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	Whats your my documents schema?	14	18 years 37 weeks ago by grantkemp	18 years 36 weeks ago by Lachia
	Ten plus Two Times Five	19	19 years 26 weeks ago by hernick	18 years 37 weeks ago by rollasoc
	Re-organizing my emails	4	18 years 39 weeks ago by jason.mcbrayer	18 years 38 weeks ago by enine
	Mac spring cleaning	9	18 years 42 weeks ago by riverjack	18 years 39 weeks ago by stevenf
	Academic Note Collection Project	24	19 years 2 weeks ago by caseykoons	18 years 39 weeks ago by gpangel
	Rising Early?	2	18 years 40 weeks ago by whereismymind?	18 years 40 weeks ago by whereismymind?
	Archiving emails - what do you do?	12	18 years 45 weeks ago by neilio	18 years 41 weeks ago by caseykoons
	Ze Frank on procrastination today	0	18 years 42 weeks ago by terrie	n/a
	How do I approximate this functionality using a plain-text to-do file?	1	18 years 43 weeks ago by WCityMike	18 years 43 weeks ago by AlanY
	Gantt meets kGTD ?	7	19 years 3 weeks ago by a11en	18 years 43 weeks ago by AlanY
	Summer routine -- advice?	8	18 years 48 weeks ago by nuttdan	18 years 44 weeks ago by bufiji
	Great quote from David Allen's Newletter	1	18 years 47 weeks ago by appelq	18 years 46 weeks ago by emuelle1
	Bookmarking with Co-Workers	3	18 years 46 weeks ago by alia	18 years 46 weeks ago by alia
	Boilerplate Checklists	9	18 years 47 weeks ago by Chrome47	18 years 46 weeks ago by Flexiblefine
	File Naming and Archiving	4	18 years 47 weeks ago by bushy	18 years 47 weeks ago by bushy
	Journaling	41	19 years 6 weeks ago by nuttdan	18 years 47 weeks ago by rollasoc
	Continuous Partial Attention?	17	19 years 5 weeks ago by jkenton	18 years 48 weeks ago by pooks
	Goal Setting	7	18 years 50 weeks ago by michaelramm	18 years 48 weeks ago by a11en
	Keeping a task log or timesheet	1	18 years 49 weeks ago by wood.tang	18 years 49 weeks ago by patrickrhone
	Procrastination through over-focus on unimportant details?	2	18 years 50 weeks ago by academicgirl	18 years 49 weeks ago by MikeGreene
	'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?	36	19 years 22 weeks ago by planetthoughtful	18 years 50 weeks ago by dbooster
	'Magnetic ' group task scheduling software wanted (Mac)	0	18 years 51 weeks ago by GH	n/a
	ADD/ADHT/ADT getting tested...	10	19 years 3 weeks ago by a11en	19 years 2 weeks ago by pooks
	Photo organization	7	19 years 3 weeks ago by huevosgrandes	19 years 2 weeks ago by Berko
	Franklin's Virtues	12	19 years 3 weeks ago by pooks	19 years 2 weeks ago by jkenton

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