@eroxx (Eric L) posted a new topic, subject "Wondering if this is possible in a project -". It read:

   Hi!
    
    I'm trying to be more intentional about pursuing various hobbies and interests of mine. My problem is that sometimes I get too “locked in” to one thing for a long time, and don't do other things that I want to do.
    
    Let's say I have 3 hobbies: Guitar, reading, photography, and I want a project so that when I check off guitar, it's unavailable until I check off both guitar and reading (that's only one example, I'm open to others!) Is something like that possible?
    
    Thanks so much!

After which, @wilsonng (wilsonng) added

    Why not just have two separate projects that don't rely on each other?
    
    I've personally tried to focus by scheduling my activities into my weekly schedule. I create appointments for each hobby in the calendar. Monday and Wednesday at 7 am for 45 minutes for guitar. Then I have Tuesday and Thursday at 5 pm for 1 hour of reading. Or whatever variant works for you. I'm splitting up time equally for each hobby. I honor these time slots by protecting them from other distractions. Sorry guys, I already have an appointment on Thursday, 5 pm. I don't have to tell my friends what I have reserved for Thursday, 5 pm.
    
    I think this is more about scheduling an activity or hobby.

Then @eroxx (Eric L) said

    Thanks!
    
    Because of my schedule (I'm a new dad), it's difficult to create those kind of “sacred” spots in the calendar. But when I do have free time (late at night), I want to be able to use Omnifocus to easily see: “Hmm, I played guitar the other day, now it's time to read a book …” (for example)

So @teronel (Lenore) replied

    I think you can achieve what you want by having a repeating action group or project that is sequential and has the three activities you want to cycle through. Hope that makes sense.

To which @eroxx (Eric L) replied

    That does make sense, especially if I make the project repeated when last task is done. I'll play around with it, thank you!

So @wilsonng (wilsonng) replied

    eroxx:
    
    > Because of my schedule (I'm a new dad), it's difficult to create those kind of “sacred” spots in the calendar
    
    Ahhh. I know the feeling. I work in retail and never know when my schedule opens to do my personal work. In this event, I took a different approach. At the end of the day, I choose 2 Most Important Tasks (MIT) to work on tomorrow. I have a morning MIT and an afternoon MIT. As soon as I sense an opening in my schedule, I get to work on my chosen MIT. I don't worry about deciding what to do. I already know what I intend to work on.
    
    In this case, I use OmniFocus like I would a restaurant menu. I pick 2 meals for today. I put away the menu. I might get busy throughout the day. But when I do find some small downtime for my meal, I'll quickly grab my meal and start eating. Pick 2 tasks (or 3 or more) from the OmniFocus menu. When you find time, get to work on it. Mark it as complete in OmniFocus.

After which, @eroxx (Eric L) added

    That's interesting (the MIT idea) - I'm going to think on that, thank you!

So @system (system) replied

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