turns out the ‘why’ of the ques­tion is fairly easy to answer, Omni­Fo­cus is trans­par­ent when I need it to be, and in my way when I need it to be. That is I can quickly enter in data with­out much thought or work and at the same time I can have Omni­Fo­cus remind me of things very blatantly.

It is the incred­i­ble flex­i­bil­ity of the pro­gram that I love. It is the fact that Omni­Fo­cus is so com­plex, yet pre­sented so sim­plis­ti­cally that I love the program.

Why I Look at Other Programs

If I love Omni­Fo­cus so much, then what is it that keeps me look­ing for other solu­tions. The answer here is two fold:

1. I am not a fan of the way the pro­gram looks.

2. I write a pro­duc­tiv­ity blog (kind of my job to test other solutions).

The Point

The point I am try­ing to make in the post is the same one I always try to present to read­ers when I talk about new pro­duc­tiv­ity tools: If what you cur­rently have works for you, there maybe no rhyme or rea­son to switch.

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• Omni­Fo­cus Criticisms
• Omni­Fo­cus, GTD, and You!
• Screen Mask­ing: Helps You to Focus on a Sin­gle Task
• 10 Omni­Fo­cus Power Tips
• Omni­Fo­cus Ver­sus Things