Find some intelligent but ignorant beginners. Now go forward and do likewise (ie., analogously). If they could understand the instructions, then the kits were designed well enough to be ready for market. They gave their kits with instructions to the cleaning ladies who came in at the end of the day. Omnigroup should take a metaphorical lesson from Heathkit, the famous maker of electronic kits made years ago for kids and hobbyists to assemble. It is is a poor marketing strategy for Omnigroup to appeal solely to those who are converted and bring prior experience. I get the strong suspicion that much of the buzz around Omnifocus has come from the cogniscenti, ie., from those who are already so conversant in the GTD methodology or with the manner in which other GTD apps past and present work, that they possess a context of prior understanding that a beginner lacks. Such varied and pervasive shortcomings place Omnifocus' documentation in the lower 10% of packaged software documentation. type and requires a magnifying glass to look at. The single page PDF file visual overview has 5 pt. Numerous terms and phrases are introduced without a visual reference nor any definition. The 50+ page manual has no table of contents, no index, no glossary. Nowhere is there any mapping of the features to a graphic of the GTD cycle. Nor does it appear to address the dynamics, ie., how all the features function, interact and integrate over time. Where's the "Getting Started"? The introductory video is fine as far as goes but is merely a breezy and seemingly incomplete overview. I'm frustrated at what appears to be an unnecessarily steep learning curve for Omnifocus.
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