OmniFocus + Obsidian Workflows with Leah Ferguson

For more videos and additional resources visit: http://learnomnifocus.com Graphic Designer Leah Ferguson joined us from the Toronto, Canada area to share how she uses OmniFocus and Obsidian to manage her multifaceted life. Leah Ferguson is an environmental graphic designer specializing in wayfinding design and strategy. She’s passionate about shaping experiences in the built environment through design, research and planning. She thrives on design systems and enjoys translating complexities into something that’s simple for end users. During this session, Leah took us on a tour of her OmniFocus setup and workflows. She shared why she chose OmniFocus and highlighted various ways that she uses OmniFocus to manage all aspects of her life. Leah is also an avid user of Obsidian, a popular personal knowledge base app that’s built on a folder of text-based Markdown files. She shared how and why she uses Obsidian as her PKM (Personal Knowledge Management) app. Leah also showcased ways that she uses Obsidian alongside OmniFocus. 00:00:00 - Welcome 00:00:27 - About Learn OmniFocus 00:03:44 - What's New 00:07:44 - Giving Tuesday: Supporting Farm Radio 00:09:33 - Introducing Leah Ferguson 00:11:51 - Leah's Design Background 00:14:31 - Leah's Tech Stack 00:15:46 - One app to rule them all? 00:19:13 - Meet Johnny Decimal 00:22:56 - Strategic Use of Tags 00:27:54 - Linking OmniFocus and Obsidian with Shortcuts 00:32:02 - Navigating the Day with OmniFocus and Obsidian 00:37:33 - Time Blocking OmniFocus Actions 00:38:48 - Avoiding Overwhelm 00:41:24 - Case Study: Managing a Blog with OmniFocus + Obsidian 00:45:19 - From Idea to Action 00:51:11 - Creating Views to Get Things Done 00:55:40 - Q & A | Linking from Obsidian to OmniFocus 00:58:10 - Q & A | Managing Complex Tasks in OmniFocus 01:01:17 - Q & A | Obsidian can be whatever you want it to be. 01:02:56 - Q & A | Obsidian Sidebar 01:06:04 - Q & A | Daily Note in Obsidian 01:07:23 - Q & A | Using the OmniFocus Review Perspective 01:09:23 - Q & A | Sharing Information in Obsidian 01:09:49 - Q & A | Archiving Obsidian Notes 01:10:43 - Q & A | Reviewing Brain Dumps 01:12:07 - Q & A | Sharing the Sidebar 01:12:23 - Q & A | Building a System Over Time 01:13:57 - Closing