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TOPICS: Mac OS X

is there an app for monitoring folders that does the following...?

is there an app for monitoring folders that does the following...?

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

When 90% of my emails contain my todos

Hi, I've been a fan of GTD and have been using/trying to apply it for over a year now. I have a problem but first let me explain what I do: I work as an International Sales Representative ie. Agent/Broker for some industrial products, that is, I'm a bridge (middle man) between buyers in my country and sellers from overseas (big factories). Some facts from within my job are:

  1. I work confirming orders, I probably handle over 40 at the same time.
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Great Website on Filing Systems

Great Website on Filing Systems

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GTD best practices | comparing strenghts with other methods/systems

So I just got started with GTD and found it extremely helpful for me.

Now I am wondering whether there is any best practice/ source of information for convincing my team @ work to apply some GTD techniques (at least some), given that they all have their preferred way of organizing their stuff. Obviously, I don´t want to pose things on them. So I would not want to disregard the fact that there are other methods and systems that work OK for them. Anyone any thoughts, comparisons with other methods/systems that would point out respective strenghts of GTD?

Thanks in advance Joe

Email Overload - Not At My Desk All Day

Email Overload - Not At My Desk All Day

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OSX's and Windows' no-distraction writers now available on the web

OSX's and Windows' no-distraction writers now available on the web

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Photo organization

Photo organization

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Not Quite OSX, but...

Not Quite OSX, but...

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TOPICS: Mac OS X

Irrational fear? Data loss

Irrational fear? Data loss

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