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Newbie question - actions 'by' a certain date?

Newbie question - actions "by" a certain date?

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GTD and RPM Fusion Project

Hi guys

I am working on a special project to combine GTD with RPM. RPM(aka OPA) is developed by Anthony Robbins, a top-down time management approach. I also aim the approach to be compatible with covey's 7 Habits.

I used both GTD and RPM in the past few years. To the contrary belief, they are not really competing with each other.

GTD did a great job in capturing, that's what RPM lacks. RPM did a great job in higher level planning aka 10,000-50,000ft stuff. Develop visions and goals etc.

I implemented this fusion approach using DevonThink and iGTD.

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newbie to academia and GTD

hello gtd fans. i've been reading 43folders for a while now and am just now getting myself ready to take the plunge. i am re-reading GTD as I have recently begun a new position in a new town and basically started a new chapter to my life. i look forward to learning and sharing from everyone here on how to implement creativity and efficiency into my life so i can actually enjoy it (life) more! i'm looking forward to seeing and hearing Mr Mann speak at Tekserve in Manhattan later this week. --jac

Address book and PDA=>lo-fi

Address book and PDA=>lo-fi

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TOPICS: Lofi

clarifying question on the "hipster pda" -- a joke... right?

Hi all,

There are some fantastic ideas on this site. Then there are some not so fantastic ideas on this site. When in doubt, I let my students have a look and tell me their gut reaction. So when they saw the (now aging) discussion over the "hipster PDA" some days ago, it caused some of the most raucous fits of laughter all year.

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Baskets?

I'm rolling along with GTD--at work I've gone through my initial collection to IN and then recycled, trashed, and filed just about everything (except a pile of stuff in a spare office that needs to be archived). I'm using Things.app as my task-management organizer.

Simple question: do you all use desk baskets? If so, how many and what for? I have a mailbox in the front where all my office mail/documents arrive. Do I need stuff on my desk as well?

Trouble resetting number of comments per page

I'm having trouble setting the number of comments that appear on a page. I'd like to set it to 50 instead of 10, and when I try that, I get this message:

Validation error, please try again. If this error
persists, please contact the site administrator.

TaskStep - Another PHP and MySQL task manager

TaskStep - Another PHP and MySQL task manager

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Ultimate addressbook = Pmwiki maybe

Ultimate addressbook = Pmwiki maybe

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Problem with Brother pTouch Label Maker

Problem with Brother pTouch Label Maker

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