Get Stuff Done with OmniFocus 3
Do you feel overwhelmed?
Do you spend more time on urgent tasks than on important tasks?
Do you resort to pen and paper to plan your day? Have you tried using OmniFocus before, only to give up in frustration?
If so, you’re in the right place. In this video course, you’ll learn an OmniFocus workflow you can rely on.
Picture this:
- You feel less stress because you’ve got your projects under control.
- People see you as reliable because you don’t miss deadlines.
- You feel proud because you’re doing the important work.
- You know exactly what to work on next.
- Nothing slips through the cracks.
How can you get there?
By learning a simple OmniFocus workflow you can trust. And that’s what you’ll learn in this self-paced video course.
“Managing 500 employees and a $40 million budget means I have a lot of projects and tasks. Thanks to Peter’s course I’m starting the week super-charged with my schedule and tasks lined up.”
30-day money-back guarantee
If you’re not happy with the course, just let me know within 30 days of your purchase and I’ll give you a full refund. No drama, no questions asked.
Bonus: OmniFocus project templates
The premium edition of the course comes with my OmniFocus project templates. These include my recommended setup for your OmniFocus that you can simply copy and paste. They also include sample projects, such as a “weekly review” project with my nine-step weekly review process.
Note: You can only install the project templates on macOS. Of course they’ll sync to your other devices, but you can’t directly install them on iOS or iPadOS.
bonus: Translating Your Goals into Action (42-minute video)
The premium edition of the course also comes with a 42-minute video on translating your goals into action. In this video, you’ll learn:
- How to set useful and clear goals
- How to organize your goals
- Why it’s important to reflect on the “why” behind your goals
- The three types of action steps to define for your goals
- Why you shouldn’t put goals in your task manager
- How to put your goals’ action steps in OmniFocus without getting overwhelmed
It’s a super actionable video: I’ll show you how I set goals and translate them into action and you can follow the exact same process, step by step.
On any given day, you have dozens of things to do…
Home tasks, work projects, being there for your friends and family, staying healthy, taking care of your finances—how do you keep track of it all?
Incoming emails rule your day. You rarely get to your most important tasks because you’re always chasing deadlines. And you feel overwhelmed.
Before you know it, you forgot to buy a birthday present for your mom, your boss is nagging you about that report that was due yesterday, and you still haven’t gotten around to filing your tax return. 🤦🏻
It doesn’t have to be this way.
In this course, you’ll learn how to:
- make OmniFocus an extension of your brain
- organize your projects
- plan your day and your week
- sort through your tasks
- save time with repeating tasks and project templates
- execute weekly reviews
Of course, you’ll learn lots of specific things too, like why you shouldn’t use due dates nearly as much as you’d think (🤯); how to actually reach Inbox Zero (🧘🏻); and how to never forget a birthday again ( 🥳).
Your time is valuable
You’ll learn exactly what you need—no more and no less. I’ve designed the course to be efficient, because your time is valuable.
You could piece together information on using OmniFocus from random places all over the Internet. But how long would that take? And what is that time worth to you?
When you follow this course, you’ll learn everything you need to know to organize your life and to be productive using OmniFocus. You’ll save tons on time compared to figuring things out yourself.
Think about what you could do with the extra time. You could spend it with your kids. You could spend it learning to play the guitar. Or you could, you know, spend the time doing the actual work you want to do!
After you follow the course, you’ll:
- be able to focus,
- feel in control
- know what to work on next,
- save time and reduce errors,
- and have a system, so nothing slips through the cracks.
That’s what learning a workflow you can trust will do for you.
“I have been using OmniFocus for years and I already knew a lot of things, but Peter’s approach helped me rely on OmniFocus more than ever before. This freed me up to focus on the important tasks each day instead of guessing what to work on.”
8 modules, 46 lessons
Module 1: OmniFocus As an extension of your brain
- Getting all of your tasks into OmniFocus
- OmniFocus as your central source of truth
- When to use defer dates & due dates
Module 2: Organizing your projects
- What is a project?
- How to set up your projects and folders
- Task, task with subtasks, or project?
Module 3: Planning your days and weeks
- What makes sense to work on?
- Planning what to work on next
- Calendar event or OmniFocus task?
Module 4: Sorting through your tasks
- The waiting for and someday, maybe tags
- Other tags to consider
- Using flags to highlight important projects
Module 5: Repeating tasks & project templates
- Setting up repeating tasks and projects
- Saving time with project templates
Module 6: Weekly reviews
- The nine steps to a weekly review
- Weekly review cheat sheet
- Scheduling your weekly review
Module 7: Example use cases
- Regain control when you feel overwhelmed
- Process to-dos after a meeting
- Using OmniFocus to travel with less stress
- And more
Module 8: Pro Tips
- Reducing your choice set
- Reference material and OmniFocus
- Goals and OmniFocus
- Habits and OmniFocus
“I went from 50% productivity to 1000%. I finished my 2 University courses this August with A and A+ and at the same time launched 2 new products while still maintaining my business and its current products, all in one month!”
This course is for you if:
- You feel overwhelmed by everything you need to do.
- You’re not focusing on what really matters.
- You want to learn a reliable workflow.
- You want to learn how to get the most out of OmniFocus.
- You’ve used OmniFocus in the past, but have gotten away from it.
This course is not for you if:
- You’re looking for a magic solution that requires zero effort.
- You’d rather figure everything out yourself, from scratch. (You can, but it’ll take you much longer.)
- You want to learn about OmniFocus automation.
Your instructor
Hi, I’m Peter Akkies.
I first started teaching productivity courses in 2019. Today, I’ve taught thousands of paid students and hundreds of thousands of people on my YouTube channel.
I’ve been featured on OmniFocus.com, on The Sweet Setup, and on the popular YouTube channel Keep Productive.
I’m also into scuba diving, Formula 1, World War II history, and veganism.
“There’s loads of info about OmniFocus online and it is bewildering. Doing this course is an easy option. Maybe you could get a lot of the info for free but there’s no guarantee and it could take lot of time.”
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Frequently asked questions
What support can I get?
If you get stuck or want to run something by me, just leave a comment on the relevant course lesson.
What’s your refund policy?
If you’re not happy with the course, just let me know within 30 days of your purchase and I’ll give you a full refund. No drama, no questions asked.
Do you offer a payment plan?
No, I don’t.
Do you Offer any discounts?
No, I don’t. You can, however, buy this course as part of a bundle, at a lower price than if you were to purchase the courses separately.
How much time does the course take to complete?
You’ll be up and running with this workflow in an afternoon or two.
How long will I have access to the course?
Forever! Other sites may require you to keep a monthly subscription, but for this course, you pay once and you get lifetime access. You’ll also have access to course updates and new lessons.
When does the course start and finish?
This course is self-paced, so you can start it whenever you like and take as long as you need.
I’ve already bought another course (or book) on OmniFocus. How is this course different?
You won’t only learn where the buttons are in OmniFocus (though that is part of the course, too). We will go beyond that: you’ll learn a simple yet effective workflow that you can use right away to get stuff done.
(And I won’t waste your time teaching you complex customizations and automations that you don’t need.)
What if I need to use a Windows PC at work?
If you use Apple devices at home, but you use a PC at work, you can still use OmniFocus and you’ll still get a lot out of the system you’ll learn in this course.
In this case, I recommend that you bring your MacBook or your iPad to work. Simply use OmniFocus on your laptop/tablet and do the work on your PC.
On any computer, you can also use OmniFocus for the Web to manage your tasks and projects, although OmniFocus for the Web lacks certain features.
I don’t have a Mac. Can I still use OmniFocus?
Short answer: Do you have an iPad? Then yes! But is your only Apple device an iPhone? Then technically yes, but it’s not ideal.
In the course videos, I mostly use OmniFocus for macOS, but the system/workflow is the same on all devices. Got an iPad? Then you just have to translate my macOS instructions to OmniFocus on iPad. I’ll gladly help you out with that.
You can also use OmniFocus exclusively on iPhone, but I don’t recommend it. The small screen size can make it a chore to organize your projects.
Do I need OmniFocus Pro?
Yes. Key course concepts rely on features only available in the Pro version of OmniFocus.
Can I buy bulk licenses for my team?
Yes, as long as the process is not too cumbersome. Just email me.
Students say…
“I have taken every course - all were paid courses & yearly subscriptions too. Peter’s OF program wins hands down! If you have any reservations, then watch his videos on YouTube. This is what sold me on his program.”
“Peter’s course is life-changing. He has a vision: ‘I want you to be productive, but not overwhelmed’. And it shows throughout the course that he cares.”
“Thank you so much!!! I am so excited to use OF! Your lessons were super easy to follow and you were amazing at teaching in detail but without making me feel dumb! Thank you!”
“Peter’s course was perfect for what I was looking to do! I was letting all the due dates sit and wasn’t sure what to focus on NEXT. Having a refresher was what I needed!”
“I and my wife purchased your Omnifocus tutorial. It is brilliant, thank you! I really mean it, OF is currently saving my life! I can really withstand a chronically crazy schedule and multiplicity of projects with a relative serenity. This is really something! The course is a bargain.”
“Peter’s course illustrated not just the OmniFocus Zen that I knew was there, but several other seriously impactful ways to work. Worth every penny. Exceptionally valuable.”
“I’m gaining more and more control of OmniFocus (and as a result, my days and my energy) after each lesson. In less than a week, I’m feeling more in control. And that’s after only getting through the first three sections of the course!”
“Peter’s course has put OmniFocus in a new light and for the first time I finally feel in a groove with it.”
“I have taken a few other courses on OmniFocus but Peter’s has resonated with me and has assisted me with overcoming previous challenges.”
“Peter’s course has been a sheer delight to follow and work through. I have used OF for well over 5 years now and read and studied lots about it, but Peter’s training really makes sense to me and is filling in gaps.”
“You literally will find no better way to jump start your use of OmniFocus.”
“Peter’s course brought a couple of breakthrough moments for me that were quite literally life changing. I know that sounds dramatic, but when everything you do stems from this workflow system, and someone removes a clog from your system, it really is life changing.”
“I found this to be an incredibly productive course and binged it over two days. The fact that I can actually use OmniFocus effectively after owning it since Dec 2013 is amazing.”
“I overcomplicated my previous attempts at using OmniFocus. After taking Peter’s course, everything is running smoothly and I’m back in control.”
“I recommend Peter’s course because it really helps. It’s much more than a theoretical course describing how to use OmniFocus. You learn to see opportunities for making your life easier.”
“As a long-time user of OF, I wanted to re-energize how I use OF. Peter’s course was great for that!”
“I wish all my colleagues would take Peter’s course. Everyone can learn something and my life would be a lot easier if everyone around me was as organized as I am now 😁”
“I’m massively more organised. I’d stopped using Omnifocus; it became a long list of tasks that was completely overwhelming. Peter’s course has brought organisation and structure to my life.”
“Peter’s course uncomplicated the many many features available in OmniFocus.”
“I tried OmniFocus before and did not like it because I was overwhelmed by all the features and had no clear vision of how to utilize it's features. After taking Peter’s course I love the app and have a clear path forward on how to effectively utilize it!”
Still not convinced? Get my weekly review cheat sheet
Reviewing your projects is a crucial part of staying organized and getting stuff done. This cheat sheet teaches you the nine-step process that I use to do weekly reviews in OmniFocus. Get the cheat sheet.