Paper is a multipurpose device mostly used to organize, save and share information. It requires specific hardwares to input information such as pencil (rewritable), pen and printer.
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Good way to organise product documentation?
When I buy a new item (think computer, fridge, phone) it often comes with a whole stack of paperwork:
Receipt
Warranty
Manuals
Service schedule
Special offers on something else
Other things
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Scanning documents, going paperless: what to keep, what not to keep
I have years of clutter that I keep around for that mythical "just-in-case" scenario that never happens. Even when I physically put the papers out of sight, I can FEEL them through the closet door, ...
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How to capture everything when work stuff and home stuff need to be kept separate?
Because of the nature of my job most personal electronic devices are off-limits at work, including accessing personal e-mail accounts. Likewise, I cannot access work e-mail at home, and really should ...
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What's a good system to organise paperwork at home
Can someone please recommend me a good system which I can use to organise paperwork at home.
I need to organise paperwork for all family members and the paperwork involves.
Car insurance
Home ...
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Solutions for working with pen/paper while using a computer at the same desk
I do my work at a desk with computer monitors, a mouse, a keyboard, and a notepad and pen. The problem is that if I want to stay facing the monitors and have my keyboard, mouse and notebook at hand, ...
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Which paper systems exist to crank through many vocabulary flashcards?
Anki, a computer based space repetition system is what I'm currently using to memorize words. I've also seen one or two paper based systems and think they might be a good complement to a computer ...
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Collaborative Note Taking - Paper + Laptop
In the perfect scenario everyone in my class would use the same cloud apps that I use - Google Docs - and we would all save time writing the basics, not to mention we'd all benefit from key details ...
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Site with examples of templates for day planner?
I have developed my own template to use each day. It is personalized to account for routine tasks, emergent tasks, a to-do section for ASAP/tomorrow/this week/long term items, along with a section ...
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Where can I get a custom designed notebook from?
There are people out there who are just like me. We rarely memorize information just for the purpose of having it. We use Google to know things and we look things up as we need them. We are those ...
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What is a good system for managing projects that have paper-based and electronic reference materials?
Update: Significantly simplified and focused the question.
I struggle with managing my GTD project files because they contain a mix of electronic and paper-based/physical stuff. Some projects are ...
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How do I take quick notes in odd places to maintain mind like water?
My biggest gain productivity (and reduction in stress) came when I embraced the idea of writing everything down. (Thank you, David Allen!) The hard part is managing to always have something handy with ...
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Equipment for computer-printing, into a notebook
I have a notebook, it's perfect-bound like a normal book. I write all manner of things in it - quite often tear out pages when I know I'll not ever have to refer to stuff again, but quite often keep ...
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How do I train myself to write more carefully? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I improve my handwriting?
Paper-based notes are quite essential part of my GTD process. I use them mostly for two things - daily todo list and for thoughts ...
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Does anyone produce a truly heavy duty, long arm stapler?
One of the things I do which makes handling paper documents much easier, is to print out in booklet format. With a duplex A3 printer, I can print out a document of 60 A4 pages onto 15 sheets of A3 (in ...
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How can I effectively manage a lot of documents?
I have loads of documents which are in a Smead folder like this, but as the documents grow (of all sizes and shaped ranging from check books, A4 size documents etc) the folder is too fat to carry (at ...
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How long should you keep letters/paperwork at home
I know that it is important to keep letters when you're asked for proof of address, bank statements, licenses etc etc, but how long should you keep these? I currently have paperwork dating back to ...
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What paper stock should I use to print my planner pages? [closed]
I've recently resorted to buying pre-printed planner pages from Franklin Covey, but the layout isn't exactly what I'd like. I'd prefer to print pages I've designed myself or via the DIY Planner ...
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Is there a pocket notebook with pen I can keep it in my wallet? [closed]
I am looking for some kind of notebook and a pen to keep inside my wallet to note down my thoughts when I don't want to use my smartphone?
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Documentation matrix for scientific papers
Interested to know about any systematic and preferably standardized framework for analyzing research paper in consistent matrix form which would allow us to compare the same parameters over multiple ...
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How to incorporate the processing diagram of GTD on paper?
What would be an efficient way of penning down these branches with my own activities on paper?
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Is there any company that will make a paper notebook according to my personal specifications? [closed]
There are som many paper notebooks around like Moleskine etc. However none of them is exactly what I want. So I was thinking, it would be great if there were a web-based company that would bind a ...
