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    some tips I use

    I've been using LB for years, and I like it very much (especially for the Mac - Palm synchronization. There are plenty of things it doesn't do, but what it does do, it does very well.
    I set mine up...
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    how to open the tasks window

    On the left side bar, just below the link called "Contacts," is one called "Tasks." Click that and the Task window will appear.
    -George
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    I use both LB and OF and like both very much

    Life Balance was a GTD-type program even before GTD was first publicized (i.e. the publication of the book in 2001), in that it connects tasks and projects in an outliner with a task list by place (=...
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    I tried it out and have found it hard to...

    I tried it out and have found it hard to understand. I will keep trying it during the evaluation period. Still, I have tried lots of these new GTD apps and am learning that there isn't any real...
  5. very easy to do this in Life Balance

    Following a suggestion by Ratz, it is extremely easy in Life Balance to check for projects with no next actions.
    (If what I write below does not make sense, come back to it after you have tried the...
  6. Thread: GTD thriller?

    by GGG
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    GTD thriller?

    Saw a book displayed in the New Fiction Section of my local Barnes and Noble yesterday, called "The Two Minute Rule." My heart skipped a beat. At last someone has written a novel in which the...
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    GTD Software

    If you're a Mac (and/or Windows and/or Palm handheld) user, one of the best is Life Balance. Go to
    http://www.llamagraphics.com


    and look at this pdf guide for setting it up...
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    The two best programs for this that I know of are...

    The two best programs for this that I know of are BlueMoon (old but still available, I believe, from Palmgear), which is a marvelous reminder/record-keeping program, and To Do Plus (handshigh.com)...
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    I have a drawer in my filing cabinet that I use...

    I have a drawer in my filing cabinet that I use for both project and general reference folders (my system isn't that big yet). I like straight line filing because I can't be bothered to decide which...
  10. The answer is both. The "books on tape" audio CDs...

    The answer is both. The "books on tape" audio CDs are in some sections abridgments of the text, especially the first chapter; but the main difference is that the CDs leave out whole sections in the...
  11. Thread: Very long lists

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    You might consider using more than one...

    You might consider using more than one Someday/Maybe list, for example a Maybe Next Week which you review weekly, Maybe Next Month, Maybe Next Year, etc., that you review periodically, so that you're...
  12. You must be referring to the unabridged book on...

    You must be referring to the unabridged book on CD: the abridged version does have David reading (except for the chapter titles).

    GG
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    Life Balance for the Mac & Windows. (and the...

    Life Balance for the Mac & Windows. (and the Palm, with excellent synchronization) does a fantastic job of connecting Next Actions by Project (in its Outline View) and by Context (in its To-Do List...
  14. I thought the article was a very clear summary of...

    I thought the article was a very clear summary of what GTD is about, and it has helped me explain the system to others; indeed, it has helped my own understanding-- specifically, the part where...
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    I have struggled with this as well, and being a...

    I have struggled with this as well, and being a Mac user I have not been able to take advantage of the Bonsai Desktop program. At first, I just used the To Do list and Palm desktop: I listed each...
  16. outliners that link to To Do

    There are lots of outliners for Palm that do what you ask for easily (desktop and linking to To Do) For PC users, Bonsai from natara.com has a good desktop and on the Palm has excellent linking. An...
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    If you have access to a Mac, the Palm Desktop...

    If you have access to a Mac, the Palm Desktop software for Mac allows you to sort tasks (to-dos) alphabetically on the desktop. I use this to help me see if my projects have next actions assigned.
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