Questions regarding how to handle the use of time in one's life.
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Recording personal progress on activities (projects)
A month ago I decided to record my progress on my personal activities (goals, projects). I have many such activities and usually I work on the activity I have taste for, or how things develop during ...
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What does science say about productive learning time?
I wonder what science says about how to set learning time. Specificially I wonder about how to mix learning and free time. This is of course related to the attention span.
My rhythm looks the ...
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How do I become more agile in shifting between activities?
I really like being able to focus on one activity and only that for a prolonged period of time. I could spend days on end doing one type of activity as I feel that the longer I focus on it, the ...
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Under the Pomodoro Technique, what should I do if I know something will interrupt a pomodoro?
I looked in The Pomodoro Technique book and didn't see this referenced, but what should you do if you know you can't finish a Pomodoro? Let's just say I'm using 25 minute work blocks and 5 minute rest ...
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Measuring Productivity Across Multiple Devices
How can I measure my productivity when using multiple devices? I'm a software developer, and I typically work in several virtual machines during the day. Is there a tool like RescueTime or ...
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Advantages of disconnected time
It's often recommended to 'unplug' - that is to switch off your emails and mobiles ect for a particular amount of time.
While the benifits of doing this socially are obvious, the benifits of doing ...
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What software helps organize and manage practice routines?
I have a practice routine I would like to manage using software.
I have several sequential daily and weekly tasks that are flexible in there time(for example, it maybe be a 30min task but can be more ...
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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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Examples of Productive use of TextExpansion software
I've heard from a few sources who wax lyrical about how text expansion software has been for them - but I'm struggling to find good uses for it - the only use I can see is to save me writing out my ...
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Checking your work over and over again
When I was in college writing papers I would literally write one sentence, then go back and re-read the entire paper that I had written up to that point. I would do this over and over again.
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How to deal with things that cannot be divided into several pomodoros while applying the pomodoro-technique?
I am a student and have found that there are several things which cannot be divides into pomodoros.
There are two kinds of them:
1) Courses, meetings, etc., which are fixed scheduled by the school ...
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Time management problem with pomodoro technique
I have used successfully the pomodoro technique for some time. I've found just one big problem that has caused a slight but constant loss of motivation in using it, causing in the end the need to stop ...
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Merge daily todo with project todo
I'm on a quest of finding the best tool to manage what I do.
TL;DR: Freelance web developer looking for tool to connect project management and daily tasks.
I like Getting Things Done methodology a ...
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How to be productive when relaxing?
Let's say I work at my most productive hours and I do a lot of work. At a certain point, I will become tired. Self-discipline might make me work for another hour or so but after that the quality of ...
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Dealing with distractions from GMail
GMail is my office mail. A lot of my work has pieces where I need some information from email or replying to email. I go into gmail to search for something or send a reply to an email and then end up ...
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What next after pomodoro technique?
Are there other time organizing or self organising techniques or books/theories/articles would you recommend after pomodoro technique ?
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Boosting Energy
I have a real bad tendency to take long naps when I am tired. Is there anyway to restore my energy after study for a long period of time without napping or using caffeine?
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Time tracker that notifies you when you spend more than x hours at computer?
Sometimes I spend too much time at the computer and I need something to remind me to do the "other" stuff.
I am looking for some kind of alarm that would work as a Chrome extension or Linux ...
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Desktop app/group of apps for todo list/time management
I use Listhings in my browser to make sticky notes and remind myself about stuff.
I am looking for an app/group of desktop apps for the same purposes.
What I want the app to be like:
Desktop ...
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Finding the most efficient way to do something
I have over the last few months noticed that there are many different, more effective and more efficent means of doing things then the way the general population does them.For example, learning the ...
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How to manage undergraduate studies while working full time
I am doing my undergraduate while doing a full time job. My course is Computer science. I am also working as a software developer in a private company. I have big responsibilities at my work because ...
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Shortcut to open a web Paymo timer
Is there a chrome extension or a bookmarklet to open Paymo timer?
I know a lot of people use this service for time tracking but you always have to go to the website first and click Timer button.
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What's the most effective studying method?
I study at a high school/college and I'll soon have my exams period.
I was wondering what is the best way to study, given that I want to get the most use out of my time.
What should I pay attention ...
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Why do we waste time? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I make myself stop doing addictive activity?
I know that I should be working now. Yet I watch funny videos, read the news and browse interesting links.
Why is it ...
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How do you organize your life in Asana?
I am looking forward to migrate fully to asana from Things because of pricing/costs reasons. What I have right now in Things (for Mac) is :
Today
Next
Scheduled
Someday
Projects
I have never used ...
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How to code faster?
I am really behind on my schoolwork (a result of both procrastination and my disability) and I need to finish 4 programming assignments in 5 days. Usually each assignment take me two days to do, ...
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Dealing with massive amounts of emails
I have two personal email accounts I have somewhat neglected, and they currently have a massive amount of email in them.
I am wanting to implement something like Inbox Zero with these two accounts,as ...
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How do I stay on top of e-mails while remaining focused on real work? Are there tools for this?
What I am looking for
I am trying to find tools that can help me stay focused on the list priorities and thus improve productivity. I face a problem with my work and nature. I feel this is related to ...
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How can I productively manage my time when I have more than one manager?
In a matrix management structure, I may be delivering work, documents, calculations for 3 different members of senior management, all of whom have a range of priorities defined for the deliverables.
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How to record and optimize sleep patterns?
I believe when it comes to productivity only the individual can know what's best. And that takes time and intentional reflection.
I want to optimize my sleeping patterns. I think I need 8 hours of ...
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How to set/control my hours with a new employer?
When I start a new job I face a difficult time with hours.
I like to work from 7 or 8 (when it is nice and quiet) to 3 or 4 in the office and then do a bunch more at home.
These hours are not usually ...
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How to manage long term projects?
I do very well in short projects or things that need to be done for a short term. But I procrastinate when I have very large projects or lengthy things to do. I kinda lack persistence. What is the ...
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Time limit/allocation for chores?
For the sake of a more definitive question, I define chores as domestic tasks that are recurring, generally unenjoyable and have no hard datelines. The conditions are such that available manpower is ...
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Mandala charts adoption for personal productivity
I've found an iPad app about "Mandala Charts" that, to me, seems to be related to an effective time planning. Or, maybe, to a form of multidimensional analysis.
I'm not sure, though, as most of the ...
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Handling multiple projects
At my current company my programming position has recently changed. In the past it has been a technical/functional position where we choose the project to work on and followed it from blank IDE to ...
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Sales Team Time Management Web Application?
I'm looking for a web app to manage my sales team, that contains functionality to assign appointments witt a customer to a specific seller.
I would prefer an opensource app.
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Multiple Projects Gantt Chart application for Mac
Is it there any Gantt Chart application for Mac OS X that allows dealing with Multiple Projects? Up to now I tested Omniplan, which looks very good for a single project, but can not work efficiently ...
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What to do when you have a lot things *you* want to do and you want to do it all, without letting nothing left?
I don't have any technique or something that I follow.
I normally jump from one thing to other, sometimes having dozens of tabs opened in my browser (more than 50 some times) and even using different ...
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If I'm organizing by the week of assignments, should a late assignment go in the week it was turned in or the week it was due?
I currently attend an independent study school (similar to home schooling), so I do everything at home and send it in by email. I organize my work in folders by week. Week 1, Week 2, etc.
Sometimes ...
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Task timer tool [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Windows Freeware/Shareware programs for tracking daily tasks?
Is there a simple tool to manage/track individual tasks with start/stop timer? i.e. when I start a task, I ...
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Any calendar app that enforces free time, gaps between meetings?
Does anyone know of a calendar application that will warn me if I have violated the following conditions?
Too many appointments have been scheduled on a given day
Too many appointments have been ...
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How to schedule your time in a crisis?
You have 4 months until the university admission exam. You forgot most of the stuff you will be tested (from 3 years of not using the concepts) and your only possibility of reviewing the forgotten ...
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How to keep salesmen busy? [closed]
Some kind of jobs depend on the presence of customers to do their job. A few examples are inside salesmen, waiters, and so on. My current problem consists in trying to convince the directors against ...
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What software for Time Tracking and Billing?
A friend of mine is running a consultancy company and she needs a software to manage the people that go to their customers. I've been using Project Management Software before, but this case is ...
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Are there any tips for studying and working at the same time?
Currently I'm a full time employee with the potential to improve myself. I've enrolled in a Master's degree program that will require me to take classes during working hours. For example, I will ...
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Online calendars. How long before the event do you set up the notification? [closed]
For example, if you make an event in Google Calendar or Yahoo Calendar, do you make the notification with 1 hour, 2 hours, a day before or at the same time? I know it depends on the event, but I ask ...
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When do you update and study other material?
Considering an 8-9 hours a day in a job, you come home, you are tired, wanna listen to music, don't want to study anything new in CS, weekend comes, you never want to touch anything related to work, ...
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How do I log and track all my Firefox tabs I want to come back to with out leaving them open or bookmarking them?
I have a tendency to open numerous tabs in Firefox and leave them open , mainly because I've found things interesting or useful and want to be able to refer back to them. However having hundereds open ...
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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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Time tracking applications [closed]
What do you think about time tracking applications (application that log the activities of a person) ?
Do you think it is useful ?
