Ideas to use in resolving an issue with regard to personal productivity. Often used to increase effectiveness or efficiency.
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I want to track pages of book read per day
I am try Beeminder but it is not apprpropriate tool to page tracker. Can we have tool which is free and I can use it to increase my reading speed? Can I track my pages read something like velocity? I ...
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WebEx - How long is too long
When using WebEx for remote training of software systems, is there a point at which a session is too long. At what point is onsite training better than trying to do it remotely?
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Recommendations for Productivity videos [closed]
So I'll be doing a lot of commuting next week and I'd like something to watch on the train, can people recommend online videos or podcasts on the subject of Personal Productivity for me? I am a ...
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Do digital wrist watches have productivity advantages over software based features?
My wife recently received a digital wrist watch (Casio Baby GShock) as a gift. She is a teacher and uses the watch for (other than quickly telling the time) timing her lessons, other presentations and ...
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Which To-Do List managers are useful for students? [closed]
I am a 'beginner' to web-based to-do lists (started yesterday), and I am wondering which service is the best.
So far, I have accounts on:
Todoist
Producteev
Remember The Milk
I have only really ...
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App for storing and managing quiz questions
I need an application for storing and managing information relating to general knowledge, science..etc which can be used in quiz. For an example I collect news such as "Nobel prize in Physiology or ...
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In what way is the Steve Pavilina blog useful? [closed]
Has anybody followed Steve Pavlina's blog and used his methods with beneficial results ? What specifically have you found there that worked really for you ?
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I need a tool for me and my wife to set priorities
I married this month, and I moved in with my wife.
Now we have a lot of tasks to do. It's extremely difficult for one to decide what to do first, not knowing the other's opinion. Something that is ...
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Managing information bits
I have had this peculiar problem for years and tried many tools to solve it, but so far none were satisfactory.
I read a lot of blogs, social sites, etc. and regularly encounter very interesting ...
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What's a good free replacement for a corporate Exchange account that will let me migrate Tasks?
I have an extensive set of personal Tasks organized in GTD fashion that I want to migrate off of my corporate exchange account. Is there a good, free alternative out there? I was thinking I could ...
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What Revision Control Programs / Methods Do You Use When Writing? [closed]
What revision control programs or methods do you guys use when writing?
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All-in-one Getting Things Done (GTD) and Pomodoro tool?
I want a online GTD tool I can use on an Android phone that has the following features:
instant and configurable reminders such as calendar entries
online app with a sync feature
Do any of these ...
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What is the optimal text width for Speed Reading?
Was reading here about this technique. From my POV it only works good with a distinct min-max text width. Columns in newspapers of a with of a few centimeters (5-6) seem quite good to me. I also like ...
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Paper vs. digital: both have advantages, but which adv. is more important?
I started wondering recently if paper really could be the way to go. That is, in my everyday, non-GTD-obsessive personal issue tracking and task management. Here's why I'm considering this:
A task ...
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Completely electronic GTD setup?
I've read some of the GTD material by David Allan and it's something I'd like to implement. A lot of his material uses hand written notes and lists. This isn’t an option for me since I’m totally ...
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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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Which one to use - Evernote or One Note [closed]
Since long time I am using evernote and one note. Now the problem is that my notes are distributed among two applications. I want to narrow down to one place where I can keep all my notes.
However, ...
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How can I finish writing my Thesis as fast as possible, when I don't believe in it anymore?
I am in the situation where i have to write my Diploma Thesis/Documentation for the year and although I've done quite a lot I didn't particularly arrive at where I set out to be at this point. So in a ...
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Evernote : How do you use it ? [closed]
I am a big fan of Evernote and I use it for a lot of things, from personal stuff, to jobs document, knowledge base, How-to's, vacation planner, etc.
How do you use evernote and, if you are a premium ...
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What can I use to efficiently track progress on my tasks/goals?
I've been looking forever for a way to manage my tasks and goals efficiently. Most of them were too specific for project managers and had far more options than necessary to manage simpler tasks. None ...
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“To Do list” sites [closed]
What "To Do" list programs/applications are out there, and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each? I'm looking for web-based sites that store data in the cloud as opposed to desktop ...
