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	Rising Early?	2	6 years 47 weeks ago by whereismymind?	6 years 47 weeks ago by whereismymind?
	Archiving emails - what do you do?	12	6 years 52 weeks ago by neilio	6 years 48 weeks ago by caseykoons
	Ze Frank on procrastination today	0	6 years 49 weeks ago by terrie	n/a
	How do I approximate this functionality using a plain-text to-do file?	1	6 years 49 weeks ago by WCityMike	6 years 49 weeks ago by AlanY
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	Great quote from David Allen's Newletter	1	7 years 1 week ago by appelq	7 years 5 days ago by emuelle1
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	File Naming and Archiving	4	7 years 1 week ago by bushy	7 years 1 week ago by bushy
	Journaling	41	7 years 13 weeks ago by nuttdan	7 years 2 weeks ago by rollasoc
	Continuous Partial Attention?	17	7 years 11 weeks ago by jkenton	7 years 3 weeks ago by pooks
	Goal Setting	7	7 years 5 weeks ago by michaelramm	7 years 3 weeks ago by a11en
	Keeping a task log or timesheet	1	7 years 3 weeks ago by wood.tang	7 years 3 weeks ago by patrickrhone
	Procrastination through over-focus on unimportant details?	2	7 years 4 weeks ago by academicgirl	7 years 4 weeks ago by MikeGreene
	'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?	36	7 years 29 weeks ago by planetthoughtful	7 years 5 weeks ago by dbooster
	'Magnetic ' group task scheduling software wanted (Mac)	0	7 years 6 weeks ago by GH	n/a
	ADD/ADHT/ADT getting tested...	10	7 years 9 weeks ago by a11en	7 years 8 weeks ago by pooks
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