![]() ![]() With the Mac version, you just start typing anywhere in Things (as long as it's not an active text field you're in already) and Quick Find comes up. Quick Find is available on all versions of Things, but probably the fastest to get to on the Mac. Unlike OmniFocus, Things has a much more streamlined and simplified approach to dealing with your tasks, which is evident with the task creation and editing options. There are also swipe gestures that you can do to change the due dates, move it to a different Area or Project, make it a recurring task, duplicate, and more. With existing tasks, you can always tap on them to expand and view notes or make any edits. If you choose a specific date, or even the Someday option, you can find these tasks in the Upcoming section of the overview. The This Evening option also has it appear in Today, but you'll get reminded of the item around the evening, rather than earlier on in the day. Selecting Today will make it so that the task shows up in your Today overview, which is a default section. The option for timed reminders is also available. As you decide on a due date, there are a few options: Today, This Evening, a specific date on the calendar, or Someday. Things has the ability to also structure your days. That's why you should use deadlines sparingly, so that the sense of urgency isn't lost. What's the difference between a due date and a deadline? While all of your tasks may have a due date, deadlines are high priority items that you absolutely cannot miss. You can always go back and make any edits to Areas and Projects later too, or mark them as Complete and Cancelled when necessary. I'd recommend thinking about general Areas to add into Things first, and then start putting your Projects together under those broad categories. It's straightforward, and when you go on to add a new item on the main screen, there's even descriptions under Project and Area so it's impossible to forget. While your own workflow may differ from mine, I think Things' simplified approach with Areas and Projects is easy enough for anyone. ![]() ![]() The system is pretty simple, but keeps everything organized so I don't get anything mixed up between jobs. These projects are where I throw in all of my upcoming articles with deadlines, pitches, and tasks required in order to get paid. Most of the time, my most important Projects are never empty or "complete," as they say.Ī sample of my projects include and under my Work area. However, I personally see Projects as current jobs or other task groups where I always have something happening. Projects are actually defined on the Things website as a task that takes multiple steps to complete. With Siri, you can say things like "In Things, remind me to buy milk tomorrow at 10 AM" and they get added without any other input. On iOS, Things integrates with Siri, so if you prefer to use Apple's virtual assistant to quickly get things into your apps, you're free to enable it. You can get your distinctive email address in the Things Cloud section. With Mail to Things, you're able to add to-dos to your inbox by sending emails to this address. This is a randomly generated email address that is unique to each individual account. In fact, it's so invisible that I sometimes forget I even signed up!Īnother thing that may be useful for your workflow is the Mail to Things feature. Plus it's fast, secure, and completely invisible. Now whenever you use Things, just log in to that Things Cloud account and all of your to-dos and projects remain intact, no matter what device you're on. Just enter an email and password, and you're good to go! Flip the switch on, and you'll get a prompt to log in to an existing account or create a new one if you don't already have one. When you're in Things on iOS, just access the Settings and select Things Cloud. Don't worry - accounts are free and super simple to set up! First, if you plan on using Things on all of your devices (iPhone, iPad, and Mac), then you should set up Things Cloud for syncing. ![]()
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