The process of deriving a plan of action, as well as the plan of action itself.
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“It could be done better and more efficiently” at the end of projects
I'm not really an organised person, and my maxim is "two weeks of coding will save you two hours of planning". But before every (simple or complex) project, despite how long I'm planning, drawing ...
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Long-term planning tool
There are quite a few applications that track and notify time (Google Calendar,... ) but I found that none of them has the ability to help planning over a long period (let's say, 5 years, 10 years ...
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Is it possible to plan a project without deadlines?
I want, for example, to develop a game in Unit3d as my "pet project".
I have zero knowledgment of Unity, so I don't know if my game will take days, weeks, months or years to finish.
I thought about ...
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Doing a lot of things in one day— good or bad?
Ok so I am a student so my question is not exactly related to workspace but it is related to work productivity so that is why I am posting it here.
I am planning to learn a few things during the ...
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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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Software to plan lab experiments
I am searching for a (free) software to plan lab experiments. These experiments can stretch over several days but only need attention on some of them. So the feature I am searching for is to define ...
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Looking for printable daily organizer/planner/scheduler for 2013
I am having a hard time searching for an electronic version (any file type that can be printed) of a daily planner. Paper version of these planners look something like this:
Only requirements for ...
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App to track activities and progress on them
I need to find application to track my activities and progress that I did on it (for example number of pages I read or exercises I did). I need to be able to look on what I spent last month for ...
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How much of my time should I plan in advance: A day, a week or a month?
I want to make a list of the projects and exercises I am supposed to do this semester to make a plan but every week, new projects and exercises should be added to this list. I wonder which is best to ...
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How to avoid my Laziness [closed]
I'm working in a company as a software trainee. My question is how to avoid my laziness.
I work in the shift 9am to 6pm
My problems are
Sleeping late usually at 4am
Waking up late usually at 8:30 ...
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How do you plan your next day?
Do you plan what you'll be doing the next day every day?
If so, how does this plan look like and has it helped you? What's the usual structure for it (is it task oriented or time oriented?)
I find ...
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Is there a way to schedule a break for long meetings in Google Calendar?
We have a couple of planning meetings a week that last about 4-5 hours, and would like to add a break every hour. Like option to add reminders, is there a way to add breaks in a meeting?
We are ...
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I end up doing something else even when I know what should I be doing
I have a strange problem. Maybe some of you might also have it.
I know what is right and what is wrong, how my time can be used effectively, what I should be doing at this time.
But sadly, I end up ...
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Personal Planning Software
I am currently planning my life in a text-based format, like this:
Yearly goals. Doesn't include concrete action steps.
Monthly goals: Specific action steps associated with the goals from (1).
Daily ...
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in GTD system. Where do I keep projects/Project planning?
I am just starting GTD, and trying to setup my system, but I am confused about where/how to keep projects.
Are projects stored as reference material?
What about Project planning?
Would this be in ...
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how to finalize a project?
I have this problem. I like to plan projects, and to define what will be and not present; I also like to create graphics, and also to develop most of the project, but when it comes to details, I ...
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How to have a quick overview about time zones of international partners?
I'm sitting in Europe myself and I have to deal with partners in USA (different locations), Japan, Australia, ...
I'd like to see quickly what time it is at their site - is there a tool which makes ...
