Questions regarding how to handle the use of time in one's life.
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Windows Freeware/Shareware programs for tracking daily tasks?
I once had a cool little Java program that allowed me to name each task, and toggle back and forth between tasks to track the time spent on each. At the end of the day I could export the data and ...
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10answers
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Is there a proven method for managing emails?
I find I often have an overflowing email inbox. Are there any methods or systems to help efficiently and effectively filter through, sort, and reply to emails?
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8answers
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How to prevent oneself from feeling overwhelmed?
Sometimes, there are a lot of things that you are expected to do and you just don't know where to begin.
You feel like you are being overwhelmed with a lot of tasks and deadlines.
How should one ...
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How can I decide when it's worth it to spend money to save time?
I've recently started thinking that I should spend more money in order to save time. Examples of this include:
paying to get my laundry done instead of doing it myself
sometimes taking a taxi ...
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How to be more productive at my own side project while having a family and a full-time job?
I have a 9-6 full time job and trying to develop a project on my own. I can only work on it during my off hours, meaning after 7pm.
It looks like I have full 5 hours till midnight, but after dinner ...
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10answers
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How to stop your rss feeds becoming a mess/information overload?
So like probably many i use Google Reader to manage, read, filter my subscribed rss feeds. Subscribing only as much feeds as you can read doesnt really work. From time to time i delete some feeds, but ...
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8answers
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How often should you take breaks for maximum productivity?
When working on a project, how often should you take breaks and for how long for maximum productivity? Are there any studies or research on optimal use of breaks (universally), or is it more of a ...
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Is there an automatic time tracking application? [closed]
I'm looking for a time tracking tool to monitor and boost my productivity. What I have in mind is a program that works in the background and keeps track of which application is active at any given ...
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2answers
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What is Gathering Point in Time Management?
What is exactly Gathering Point in Time Management?
What is the benefits of Gathering Points?
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8answers
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How to deal with dreaded tasks?
How do you deal with difficult tasks, which take long to complete?
My problem, for example, are emails which require a lot of writing or research. They are not the main core of my work, and usually ...
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7answers
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What is the efficient way to remember things we read?
I read variety of things in a day; But I forgot those things in a week or so. I identified that 'spaced repetition' will help me to keep remembering things. To do spaced repetition, i take note of ...
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5answers
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Single tasking vs Mulitasking
I'm a student and hoping to be an entrepreneur. Besides study I spend most of my time working on software development and recently thinking of organizing a team to work on the field of software and ...
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How can I use the travel time (car driving) efficiently?
My job requires me to drive about 30 minutes to the firm and 30 minutes back to home.
How can I use this otherwise wasted time efficiently?
Do you have special audio CD's or tracks you do listen to in ...
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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 ?
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1answer
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How does efficient people organize and prioritize things when under heavy work load? [closed]
This is regarding a person (me) working in computers as the only and primary job in operations role ( which I mean more of a engineering role of remotely managing data center and stuff like that with ...
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Which one you prefer? 2 style of count-down Timer for Pomodoro Technique [closed]
Previously I posted an article to ask for review of my pomodoro app. I'm making a new design as an alternative to taskbar timer.
As pomodoro technique users, which one do you prefer as a timer on ...
