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Paper people: How do you manage recurring tasks?

Paper people: How do you manage recurring tasks?

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Need presentation advice!

I'm giving a two-hour seminar to a mixed audience of faculty, medical professionals, students and the general public at my graduate school in a couple of months. The title of the presentation is "The Truth About Cholesterol: Separating Fact from Fiction".

Because of the varied nature of the audience, I will be expected to present a fair amount of data - but to do it in such a way that the layperson with no scientific training could understand.

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smoking and exercise

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What to do with Old Letters, Memorabilia, Notes...

What to do with Old Letters, Memorabilia, Notes...

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Anti-Distraction-Vana for Windows

Anti-Distraction-Vana for Windows

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Merlin on Mark F's "Rule the Web" show

Rule the Web show: Merlin Mann, Wednesday, July 18, 5pm Pacific

cover of 'Rule the Web' by Mark Frauenfelder

Rule the Web
by Mark Frauenfelder

Forgot to mention that my pal, Boing Boing's Mark Frauenfelder, recently was kind enough to have me on his Rule The Web podcast (which is a companion to his swell new book).

We talked about jobs, procrastination, clutter, and a bunch of other stuff. We also took calls from a couple people, dishing out advice on topics like where to park ideas and how to fight distraction.

You can listen on Mark's site, download an MP3, or listen using the player below.

Mentioned in passing: del.icio.us, DEVONthink, Yojimbo, Mental Case (app whose name I forgot), In Our Time, and The Sound of Young America.

webbased GTD app. Betatesters wanted

webbased GTD app. Betatesters wanted

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All web GTD

All web GTD

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