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	Ten plus Two Times Five	19	19 years 37 weeks ago by hernick	18 years 49 weeks ago by rollasoc
	Re-organizing my emails	4	18 years 51 weeks ago by jason.mcbrayer	18 years 50 weeks ago by enine
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	Academic Note Collection Project	24	19 years 14 weeks ago by caseykoons	18 years 51 weeks ago by gpangel
	Rising Early?	2	19 years 4 days ago by whereismymind?	19 years 2 days ago by whereismymind?
	Archiving emails - what do you do?	12	19 years 5 weeks ago by neilio	19 years 1 week ago by caseykoons
	Ze Frank on procrastination today	0	19 years 2 weeks ago by terrie	n/a
	How do I approximate this functionality using a plain-text to-do file?	1	19 years 2 weeks ago by WCityMike	19 years 2 weeks ago by AlanY
	Gantt meets kGTD ?	7	19 years 15 weeks ago by a11en	19 years 3 weeks ago by AlanY
	Summer routine -- advice?	8	19 years 8 weeks ago by nuttdan	19 years 4 weeks ago by bufiji
	Great quote from David Allen's Newletter	1	19 years 6 weeks ago by appelq	19 years 5 weeks ago by emuelle1
	Bookmarking with Co-Workers	3	19 years 6 weeks ago by alia	19 years 6 weeks ago by alia
	Boilerplate Checklists	9	19 years 6 weeks ago by Chrome47	19 years 6 weeks ago by Flexiblefine
	File Naming and Archiving	4	19 years 7 weeks ago by bushy	19 years 7 weeks ago by bushy
	Journaling	41	19 years 18 weeks ago by nuttdan	19 years 7 weeks ago by rollasoc
	Continuous Partial Attention?	17	19 years 17 weeks ago by jkenton	19 years 8 weeks ago by pooks
	Goal Setting	7	19 years 10 weeks ago by michaelramm	19 years 8 weeks ago by a11en
	Keeping a task log or timesheet	1	19 years 9 weeks ago by wood.tang	19 years 9 weeks ago by patrickrhone
	Procrastination through over-focus on unimportant details?	2	19 years 9 weeks ago by academicgirl	19 years 9 weeks ago by MikeGreene
	'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?	36	19 years 34 weeks ago by planetthoughtful	19 years 10 weeks ago by dbooster
	'Magnetic ' group task scheduling software wanted (Mac)	0	19 years 11 weeks ago by GH	n/a
	ADD/ADHT/ADT getting tested...	10	19 years 15 weeks ago by a11en	19 years 14 weeks ago by pooks
	Photo organization	7	19 years 15 weeks ago by huevosgrandes	19 years 14 weeks ago by Berko
	Franklin's Virtues	12	19 years 15 weeks ago by pooks	19 years 14 weeks ago by jkenton

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