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TOPICS: Mac OS X

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Problem with wiki.43folders registration

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Organizing NAs and textlets/ideas that aren't NAs

Organizing NAs and textlets/ideas that aren't NAs

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Spaces in Leopard is a winner!

Spaces is a gem of Leopard!

I installed Mac OS X 10.5 yesterday and enabled the new "Spaces" feature. I expected Spaces to be similar to the multiple desktops that have been available on the many Unix and Linux windowing managers for more than a decade.

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skills set template: Excel

skills set template: Excel

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TOPICS: Life Hacks

yet another newbie arriving

Hey, all.

I'm an australian software engineer, and a friend lent me the getting things done book, as I've been having task overload problems lately.

I've been browsing around the site a bit, and I'm wondering - is there a newbies guide for where to start with GTD? The book has the basic instructions, of course, but in the opposite of a summarised format.

Anyway, glad to be here, hoping to reduce my stress levels somewhat.

getting things done when your hands are broken

getting things done when your hands are broken

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A Little Trick - The Easy Way Out

Now I'm not suggesting that I am the first one to think of this, just suggesting an effective hack; a tool in my utility belt. Like a good procrastinator, at times I find myself confronted with a daunting list of "to-do's".Things add up, and before too long, even the simplest chore ends up on my list, adding to my log jam.

So here's a hack that I like to call "The Easy Way Out":

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