I read “recently retired” and think that Omnifocus might be overkill at this point? Then again, I do hear about people who has never been so busy as they are after retirement, so you never know… 
Me, I’m also looking to get better at Alfred - really seems like I’m just using it as a launcher and could easily switch back to Spotlight without noticing…
+1 for starting where you have a legit need or problem/task to solve.
I’ve been using Omnifocus for several years and find it invaluable. In addition, I do have projects that I have time for now.
I’ve talk to people that are now using Apple Reminders app & Calendar 
for their tasks/projects.
I’m not sure how you have arrived at that conclusion, but it’s not something we’ve said. 
If we have said something to lead you there, let me know please.
A former graduate assistant used it very effectively. Maybe, one day
I’ve used it for years and even if I retired (maybe one day) I’d still use it for personal projects.
I’ve been retired for 9+ years and still use Omnifocus that I started using back when I was working. I use it probably the same amount as before, but now it is full of reminders about housekeeping tasks! These get harder to remember as one gets older.
Having said that, I could simply abandon it and go with Calendar and Reminders, especially now that Apple has nicely integrated the two.
Since OmniFocus is part of your workflow, you might want to explore the OmniFocus plugin collection if you want to explore more advanced features in the app. Some of them are incredibly useful and significantly expand the functionality of the app. They have some introductory videos and the plug-in directory page at Learn OmniFocus is very helpful.
I will do that!!
Thanks for the tip.
I recently switched from Fantastical to the iOS Calendar app and am perfectly satisfied. I never got used to Card Hop and am also satisfied with the Contacts app.
Go Gamecocks. I told someone yesterday that my ability to persevere and not give up in hard situations is seen… by the fact I’ve been a Carolina fan (football) for 30 years.
I would learn a little about each as I went, but I am questioning whether or not Omnifocus is going to have a substantial value to somebody who is retired.
Absolutely no judgment, of course. But the strength of Omnifocus is managing huge amounts of tasks that need to be segmented and sub segmented a bazillion different ways.
Do you actually need to do that?
I think it will be an interesting football season but there’s always women’s basketball and softball
Well, I already use OmniFocus, but not to its fullest capacity. One of my projects during retirement is to think of ways to help school music teachers manage administrative tasks so they can concentrate on music. OF will be overkill for most, but I plan to learn things in the process. Ancora Imparo.
I used to support college faculty using IT for research and instruction. Were I you, working with highschool teachers, I’d concentrate on learing the ins and outs of Google Workspace. Even the free version is usable, and it’s a standard K-12 platform. Google Shetts already has a lot of templates for scheduling, inventory, student grade books, etc.
I too would learn a little of each, starting with the features that would solve my most immediate needs.
Re OF and retired persons: it depends on what kind of retired person you are. If you’re actively supporting non-profits with your time as well as your money, or engaged with community organizations, or handling someone else’s affairs (e.g., for an older friend or relative), or winding up an estate as a trustee or executor, etc etc etc, you may well need OF or something like it. You will likely have to herd cats and keep the plates spinning without the kind of organizational support you might have gotten in the workplace.
Absolutely this. And by way of a public service announcement: a version of Google Workspace roughly equivalent to the Business Standard version is free for qualifying nonprofits. It includes 100TB of storage shared across all users in the organization.
Even if Omnifocus is “overkill” there’s no reason not to use it for simpler task management. If you already own it and like it, it will handle simple task management just fine.
I still use Omnifocus often and my needs are very simple.
I want second “find a use case and learn/optimize it”, using all apps necessary for the use case.
For me this often starts with (or at least includes) Alfred because everything feels so slow without it.
Don’t be afraid to take a deep dive and also look around when you want to “solve” a use case. This is very fun and hopefully you have the time. And maybe you save a lot of time with your super streamlined workflow in the end 
