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Beta Q&A site for people wanting to improve their personal productivity.

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The numbers of committers is rising too slowly, and the rate is dropping steadily. Is there something we -as a group- can do to promote it? – Eugenio Perea Mar 12 '11 at 4:11
Link the site to enough people within the community which you think might be interested, try chat, try commenting on related answers, ... – Tom Wijsman Mar 29 '11 at 13:59
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> If a user is very committed, they can "renew" their vote every few weeks by uncommitting and recommitting. – VMAtm Jun 15 '11 at 5:36

This proposal is now in the Beta phase — example questions are locked!

56 Example Questions (10 closed)

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What are the key benefits of attending a Getting Things Done seminar that could not be achieved from the books?
added by Jaydles♦, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:33
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Favorite 'Micro-Motivators": What 'smart' little techniques to you use to motivate yourself throughout the day?
added by TJB Jul 8 '10 at 7:10
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How do you achieve GTD workflow in Gmail?
added by TJB, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:30
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up vote 21 down vote
Can anyone recommend a guide to using a Moleskine or other notebook as your GTD “trusted system”.
added by Jaydles♦ Jun 9 '10 at 19:03
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up vote 19 down vote
How do you measure whether you increase or decrease your personal effectiveness over time?
added by Christian Jul 10 '10 at 11:14
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up vote 18 down vote
What are the key benefits and tradeoffs between OmniFocus and Things (by CulturedCode) as complete GTD solutions?
added by Jaydles♦ Jun 7 '10 at 12:06
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up vote 17 down vote
What GTD workflow can be used that will sync with both Outlook and iPhone
added by Rog Jun 8 '10 at 3:40
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up vote 13 down vote
How do you fight procrastination? Best tips and suggestions
added by Alex Koloskov Jul 8 '10 at 21:59
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up vote 12 down vote
What is a method that's worked for you to manage GTD "Projects" using MS Outlook (without a paid plug-in)?
added by Jaydles♦, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:34
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up vote 11 down vote
How does one discriminate between a tickler file and a calendar, when both are digital/online?
added by Eugenio Perea Jun 29 '10 at 3:51
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My projects always seem to get bogged down when I'm waiting for other people to do things. How can I effectively manage this?
added by ire_and_curses Aug 25 '10 at 16:24
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How do you keep your trusted system (GTD) across multiple devices (laptop, cellphone, work computer and iPad, for example)?
added by sgold Jul 21 '10 at 15:48
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up vote 6 down vote
How does one get into the habit of doing a weekly review?
added by lolajl, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Sep 20 '10 at 17:30
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What Pomodoro timer do you use? Physical timer? Desktop App? Web App? And which one in particular?
added by TJB, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:32
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What are your tips for organising [paperwork]?
added by Kramii, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:30
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How do I keep my action lists and project plans in sync?
added by Peter Coulton Jun 18 '10 at 3:01
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Perhaps adding the specific tool (paper, Outlook, etc.) would help keep the answers on-topic – EdSG Sep 7 '10 at 15:48
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How do you know whether I would increase my overall personal effectiveness by sleeping another hour each day? [closed]
added by Christian Jul 10 '10 at 11:12
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closed as off topic by sgold, TJB, Robin Vessey, fglez, Ivan Cherevko Aug 17 '10 at 15:14

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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I think this is on-topic since the description is personal effectiveness. – Wikis Aug 23 '10 at 17:05
@TomWij - so why has it got so many off-topic votes? Herd instinct or are people misunderstanding this proposal? – Wikis Sep 28 '10 at 20:19
Well, although this question would define the border, I think most voted for off-topic as they don't want similar more off-topic questions... Actually, I don't want to see these either so I'm changing my vote to be off-topic. – Tom Wijsman Sep 29 '10 at 11:58
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Are there software or web applications that help you GTD?
added by Grant Palin Jul 21 '10 at 17:28
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What is the best guide or outline for a weekly review?
added by Eugenio Perea Aug 13 '10 at 22:52
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up vote 3 down vote
How do you integrate the Pomodoro Technique with GTD?
added by Dominik Aug 28 '10 at 16:41
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What would be the best physical layout to organize my office? [closed]
added by fglez Aug 4 '10 at 12:28
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closed as off topic by Ivan Cherevko, Shimari, John Arundel, warren, Coder Hawk Sep 22 '10 at 8:16

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.
up vote 2 down vote
What is required to allow me to efficiently use a computer under Linux, without using a mouse?
added by ire_and_curses Aug 25 '10 at 16:17
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What system do you use for capturing? Do you have more than one? What attributes of your capturing system makes it effective?
added by TJB Aug 31 '10 at 17:02
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What is the major difference between David Allen's GTD and Mark Forster's DIT/AF/DWM ?
added by sabre23t Sep 22 '10 at 16:08
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I'd say on-topic. One major difference is the concurrent review/processing in DIT/AF/DWM as opposed to the distinct weekly review in GTD. – sabre23t Sep 22 '10 at 16:11
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What are some anti-GTD behaviors to avoid?
added by milesmeow Sep 28 '10 at 18:21
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Is wishlist should be in GTD as a project?
added by MicTech Jun 9 '10 at 19:36
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GTD Tools for Windows
added by MicTech Jun 9 '10 at 19:36
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I think this may need a little more info/clarity? It's not clear what the question is, and my best guess would likely be a little too broad/subjective, IMHO. – Jaydles♦ Jun 9 '10 at 19:43
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Do you have a backup/emergency system for when you can''t access your main organization system? If so what is it? (Pocket notepad, etc.)
added by TJB, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 7 '10 at 14:29
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How to improve productivity in midsize businesses?
added by fglez, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 31 '10 at 17:12
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Is there any way I can migrate my existing projects and tasks into Nirvana without manual data entry?
added by William Aug 23 '10 at 7:08
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What are the Keyboard Shortcuts you use on a day-to-day basis?
added by user17386 Aug 24 '10 at 15:47
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This seems too subjective & general. It really depends on what software each person depends on. – Andrew Vit Sep 29 '10 at 19:24
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Can what you eat make a measurable difference to your productivity?
added by ire_and_curses Aug 25 '10 at 16:21
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Does caffeine help the brain focus? [closed]
added by CrazyJugglerDrummer Aug 27 '10 at 22:23
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closed as off topic by SturdyErde, Mongus Pong, Ivo Flipse, Coder Hawk, misterjaytee Sep 27 '10 at 20:25

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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No. it is proven – Jorge Guzman Sep 18 '10 at 2:13
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Is there an OmniFocus API to query tasks for export to my own custom display?
added by pinko Sep 4 '10 at 3:38
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GTD poll: your top 3 'GTD contexts' (note: not status of Action, Next-Action, Done or any other Status, specifically Contexts)
added by yzorg Sep 20 '10 at 18:48
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up vote 1 down vote
When your productivity level increases, how it affects you stress level?
added by Igor Romanov Sep 23 '10 at 22:53
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What one change would make your GTD tool of choice more usable? [e.g. google tasks: list sharing, or; todoist: mobile app, etc]
added by Jamie Sep 27 '10 at 1:00
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How granular should your items be on your GTD list?
added by milesmeow Sep 28 '10 at 18:20
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What articles or books would you recommend to read about the neuroscience behind the human reading process? [closed]
added by Christian Jul 9 '10 at 15:49
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closed as off topic by Mr Shark, TJB, Witek, Robin Vessey, Yan Sklyarenko Jul 30 '10 at 10:55

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.
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How do I motivate my employees? [closed]
added by fglez Aug 4 '10 at 12:23
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closed as off topic by Kramii, Ivan Cherevko, user16812, Shimari, John Arundel Aug 20 '10 at 12:29

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.
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