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OmniOutliner Tutorial

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firefox running too slow? try this

firefox running too slow? try this

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Undergraduate GTD

Undergraduate GTD

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What app do you use for managing your finances?

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Apps for Academics?

Apps for Academics?

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Looking to get the "achiever" me back.

Hi 43F! I'm Marie and I don't know why exactly it's called "43" Folders. I'm going through David Allen's book right now. Just bought a bunch of folders and am still wondering where I could get a good deal on a desktop labeler. I'll try again tomorrow. I'm known to be very proactive and achiever type, being a former national student leader and all but it seems for the past year or so since taking my CPA boards (or getting a boyfriend?) I haven't been organized with my goals or my life. I can't seem to get anything concrete done. So I hope GTD will help me get somewhere. I'll try.

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Forum Search Mac-unfriendly

Forum Search Mac-unfriendly

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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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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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