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How do you guys stay organized?
2007-07-06, 9:07 PM #1
I use Taskfreak. One of my coworkers originally set this up for everyone to use at the place where I work, and I set up a copy for my own personal use since I've come to rely on it. There's nothing like having an organizer that I can access/modify from anywhere. (plus, I don't have to worry about losing my records if something happens to my hardware) My task list is my internet start-up page on every machine I own.

A while ago I used to use Knotes that was set to run at login, but I got tired of having a million sticky notes crowding up my desktop. (plus I needed something more universal for those times that I wasn't booted into Linux)

Before that I used the calender function in korganizer, but I often forgot to check it, rendering it useless.

What do you guys do to keep everything together?
2007-07-06, 9:10 PM #2
Organized? Me?

Haha. :P
woot!
2007-07-06, 9:13 PM #3
Originally posted by JLee:
Organized? Me?

Haha. :P


if it's vitally important... scribbles on a piece of paper that gets tossed in a pile on my desk.
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2007-07-06, 9:15 PM #4
I drink loads of booze and throw all my important stuff into a huge unordered pile. I haven't come across a better system.
2007-07-06, 9:19 PM #5
.txt files...
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2007-07-06, 9:35 PM #6
I am the antithesis of organized.
2007-07-06, 9:35 PM #7
My tendency to make lists has almost reached the OCD level. I make lists for everything even when I know I'm going to be a lazy **** and not do anything on them.

When I went to sixth grade camp, I made a 10 page list that my parents still keep with the suitcases for any trip we go on.
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2007-07-06, 9:37 PM #8
Originally posted by Pagewizard_YKS:
How do you guys stay organized?


I don't. Any more questions?
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2007-07-06, 9:38 PM #9
Originally posted by Achelois:
My tendency to make lists has almost reached the OCD level. I make lists for everything even when I know I'm going to be a lazy **** and not do anything on them.

When I went to sixth grade camp, I made a 10 page list that my parents still keep with the suitcases for any trip we go on.


wait. what? 10 pages? you skip lines when you write i hope....:o
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2007-07-06, 9:40 PM #10
Originally posted by Seb:
wait. what? 10 pages? you skip lines when you write i hope....:o


Nope. I told you it was bad.
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2007-07-06, 9:59 PM #11
I"m not entirely sure how I stay organized. It just seems to happen. Or maybe it's just that I have so little to do.

Generaly if something is more than a week away I don't think about it. If something is 1-3 days away I just write a note about it on my hand, a scrap of paper or an old recipt.
I also try to reuse thos scraps of paper too.
It's really neat to find them again after months and wonder what that little scribble ment.
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2007-07-06, 10:01 PM #12
Stay what?
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2007-07-06, 10:25 PM #13
Up until a few months ago I didn't use anything. I started using Google Calendar in November or so, and it's awesome. You can even have it send a txt message to your phone to remind you of appointments, which is nice if you forget to check.
2007-07-06, 10:26 PM #14
I've got a paper agenda at work. well. my job is all about keeping track of everything. retail store manager. but i don't really use it as well as i should, for some wierd reason i prefer post-its

strange huh?
"NAILFACE" - spe
2007-07-06, 10:27 PM #15
Outlook + OneNote. It's actually pretty damn nice.
2007-07-07, 3:25 AM #16
Anyone that is truly interested in staying organized should be a regular reader of Lifehacker.
2007-07-07, 9:04 AM #17
Originally posted by phoenix_9286:
if it's vitally important... scribbles on a piece of paper that gets tossed in a pile on my desk.


and

[quote=West Wind].txt files...[/quote]

The only drawback I would have to using TaskFreak is that at work, our 'net connection is frequently down or fubar'ed.
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2007-07-07, 10:14 AM #18
...Google Calendar rules my life.
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2007-07-07, 10:41 AM #19
I don't really. Or I write stuff on the various pieces of paper that float around in my pocket with the various pens that float around in my pocket.
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