Reminder software is a type of time management computer software that is designed to alert the user of important events that they have input to the program.
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Nudges - to achieve personal change?
I have tried a system of sending myself timed emails daily (using virtual meetings in Google Calendar), each containing a self-message; e.g. at 6am 'stay positive', at 8.30am 'break work down into ...
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What do I do with reasonably large tasks that are due at some point in the future?
I have found that my todo lists work great for three cases:
Simple things that have a very specific due date (e.g. call Chris at 3pm, pay credit card bill by January 15, etc.)
Things I would like to ...
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How to cope with absentmindedness?
I work in a bank. In my desk I do 18(eighteen) kinds of tasks. One of them is to handover Cheque Books. The procedure is as follows:
(1) Find the requisition slip.
(2) Inspect if the signature on ...
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How can one stay reminded of useful tips, instructions, and other references on a routine basis?
As I spend my Sunday on this three-day weekend finally catching up on a lot of reading—most of it technical in terms of software and web development as well as web design—I find myself posing the ...
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What's a note, what's a reminder, what's an event?
So, I was putting my father-in-law's birthday into my iPhone using Siri and I couldn't figure out whether it should be a reminder or an event. Which do you think?
Sometimes I make a list of things, ...
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How do I remind myself of tasks that I have to do at a certain time?
Like most people I have many things that have to be done at a certain time or on a certain day.
Some examples:
wish a friend a happy birthday at a certain time
remember to bring XXX to work ...
