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A call for help How can...

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A call for help How can...

Submitted by metacarpal.net (not verified) on May 24, 2005 - 10:09pm.

A call for help

How can I get over my phobia of the telephone so that “call so and so” action items don’t stop me dead in my tracks?…

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Cringe-Busting your TODO list By: Merlin Mann (43 replies) May 23, 2005 - 4:58am
  • Merlin - great advice. I... By: Marc Orchant (2005-05-23 05:57)
  • I have one...a major project,... By: Crystal (2005-05-23 05:58)
  • I find that the things... By: Paul (2005-05-23 06:22)
  • I keep a to-do list... By: Thor (2005-05-23 06:50)
  • this is such good advice.... By: Joe (2005-05-23 07:13)
  • Ironically enough I cringe at... By: grouse (2005-05-23 07:21)
  • Thanks for this, Merlin. As... By: JoshD (2005-05-23 07:21)
  • Nice approach. Not including... By: bignoseduglyguy (2005-05-23 08:54)
  • There is another option besides... By: Chris (2005-05-23 09:05)
  • I'm going to have a... By: CrustyGeek (2005-05-23 10:06)
  • Per #4: When asking myself... By: Elf Sternberg (2005-05-23 12:12)
  • Merlin, great post! I just... By: John Richardson (2005-05-23 13:16)
  • ooooh. cringe-worthy things. ... By: antuvschle (2005-05-23 13:51)
  • I've gone as far as... By: dan (2005-05-23 22:21)
  • A variant I read about... By: Branko Collin (2005-05-23 23:36)
  • The real tooth-grinders for me... By: Brad (2005-05-24 01:20)
  • I think that's actually a... By: Merlin (2005-05-24 01:50)
  • Thanks for the tip Merlin.... By: Greg Rollins (2005-05-24 02:18)
  • While it's definitely not the... By: pitch (2005-05-24 03:25)
  • Brian Tracy calls this, "Eat... By: Thomas Hawk (2005-05-24 04:44)
  • (For extra credit, find the... By: naftali (2005-05-24 08:50)
  • Reading GTD?... By: Buck (2005-05-24 09:01)
  • Hey Brad! Thanks a... By: Fred (2005-05-24 09:41)
  • Or you have the issue... By: John Athayde (2005-05-24 13:46)
  • Maybe the best thing you've... By: Dan Nordquist (2005-05-25 04:49)
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  • To Do or not To... By: Bleeding Edge (2005-05-23 21:03)
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  • Getting Cringe Tasks Done Merlin Mann... By: Best Tool For the Job (2005-05-24 03:52)
  • A call for help How can... By: metacarpal.net (2005-05-24 22:09)
  • An Approach to To-Do Lists... By: Graham Chastney (oak-grove) (2005-05-24 22:57)
  • GTD - The Art of... By: zach.e53.org (2005-05-25 11:09)
  • Divide and Conquer Your Frog Merlin... By: life (over IP) (2005-05-25 15:59)
  • Getting rid of the worst... By: /egilh (2005-05-26 10:42)
  • Cringe-Busting your TODO list A veces... By: Links (2005-05-26 17:40)
  • Get the "Cringe Tasks" off... By: Blog:: Craig Pringle (2005-05-26 22:25)
  • 43 Folders: Cringe-Busting your TODO... By: desparoz On The Go (2005-05-27 18:46)
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