Task & Project Management Mastery Using Things 3

[@ChrisLawley]

What’s your favorite productivity tip?

[@arnieager]

Minimalism across productivity spectrum

[@jazzman3968]

Craft! It has changed my work life.

[@cacain119]

Craft can actually "Share" to Things and it auto creates the deep link. I'll take meeting notes in Craft and export the action items to Things to track my actions and to follow up with others.

[@ilovegodverymuch8791]

The shortcut app because it’s very convenient for me I’ve got my friend set up to FaceTime on shortcut Every night and documents to

[@darwincruz20]

Productivity tip: Grab your Dr. Pepper and sit down to do your brain dump. Mine would be coffee especially in the morning

[@russh7111]

I've been using Things for quite a while and learned a lot more on some awesome tidbits and shortcuts. Thanks Chris!

[@jimmytrentham3094]

I always look forward to a new video from you, Chris. You are no-nonsense and to the point. You clearly explain and demonstrate. Excellent video as always.

[@manwithllama]

I just saw “update money tracker” on a list. Would love to know which one you use!

[@astra1360]

You have been one of the reasons why i started using things on my iPad Pro about a year ago and I’ve been loving it ever since!

[@DavidMacVicar]

Hard to not use apple reminders with all the location and Siri based functionality (Watch, HomePod, etc)

[@metanaut7183]

Reminder is a great 'catcher' for quick streams of thought. You can set Things up to import items from Reminders, which is a great way to use both effectively for their strengths.

[@WaywardPondering]

Every time I look at using different task managers I always come back to Apple Reminders. Reminders is free and does 90% of what I need.

[@mauricioflores3732]

It's good but it can't integrate with other apps. Things 3 is the beautiful UI and everything overall. 😂😂

[@sashac7408]

Hey Chris! Thank you for the video. I am curious to know - Are you still using Things 3 in 2022?

[@deanyt3697]

I loved this video. Thank you for uploading it. I also tried to bring “Research & Tracking” elements into Things, but it really bugs me that the circular Project progress indicator will never show as finished, lol.

[@darwincruz20]

I saw the “What’s on my iPhone” in your projects. I’m excited to hear the 2021 version of it

[@bengoodey]

Thanks for the breakdown. Had Things for awhile, and keep finding good productivity hacks to add. Your brain dump tip is going to be tried out tonight 😊

[@tomsop]

I would use Things more if they had a calendar view - that would save me the cost of Fantastical - also not interested in setting dates about important stuff and not having it show up also on a calendar.

[@SimplyAubs]

Well...I'm a little late...but, nice video! 🤪 I watched your playlist " My Daily iPad Workflow" and I found it AMAZING!!! Why? Well...obviously, it's fantastic...but even more so because of how MUCH I use the iPad. Sidenote (or really sideSTORY...) I had a cycling accident - where I almost DIED - but resulted in me becoming 'disabled.' I WAS a software engineer, but doctors determined I can no longer work due to my TBI. I have found the iPad to be EXTREMELY useful to consume information now. THANK YOU for making these videos and spreading this information! I could go on and on - I tend to be long-winded now...🤪.....but I just wanted to say THANK YOU for sharing this information! And as a fellow tech person - you just flew up on my badass list!!!

[@boaz63]

I can’t get used to Dark Mode. Tried a few times, think it’s cool, then get tired of it and go back to regular. Oh well. Great video. I’m a recent user of Things 3 and videos like these are very helpful. Do you use the Mac OS app as well? A video on that specifically would be great. 😎👍

[@arnieager]

Again an accurate video on a fantastic productivity tool, like you always make, Chris 👍

[@ChrisLawley]

Thank you!!

[@tricarico672]

Very useful video, I love how you structured it and what you use to stay productive. Keep up the good work.

[@ChrisLawley]

Thank you!!

[@leannedowns]

How are you using tags, I can see tags in the video but would be interested to know how you use those?

[@abhinavr9003]

I really wanted this video!

[@ChrisLawley]

BOOM! There it is!

[@NeuroBoy314]

Great video as always! I continue as an iPad pro only user for friends like you, by the way i use apple reminder with your shortcut since many months! The shortcut is very very useful! Blessings

[@alessiobulfaro]

Same .. I use Things 3 like you with Craft Docs, the best productivity tools ever! Thanks for the video, I learned some features I didn't know about.

[@NealDench]

Research and tracking is such a good idea. I had literally just finished putting some stuff into Sofa, complaining inwardly (once again) about the tension created just by using the Sofa interface, the time spent looking through the result of searches, and the fact that you’re dependent on the databases it uses. I’ve tried this in Things in the past, and never been happy with my implementation. Your suggestion is so simple, but absolutely perfect. Thank you :-)))

[@MarkYaasi]

This is amazing. Great content as always. Big inspiration for me starting my channel 🙌🏾

[@Taskade]

Beautifu lreview of Things 3 :) Hope you can do a comparison or review of Taskade in the future, and we just released our iPad update !

[@FXBilliards]

Great job on the video - thanks

[@joshhoffman8105]

Been watching you for the past few months. Just bought Things 3 because of this video. Love it! Now I gotta figure out Shortcuts.

[@danielmontanchez6407]

Was little scared of expending the money on things but after this video I’m totally into it!

[@gonzalocortesbarrera4033]

60€ por esta app me parece abusivo la verdad, por muy bien que funcione. Ademas todas las personas que quieran colaborar también la tiene que tener...

[@majordude]

How do you add separator lines between areas/projects?! (I just realized that the Mac app doesn't have them but the iPhone app does.

[@alexandremicael9851]

Is the app able to see my content? In the privacy policy, they say they collect a record of communication. Could you explain that to me. appreciate your help Greetings!

[@cybermistt]

I just subscribed. Thank you so much I just got things3 and haven’t been able to figure out how to make headings

[@DanielPereiradpereirabr]

Why do you prefer Things over Todoist?

[@ChrisLawley]

Because it works for me

[@tym2573]

Things 3 not available for android 😢

[@alithejumbo]

I don't quite see it way above the free Notes app on Mac and iPhone. I use it as my only note and productivity app.

[@ericl3441]

Good video, I am always looking for new ways to organize.

[@terryupton7623]

How did you create those dividing lines? Assume they are just areas with a line in them, but how did you get a line like that?

[@inmintealucagula]

is this app good just for taking notes? i mean i can take notes without putting them as a to do list?

[@devarni]

Where do you have your recurring tasks, in the personal area? Tasks that repeat every month or year, etc....

[@ketowolf]

1) I appreciate you reminding people to not just copy youtubers or what they see online, and instead to figure out what works for the individual. 2) I like the idea of using emoji’s as icons! I typically hate emoji’s but this is one good use for them! Thanks!

[@GeniusUnleashed]

How did you get Areas in Today view? The ability is greyed out for me when I try.

[@BrunoDECOURCY]

You’ve convinced me again... I have to give Things 3 a try. I’ll try Things 3 & Fantastical and see how they work out for me.... Always a gem of video Chris!!!!

[@tystorz]

Have you taken the course Building A Second Brain? So many things you mentioned in here reminded me of little bits and pieces of that online course.

[@ChrisLawley]

I’ve never even heard of it, but I’ll look it up.

[@tystorz]

@@ChrisLawley look for Tiago Forte it’s his course.

[@smal8496]

Get a piece of paper, write down what you need to do, then put it in order of priority, and do it. Spend that $10 on some good food

[@Pinhead101]

Except managing your fitness. Amiright?

[@simplechatelaine]

Thanks so much for this video! It was so helpful!

[@desertbebe7331]

I can always find ways to improve my setup after watching your videos, thanks!

[@antidotdotdotdotdot]

Great vid but paper like wares your pencil and itself

[@Megatron666]

Ghost of Tsunami. Never heard of that game.

[@pamelabouche29]

Can we add images in our lists that are visible and not just the link?

[@YannickReid]

I love things, this whole video gave me some ideas. But I also learned a new app.. craft? I’ve never heard of that. Will check your channel if there’s a video about it. Thanks!

[@frankdamelio5737]

QUESTION: Have parallel projects going on with a team of people who report up to me. If I download Things 3 can I assign tasks to people with due dates ?

[@nexus888]

buy this separate on the Iphone ($15 AUD) and Ipad (#31 AUD). Greedy company and crazy expensive.

[@udp1073]

Hey Christopher, first of all: let me express my gratitutde to you: I am learning a lot from your video. I used the iPad as a "toy" (mostly to consume media) but since I bought the Air with M1 chip I am using it more and more to manage my stuff.. now.. I am develpoing this "things 3" taste but also this "fantastical 3 taste"... but there is ONE BIG ISSUE that is preventing me to move forward: they don't talk to eachother.. I saw that ToDoist can be integrated with Fantastical, not so much THings.. since you use both, may I ask how do you use them? Please note that to me the calendar app (any one) is needed to set my activities (any one of them) in a time frame and with a time allowance while the todo list is a detailed view of the tasks that compoeses any given activity (in some case an activity and a task can be the same but it is rarely the case). thanks a lot, keep up the amazing work you are doing

[@dvlden]

I couldn't help myself, but I noticed Ghost of Tsunami there and I believe you want to play Ghost of Tsushima? 5:31 Anyways, great video and great app. I use it too, but the way I sort things is very different from what I see on KZbin.

[@Mr-Silver-08]

Thanks Christopher, really enjoyed your video and learnt a couple new points (things, no pun intended). What struck me most, your fluidity of sharing, not a typical "buy my course stacked video with bits to rope you in)

[@jmula1963]

what do you think about Minimalist vs Things 3? Also, if I buy Things 3 do you think Things 4 (when its released) will be an additional purchase to upgrade? kinda broke rn.

[@DigiDriftZone]

I keep the books / movies / etc in Notion so I can track other metadata, like genre, number of pages, why I want to watch/read this, etc - so if I want to watch something, I can pick, short comedy, or science fiction long book, etc - I find it much better than polluting my task manager, but everyone is different.

[@byronneredrodrigo2022]

I’m not sure if you sent through this but are you able to make sub areas where you can put projects/tasks in that sub area? For example I have a school area and I want to put a math “sub-area” then I could put projects or upcoming assignments in?

[@varghesenikhil802]

This app is waste of money ..for me….b

[@lewisdoyle]

I'm constantly torn between Things 3 and Todoist. Things looks way better and feels like it was designed by Apple. But Todoist has so many good features, specifically natural language input in the main input fields and the ability to add attachments. From they are the most compelling reasons to use Todoist.

[@BryanLucas]

I was watching iOS Today and your description of Things 3 got my attention. I bought it after watching this and getting an idea of how it would help me.

[@jimmyohdez]

I’m new here but I love your channel!

[@justindblankenship]

I STILL can't believe Things doesn't support a sort of the views or projects by date or time. Have you found a way to get around this other than manually dragging things around. Todoist had this part figured out nicely I think.

[@MrAlife4life]

The new task shortcut doesn’t seem to work when searching “new task” in spotlight. When you enter the task, it shows up on the blurred out spotlight search bar (under the shortcut window).

[@Richard_Barnes]

Comment 2 - I’ve used your ‘New Task’ shortcut and got that on my home screen. Superb stuff Chris! Thanks for all this 🙂👍🏻

[@ellenshealthykitchen]

Thank you. This was a very helpful video. I employed most of the tips as you went along in the video. I'll definitely be keeping most of these tips.

[@brittanystorey9460]

Thank you so much I am so happy to have seen this! I have been going back and forth between getting things 3 on my mac, I love using it for my phone and apple watch so far and wasn't sure if it was worth it to buy the $69 Mac OS version. I have been trying to use notion but like you I like the idea of it being able to be completed and then removed books, movies, games, shows, restaurants or travel locations. I was trying to use notion just for this but I found I don't go into notion often enough to use it as a task manager since I can't use it on my watch as quickly and it doesn't sync very well with my calendar app.

[@pj202q5]

I had to get rid of scribble. It’s just terrible. Love Paperlike though. I use my iPad for note taking so it’s been a game changer.

[@accentontheoff]

I’m a Things user, love it. But what do you think of Sorted. It allows you add calendar events as tasks into the timeline. Seems like a neat feature for headless chickens like me :)

[@tradermanagmet9154]

It’s frustrating not have collaboration ! (Missed reminders based location and save labels filter insiede the app, not multiple reminders, and web access can be usefully)

[@russianvoodoo]

using of shorcuts will bring this to another level. and now, with markdown support, things became even more versatile. I don't think i need Notion anymore. This is like the ultimate life tracking tool now lol.

[@Richard_Barnes]

Having tried Things 3 before and refunding, this time is different…….. after watching a few of your video’s here, I decided to give it another go. On my iPad Pro and with iPadOS 15, it’s a different app for me now. Alongside Fantastical this could be a bit of a change for my routine. Thanks for all the video’s and the shortcuts I need to get used to. 🙏🏻😃👍🏻

[@lazarusaggrey6835]

How do i set up the new task shortcut?

[@MrMarco7ify]

Does it matter which app? I have an iPad and want to use it with my iPhone. Too. Do I have to buy both things 3 and things for iPad?

[@EricTheTechGuy2022]

Watched this multiple times and still covincing my self for Things for iPad. I have for mac and iPHone

[@devonpeters9458]

I have a PC for my work computer. Can I sync this to Outlook? Am I able to access this on a PC?

[@mike_qbik]

Agenda is to me more stylish then Things. But every to do app is nice and I like to watch these videos despite the fact that my Traveleres notebooks get used time to time. I am still between digi x paper dilemma. Always … :-)

[@mynametrong5508]

5:35 ghost of tsunami hahaha

[@leetownsend5082]

The download links start with Workflow so Safari can't download them. Great video, however, as usual.

[@MsHasell]

I align Things to the GTD methodology and work with a shared screen with the Calendar 5 app from Readdle with my day-to-day meetings and if I require a deepend in any project I use the notes app.

[@MrAconfee]

For the love of god, automatic bill pay! My stress levels went up watching this haha Great video :)

[@JHawk]

The iPad KING is coming up on that 100k let’s gooooo

[@ChrisLawley]

Hell yeah! Party time when I do hit it!

[@lucasandoliver]

I did not know that you could create headings by dragging the plus button to the left of the screen. Thanks! Also thanks for the shortcuts

[@spoomer94]

Have you tried sorted 3?

[@afonsomiguelcorreia]

Do you think Things 3 is still worth it when working with the most recent Reminders iOS app?

[@fredvalenzuela3750]

Do you know how to create a shortcut to create location based reminders within “Things”?

[@ronjulienmaycacayan5042]

I must study and apply your hacks. Maximizing my 7th Gen Ipad is a gem.

[@marcinberkowicz7766]

11:28 how to add upcoming area to the project? I have a tasks with dates but do not have icon and line for this heading

[@garyanderson5446]

Clarity and simplicity are too often undervalued! Thank you for this.

[@ChrisLawley]

I’m glad you liked it!

[@shoeturtle]

thanks for the lovely video, with lots of apps - my ideas, task, todo scattering all over the place is awful .. i am gonna implement the Research and Tracking area too .. would be just be perfect : ))

[@ERios]

Great video, do you have any suggestions for an Android app that does something similar?

[@FrankJackson]

Have you tried Sorted?

[@lordviksta]

What are your serious issues with GTD? Can you point to the other video where you talk about it?

[@ryanhebert5033]

Chris, I love your videos man. You have singlehandedly kept me engaged with my iPad. Quick question, I downloaded your “new task” shortcut, but when I run it - using the Magic Keyboard - it doesn’t allow me to type in the actual popup. The text using the MK appears in the search window behind it. When I use the on-screen KB, it works, just not with the MK. Any suggestions?

[@Sajinseethi]

Those were some really good tips. I love Things. But I just wish if there was a way to get completed projects from the area removed and archived so that the area doesn't get crowded. For now, I use a separate area called completed and move projects there when done. Not sure if there's a better way to do it. I love the subtasks aka lists. I wish if there was a way to keep them visible always so that they're not hidden under the main task. Thanks for the great video. You have a new subscriber.

[@diktomat]

You can log completed projects (on iPad, tap the big arrow up right in area view) This will move completed tasks and projects both into logbook, out of the sidebar and the area view

[@adriansuarez1256]

this video is the snack my OCD was looking for today lol

[@abiggs]

I’m a person who completely disliked any kind of screen protector. Tried Paperlike based on your recommendation. It’s so good! Also: Things 3 💯

[@carlosfelix4057]

What a great video. I love Things3 and have been using it for a couple of years but didn’t know about a couple of these items.

[@agid449]

hi, thx for this, I’ve been using Things irregularly, but merging it with books to read/ movies to watch is a really good idea. Do you use tags? I mean structuring tasks into projects and areas are quite straightforward but when I start using labels and tags (not just in Things but in other apps as well), I find myself lost after a while (as it’s maybe a bit overcomplicated). Any tips on this?

[@kimcramer]

Do you have a video on using Things3 for your video production?

[@RC-bg3wy]

Liked and subscribed, thanks for this great video

[@chris_ea]

Can you use things 3 shared with others and across other devices?