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Productivity-related questions about using Evernote (website, program and apps). Not for general questions about Evernote.

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What is the linkage between “next actions” and “projects” in GTD?

Getting Things Done (GTD) defines a "project" as anything that will take more than one action to be considered complete. "Next action" items, with a specific context, are kept handy so that when an ...
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Confusion about using Evernote or RTM to implement personal productivity system

I am bit confused whether to use Evernote or RTM (Remember the Milk) to implement a GTD like system. I am already a RTM user & have been using it for some time as a GTD system. Now I want to ...
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How to use Evernote to Implement a GTD System

One of the top FAQs is How to use RTM to implement a GTD system. I've decided against RTM, I don't like it as described in a previous thread of mine. I've decided I want to know how some people use ...
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Self-hosted Evernote alternative?

I'd like to have an app running on my own server that stores and syncs notes, with a great interface. Any suggestions?
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How can I move existing mails in Gmail to Evernote?

As part of my personal workflow, I forward certain mails to Evernote for indexing. I also have several hundred archived mails that I would also like to import into Evernote. Unfortunately, I can't ...
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Which one to use - Evernote or One Note [closed]

Since long time I am using evernote and one note. Now the problem is that my notes are distributed among two applications. I want to narrow down to one place where I can keep all my notes. However, ...
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Evernote implements GTD?

The GTD page on Wikipedia says that Evernote implements GTD. How is that possible? I know that Evernote can be personally used in a way so as to implement GTD, as said in: How to use Evernote to ...
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Like Evernote but with multiple levels of directory structure (notebooks)

I loooooooove (one O was not enough to express) Evernote, however, one significant deficiency is that it only supports one level of directory categorization (Notebook->note) instead of multiple, like ...
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How to use voice notes?

I started to use Evernote, and I want to find the best system for me to work with it. I am currently thinking about how can I use voice notes. The problem that I see with voice is that you need to ...
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Evernote vs. Google Keep for Personal Productivity: Pros, Cons or Other Suggestions?

I'd like to put all my eggs in one basket. Which have people have found most successful, and why?
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How to improve my personal productivity system?

I am using evernote, mac mail, google calendar and mac reminders. I have tried almost everything and every website/application out there. My main problem was to have as few inboxes as possible and ...
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How do I move from collecting ideas to executing projects?

I use Evernote as a way to record ideas and web clippings that interest me. Some are ideas for projects. Some are collections of ideas that relate to prospective projects. There are quotes, metaphors, ...
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Evernote : How do you use it ? [closed]

I am a big fan of Evernote and I use it for a lot of things, from personal stuff, to jobs document, knowledge base, How-to's, vacation planner, etc. How do you use evernote and, if you are a premium ...
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Sending reference material from Gmail to OneNote

Evernote has a handy email address one can forward an email to, so it appears in Evernote. I'm trying to ditch Evernote and move to OneNote but this is a road block so far. To get from Gmail to ...
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How do I use Evernote for college to keep track of homework?

I'm not using EN this quarter because my coursework is just Math and I cannot type math really fast. But all of my homework is done online, and there's a lot of homework. I've made written lists but ...
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OneNote or something else? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Which one to use - Evernote or One Note First time caller, I use MSFT's OneNote for all my daily tracking of everything that i want to capture. I have looked at ...