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What is an Android task manager with sub-tasks and complex filtering?
Basically, I'm looking for an Android app that will let me do just two things:
Have unlimited levels of nested sub-tasks
Filter so I can view only tasks that have no sub-tasks.
Let's say I have ...
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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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How to Stop Glazing when Reading
When I need to read something, I have a really bad habit of just glazing over it and not really comprehending the words.
As a result I have no clue what I've read.
How can I stop glazing at a ...
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How to efficiently make a hard decision?
I saw an interview with Warren Buffet, where he states that if he makes something like two or three good decisions in a year, then it was a good year.
Is there best-practice process on how to make ...
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Confusion about using Evernote or RTM to implement personal productivity system
I am bit confused whether to use Evernote or RTM (Remember the Milk) to implement a GTD like system. I am already a RTM user & have been using it for some time as a GTD system. Now I want to ...
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How to use Evernote to Implement a GTD System
One of the top FAQs is How to use RTM to implement a GTD system. I've decided against RTM, I don't like it as described in a previous thread of mine. I've decided I want to know how some people use ...
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What to mention in a talk that helps the audience to become more productive?
We (a group of university students) generally meet for tea every week and discuss various topics, and my friends ask me to give a talk on productivity and time management in one of our next meetings. ...
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How can I learn to say “no” and fight back?
I think that sometimes I accept that what other people say takes a priority over my own time or my personal choices. Also I'm not so "fighter" type. For example, suppose that if I go to rent an ...
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What are must have time management and productivity books? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is recommended reading if I'm interested in increasing my productivity?
As the question states, I'd like to see a list of books that are really really must read ...
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How to get rid of silly mistakes?
I've always been having some silly mistakes in homeworks/tests/exams etc, as well as programming. I very often seem to be 1-2 silly mistakes away from a perfect score, despite having done a draft and ...
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How do I stay motivated when there's too little to get done?
Maybe odd question, but I think I have an odd productivity problem. I lose the will to finish my projects at work when I have very little to do. I am more used to fast-paced environments that keep me ...
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any apps to help maintain 'end of day' journal, to keep track of the work done?
I recently started using a 'TODO' app (wunderlist) to keep track of tasks I need to do. I can keep personal and office stuff on it and since it syncs with my phone and home/office computers, it has ...
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How to remain calm during a tense period?
I am working in a bank as an assistant of one of my seniors. One day one of the bundles of account-opening forms was lost. I became much anxious and was thinking about an way out. I was continuously ...
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How long should an afternoon nap last?
At the beginning of the afternoon I usually feel tired, so I take a nap. However my naps usually last 1 to 2 hours, and when I get up I’m really not in the mood of doing anything productive, I’m ...
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Why am I not able to motivate myself to code?
I have got an idea that can make a good app for web and mobile. I tell myself to design the prototype so as to see how people take it. The problem is when I sit to code, I can't get things done. I ...
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How to manage multiple simultaneous private projects?
I have a number of private web design projects that I work on during my spare time. Non of the projects have any real deadline, other than my own urge to finish them.
As there is no real deadline, I ...
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how to stop doing the same again and again?
I have been pondering the say “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”.
So the questions are:
how do you detect what things you are doing over and over ...
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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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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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Is there such a thing as a package receiving service?
Is there such a thing as a monthly fee/rent-based service that gives you a "virtual" address to which you can ship your packages, and pick them up at your convenience? Something that would eliminate ...
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Is there an electronic task management software that stores encrypted data in the cloud for syncing with other devices?
My question is basically what the title says. I am trying several software for GTD/todo/task management, focusing on syncing between laptops and cellphones. Although most of the software transfer ...
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What is the best wiki to install and run locally?
I want to start my own wiki page for note keeping. As the info I will be keeping is sensitive I need to host the wiki internally on my LAN. It's possible I will be the only user of the wiki but I ...
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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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Organization system for cables, adapters, etc - electronics clutter
First a bit of background:
I have most other kinds of physical and virtual "stuff' organized, but over the years I have accumulated scores, if not hundreds, of cables & adapters from a variety of ...
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How to use Google Tasks to implement a GTD system?
How can I implement a GTD system in Google Tasks in combination with GMail and GCal?
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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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MBOs (Management By Objective), GTD and better solutions to managing knowledge workers
My boss wants to use MBOs to manage me. I am fairly new to GTD methods and it seems like they can be complementary to the MBO-style system. However, I seem to consistently struggle with the MBO ...
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How can I achieve my New Years resolutions?
It's the start of a new year, and as always I've come up with a few grandiose goals I'd like to achieve across the year. What advice or tips should I bear in mind to give me the greatest chance of ...
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I don't want to study. I don't want to think. I want to have fun
I always end up playing a game or something when I'm supposed to study. Hey, having fun is a lot more fun than studying, right? What can I do to make the consequences of my action seem more real? I ...
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How to stop obsessing over my to-do list?
The past two years have been crazy. In 2010, I graduated from college and my now-husband and I purchased our home. In 2011, I started a master's degree and we got married. This year, I started a ...
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How to be a smart worker rather than hard worker to be fit for the IT industry?
How do I work smart rather than work hard, specially in IT context (web development, PHP basically) as this field absorbs only smart professionals?
Sometimes I personally feel that I need to work in ...
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There's so much that I want to know. How to learn everything?
I am a programmer but this can apply to any field. There are many technologies that I want to know. So I start to read some book and then I jump to another book and so on. This makes me feel bad. Any ...
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How do I map my progress so I can easily pick up where I left off?
This seems to be a struggle I have (on multiple levels). I am working to control my WIP so focus loss is reduced, but it still is inevitable. So my question is, when working on something more ...
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How to control or change habits?
I don't know what I need to write here, but I am explaining everywhere what I feel and think.
Everyone has some habits that may be good or bad. But firstly I want to control or change some of my ...
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What's a good cloud based notebook?
What's a good cloud based notebook?
The features I'd like to have:
I need to be able to sync my notes on my Android cell phone and various computers.
I need to be able to have the actual files, ...
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Dealing with distractions during wait
The biggest problem for me are distractions that slow down my progress. Too often instead of pushing the main task forward I switch to the other task/check my email/etc. It doesn't mean I'm ...
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Intelligence And Productivity Are Correlated - What does the research have to say?
What does the scientific research say about productivity and IQ?
Most people would assume that intelligent people accomplish more in their lives ( ie. are more productive) but I have never heard of ...
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How can I help develop a culture that positively impacts my motivation to work?
How can I leverage the people around me in order to achieve better productivity on my own tasks?
I feel that GTD does not have to be an one man show. Is there some sort of social-GTD?
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What are alternatives to XMarks for bookmark synchonization? [closed]
I am using XMarks to synchronize my bookmarks across multiple machines/browsers. I like the way that it works, and it does the job, but I am wondering about alternatives that have more features or ...
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How does the pomodoro technique deal with “high activation cost” tasks?
I have recently started using the Pomodoro technique for workflow management. I like it, it provides a consistent workflow.
One thing I have noticed is that high "activation cost" activities seem ...
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How do I analyze my daily computer activity?
A while back I saw a piece of software you can install that would track what windows you had open. Every week, the software would compile a list of what software you had open and how much time you ...
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Taking notes on mobile device
I like reading articles on my smartphone with Android. The articles are usually in web browser or pdf or epub reader.
The problem comes when I'd like to extract a few sentences that I like.
I ...
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Are there techniques to stop fearing confrontation so intensely?
Confrontation is a huge part of my life.
For example, in my job as project manager I need to confront clients about things that might make them upset or I need to talk to them when I know they are ...
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Tips to get back a healthy “Early to bed,early to rise regime”
I feel a little bit of a back-story is necessary here:
I was an under-grad student up until last year. I had this habit of sleeping way too late and waking up with time enough to get to classes on ...
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How to stop talking LOUDLY to myself?
I have a habit of talking "loudly" to myself. I get an immense satisfaction by doing so.
At the same time, I tend to do this in the market, while driving the scooter, working on a C program. ...
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How to effectively read and understand scientific literature?
If have read some other topics regarding this subject, but they were rather focused on the immediate understanding of a paper and not long-term knowledge of a topic.
Suppose I read a book about about ...
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Does anyone have any recommendations for an alternative workstation ergonomic setup
My job means I have to sit at my computer all day, 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, 46 weeks a year. That’s 1610 hours a year and 1/3 of my whole day (given that I also sleep about 8 hours so am not ...
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What consequences should a missed deadline have?
This question is related to an earlier question I asked Should I schedule my tasks with deadlines?
Recently, I've had break from work for two months, so I focused on my personal projects. My ...
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Handle tasks with no specific due date
I need a computer program to help me handle my tasks.
I know, there are many task programs, such as Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. My problem is that they can't handle tasks with no specific ...
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Evernote implements GTD?
The GTD page on Wikipedia says that Evernote implements GTD. How is that possible?
I know that Evernote can be personally used in a way so as to implement GTD, as said in: How to use Evernote to ...
