I always enjoy watching your videos on Things 3. It just keeps everything simple and you just focus on getting things (pun intended) done. Thats it. And all that with a clean UI.
I've been mired in trying to figure out what to work on, and have considered and ruled out various platforms for helping me get organized. Your video and your very clear approach sold me on giving Things the ol' college try. Thanks a bunch!
Great video, Peter! I really appreciate how your videos are concise and to the point. This one is especially focused on the key features of the Things 3 app.
Some great new tips! Question: I know it frustrates you sometimes, as it does me, that Things does not allow us to attach documents yet. Once you’ve had this feature somewhere, such as in Todoist, you realize how useful it is to be able to quickly scan a paper bill or notice you need to attend to, for example, straight into the task itself. How do you yourself work around that in Things? Drives me crazy. There’s got to be a clever way to handle those items until Things kindly updates this.
Thanks Dodge! Happy you enjoyed this refreshed Things overview video. You know, it frustrates me sometimes, but not very often. I apply the same organization that I use in Things (areas of responsibility) to my filesystem, so my files are always easy to find. It would be nice to be able to attach files, but it’s not a dealbreaker for me.
@@PeterAkkiesHi Peter, I take a lot of screenshots over a week and adding them to a task in Todoist is a breeze. However, I also love Things 3 as it’s just so good. I’ve raised this ‘gap’ with Cultured Code however their brief responses don’t suggest it’s on their radar. So, how exactly do you link a task in Things 3 to a screenshot in your file system?
I still love Things3 since your first video and I finish like 10 tasks a day. I only use the inbox, today and “someday”. Important things go to the inbox (on average less than 10) and unimportant things in someday. The tags, projects and areas are just a bit overwhelming for me: I keep it simple. Do you think I’m missing something, or is this an acceptable approach? 😅
How were you able to show the area and project icons on the Today View? I checked mine, and it doesn't show them. Do you need to toggle a setting? Thanks!
Great video Peter, just a quick question: Is there a way of sending tasks into the future so they appear before the actual due date like the defer date in Omnifocus? Is there a hack to achieve something similar?
I know what are you trying to say. But sadly Things 3 only have 2 ways to send tasks into the future: the due date and deadline. Things has not a feature like “review” in Omni focus. Soy muy fan de tu contenido @ElProductivista. Es bueno verte por aquí! 👍🏻
Hi Peter, I think I will love this, but bummed I can’t set it all up on laptop. I did pull out keyboard for iPad. And since it has no mouse to right click, will I have to use shortcut commands for everything? Thanks!
I’m wondering when to use and area and when to use a project? For instance why health is an area where it can be a project under personal area stuff...also I’ve noticed you use tags but you didn’t mention Them. Any uses for them?
I have a tag for each of my courses, for example. All tasks related to those courses go in my Business area, but I can filter by, say, "everything I need to do for my Todoist course"
A major design bug for me is recurring tasks are not separately identified in the Today view. You have to click on that task to see if it repeats. If you have a task that says “pay credit card bill’ you cannot tell if that task is repeating without opening it up. If you forgot to set it up as repeating the task disappears when you complete it and there will be no reminder next month. A simple recurring identifier badge next to repeating tasks in the Today view would solve this problem.
When should I use projects and when do I need to use areas. Honestly I’m using projects just because areas has no headlines, hence the view in todays views won’t be split and organised. As well as the area itself won’t be organised. I have things such as lets say: Work routines that are repeated always. should this be an area or a project. currently it's a project that is under Area "Work" Lets say also my investments with reminders of due dates and end of contracts are under project "Investments" under area personal. should it have it's own area better?
That was useful. I’m wondering if your using grouping in todays view or you sort them manually? Also it’s a bit confusing if to do areas or projects, I see you have health alone but it couldve gone into projects. Any pros and cons?
I switch back and forth between the two. Sometimes I like to sort my tasks manually so I make a little plan for my day: first this, then that, then that other thing, and so on
I liked the idea and went ahead to try it but I noticed things3 just scatters randomly the tasks when you ungroup them and it takes load of time to rearrange them and they don’t sync In same order I think. (Liked the note start by advice!)
Do you have any communication with Cultured Code in terms of a road map? I like the app but hesitate put effort into it because it seems that CC is just letting it play out as long as it can without really doing anything with it. Does it seem that way to you?
Peter, I take medicines daily, several times each day. What do you suggest to be the best way to keep track of them? Currently I use Things 3 to repeat them daily each time I have to take them.
I wish I could just use Things 3 and nothing else. But I end up confused on what to do as I try to time block in Fantastical and have to keep looking over at Things. It’s easier on Mac, but on iPhone, it’s really difficult and overwhelming for me.
i also feel like Things tasks management dont take into account the duration of the tasks; hence no time blocking features in it. defo has its pros n cons. i kinda want to do abit of time blocking too. what has worked for u so far?
@@iffahazlan over the past month I’ve been doing school work and that is it, for a summer class. I’ll need to get locked into a system now that I’ll have more things going on. I’ll be using a calendar to time block and a widget of Things to see the three most important tasks for the day.
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No matter which task management app I try, I always come back to Things 3 - simply a brilliant app!
I always enjoy watching your videos on Things 3. It just keeps everything simple and you just focus on getting things (pun intended) done. Thats it. And all that with a clean UI.
I've been mired in trying to figure out what to work on, and have considered and ruled out various platforms for helping me get organized. Your video and your very clear approach sold me on giving Things the ol' college try. Thanks a bunch!
Took your course a few years ago. Game changer!!!!! Thank you so much.
Thank you Polly!
Great video, Peter! I really appreciate how your videos are concise and to the point. This one is especially focused on the key features of the Things 3 app.
Thanks Peter for the great video! I always come back to Things just because of how easy it is to use!
1:33 bro transformed to an alien for 2 seconds 💀💀
Some great new tips! Question: I know it frustrates you sometimes, as it does me, that Things does not allow us to attach documents yet. Once you’ve had this feature somewhere, such as in Todoist, you realize how useful it is to be able to quickly scan a paper bill or notice you need to attend to, for example, straight into the task itself. How do you yourself work around that in Things? Drives me crazy. There’s got to be a clever way to handle those items until Things kindly updates this.
Thanks Dodge! Happy you enjoyed this refreshed Things overview video. You know, it frustrates me sometimes, but not very often. I apply the same organization that I use in Things (areas of responsibility) to my filesystem, so my files are always easy to find. It would be nice to be able to attach files, but it’s not a dealbreaker for me.
@@PeterAkkiesHi Peter, I take a lot of screenshots over a week and adding them to a task in Todoist is a breeze. However, I also love Things 3 as it’s just so good. I’ve raised this ‘gap’ with Cultured Code however their brief responses don’t suggest it’s on their radar. So, how exactly do you link a task in Things 3 to a screenshot in your file system?
I don't really link them, I just generally know where to find my files. But perhaps you find yourself in this use case more often than I do.
I would add the possibility to share tasks. Things is beautiful, but definetly is obsolete.
@@meeluanistyn1644 I don’t love it but one workaround is to share/forward the screenshot to Things via email.
I still love Things3 since your first video and I finish like 10 tasks a day. I only use the inbox, today and “someday”. Important things go to the inbox (on average less than 10) and unimportant things in someday. The tags, projects and areas are just a bit overwhelming for me: I keep it simple. Do you think I’m missing something, or is this an acceptable approach? 😅
How were you able to show the area and project icons on the Today View? I checked mine, and it doesn't show them. Do you need to toggle a setting? Thanks!
Great video Peter, just a quick question: Is there a way of sending tasks into the future so they appear before the actual due date like the defer date in Omnifocus? Is there a hack to achieve something similar?
Thank you! Yes, that's what the When date is for.
I know what are you trying to say. But sadly Things 3 only have 2 ways to send tasks into the future: the due date and deadline.
Things has not a feature like “review” in Omni focus.
Soy muy fan de tu contenido @ElProductivista. Es bueno verte por aquí! 👍🏻
Hi Peter. Have you ever checked out Heptabase? Would love for you to do a video on it!
Hi Peter, I think I will love this, but bummed I can’t set it all up on laptop. I did pull out keyboard for iPad. And since it has no mouse to right click, will I have to use shortcut commands for everything? Thanks!
Thanks, Peter. I like things 3, except for the missing natural language capability. Is there a workaround scheduling faster? Thanks!
I’m wondering when to use and area and when to use a project? For instance why health is an area where it can be a project under personal area stuff...also I’ve noticed you use tags but you didn’t mention Them. Any uses for them?
Hi, really nice tutorial, i modified my workflow a bit with some of your tricks ;)
I've used Things 3 on my phone since its first release. If i purchase the MacOS version, will it sync with my phone?
wondering things3 and ios apple calendar & reminder, do you suggest to use them together or can just concentrate on ios ones?
What do you use tags for? I don't really have an idea yet where tags make sense.
I have a tag for each of my courses, for example. All tasks related to those courses go in my Business area, but I can filter by, say, "everything I need to do for my Todoist course"
What is the price of your course and how long does it take to learn it all?
A major design bug for me is recurring tasks are not separately identified in the Today view. You have to click on that task to see if it repeats. If you have a task that says “pay credit card bill’ you cannot tell if that task is repeating without opening it up. If you forgot to set it up as repeating the task disappears when you complete it and there will be no reminder next month. A simple recurring identifier badge next to repeating tasks in the Today view would solve this problem.
Wouldn't say it's a "bug", just a design choice. But I get it
When should I use projects and when do I need to use areas.
Honestly I’m using projects just because areas has no headlines, hence the view in todays views won’t be split and organised. As well as the area itself won’t be organised.
I have things such as lets say:
Work routines that are repeated always. should this be an area or a project. currently it's a project that is under Area "Work"
Lets say also my investments with reminders of due dates and end of contracts are under project "Investments" under area personal. should it have it's own area better?
That was useful. I’m wondering if your using grouping in todays view or you sort them manually?
Also it’s a bit confusing if to do areas or projects, I see you have health alone but it couldve gone into projects. Any pros and cons?
I switch back and forth between the two. Sometimes I like to sort my tasks manually so I make a little plan for my day: first this, then that, then that other thing, and so on
I liked the idea and went ahead to try it but I noticed things3 just scatters randomly the tasks when you ungroup them and it takes load of time to rearrange them and they don’t sync In same order I think.
(Liked the note start by advice!)
Great video. Thinking about buying your course. but I found it too spensive
Do you have any communication with Cultured Code in terms of a road map? I like the app but hesitate put effort into it because it seems that CC is just letting it play out as long as it can without really doing anything with it. Does it seem that way to you?
Nope. I know as much as you about when future versions are coming (i.e., I know nothing)
Peter, I take medicines daily, several times each day. What do you suggest to be the best way to keep track of them? Currently I use Things 3 to repeat them daily each time I have to take them.
The Health app! It has a great Medicines section
I do that as well!
How is it better comapred to Todoist?
Do you prefer Apple Notes to Bear notes?
Peter, you test a lot of apps. Do you still think T3 is the most useful? It's the one you use, right? Thank you!
I switch between apps (because it's my job) but Things is the one I use the most
is there an option to keep completed tasks on the today view?
Yep! You can choose to move completed items to the logbook immediately, daily, or manually.
Peter. What’s your say on Superlist?
Checked it out, didn't see much reason to investigate it in detail. Could change in the future
I wish I could just use Things 3 and nothing else. But I end up confused on what to do as I try to time block in Fantastical and have to keep looking over at Things. It’s easier on Mac, but on iPhone, it’s really difficult and overwhelming for me.
i also feel like Things tasks management dont take into account the duration of the tasks; hence no time blocking features in it. defo has its pros n cons. i kinda want to do abit of time blocking too. what has worked for u so far?
@@iffahazlan over the past month I’ve been doing school work and that is it, for a summer class. I’ll need to get locked into a system now that I’ll have more things going on. I’ll be using a calendar to time block and a widget of Things to see the three most important tasks for the day.
why not use apple reminders?
Things has a better UI, better organizational features, and makes it easier to schedule tasks
Having used both Things 3 and Apple Reminders, which one is better for you?
Things 3 was king of productivity for years but now is a bit dated. If we don’t see Things 4 or major update soon this app will die off.
Thats right. I switched to Todoist