Books by author: Kourosh Dini

I have been using the techniques of David Allen's Getting Things Done since 2004. OmniFocus has been my "trusted system" for about three years, and I can't possibly recommend GTD in general and OmniFocus is particular highly enough. Although OmniFocus has features to cover nearly every possible GTD strategy, it has a reputation for being nearly impenetrable. In spite of this, I've managed to adapt it to my needs pretty well over the years, and I've developed a reputation at work for never letting anything slip through the cracks.

I bought this ebook (at the astounding $30 ticket price) based on a couple of very strong recommendations from OmniFocus veterans. I did manage to learn a few things from it, and have since improved my workflow in a couple of ways (mainly in making better use of Perspectives), but I can't say the price tag was worth it for me.

If you are new to OmniFocus, Dini's presentation is very clear and has everything you need to get up and running with a solid GTD implementation, though you will very likely experience information overload and need to reread portions of the book sometime down the road. For a new user, $30 is actually a pretty good deal because you'll quickly see a lot of really interesting approaches that would take you months or years to discover on your own.

If you are a hardened OmniFocus vet, you would probably do better to read Dini's online articles instead.

If you're somewhere in between, use your judgment. Compared to the cost of putting OmniFocus on your computer, iPhone, and iPad, $30 isn't a huge investment.