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'Send to' Quicksilver trigger for Journler

"Send to" Quicksilver trigger for Journler

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The Dark Side of Productivity

"To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything is itself to succumb to the violence of our times. Frenzy destroys our inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of our work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful."

-Thomas Merton

Linux w/OSX w/o partitioning and wiping the HD?

Linux w/OSX w/o partitioning and wiping the HD?

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TOPICS: GNU/Linux

Thoughts on MonkeyGTD or d3?

Thoughts on MonkeyGTD or d3?

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ClearContext 4 Review - New Dashboard feature good for GTD

About a year ago I discovered ClearContext, a plugin for Microsoft Outlook that helps you manage your inbox. I tried it and wrote my comments here on this forum (http://www.43folders.com/forum/2006/10/20/gtd-and-clearcontext)

I never was able to really get working on GTD, but not because of the software, mainly because of me. However, ClearContext and some of the GTD concepts have helped me in keeping my Inbox almost empty most of the time. I will not repeat myself, but the "Defer" and "Unsuscbribe" features that I described in the other post have been a great help

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TOPICS: Windows, app, GTD

bookmarking like water

bookmarking like water

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Google Calendar: Slick, but does it sync?

Google Calendar: Slick, but does it sync?

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20K ft and higher and GTD

Hello everyone,

I have a question after reworking my system and a year of practice. I have tried to go back through the archives and have not really found an answer. I understand the runway/10K foot (projects) aspect of GTD but not the higher aspect. Where do you keep the 20-50K information in your system? How does visions or goals of paying off a loan or earning x degree trickle down to the runway level? I am missing how the big picture works down to projects and actions for something that might take 5-10 or maybe 20 years.

Afraid of the Mess.... Help!

Afraid of the Mess.... Help!

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Plastic 3x5 card bleachers

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