It's On My List

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IF YOU'RE LIKE MANY STRESSED OUT AMERICANS THESE DAYS, YOU LIVE AND DIE BY YOUR TO-DO LISTS.... THEY HELP YOU GET STUFF DONE AT HOME AND AT WORK. BUT, WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU LOSE THAT SCRAP OF PAPER STUCK IN YOUR POCKET OR THAT POST-IT ON YOUR WALL LOSES IT'S GRIP? ______________ GIVES YOU A HEADS UP ON A NEW HIGH TECH WAY TO KEEP YOUR TASKS IN CHECK.

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LIKE MANY OF US, KIM NELSON HAS A JAM-PACKED WORK DAY.

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KEY @: 05 Kim Nelson, List Keeper
"I work for 3 different sales reps, so I'm always multi-tasking and doing different things for each person"

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SHE SCRIBBLES TO-DO LISTS TO CLEAR HER HEAD OF CLUTTER.

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"If I don't write something down, I will not do it."

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NOW, KIM MAY WANT TO TRADE IN HER PAGE OF PAPER FOR A HOME PAGE. WEB BASED TASK MANAGERS ARE GROWING IN POPULARITY. SITES LIKE BACKPACKIT, TA-DA (TAH-DAH) LIST, AND USETASKS DOT COM HELP YOU KEEP TRACK OF WHAT YOU NEED TO DO...AND WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE.

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KEY @: 33 Jason Fried, Web List Creator
"There's people using it to manage their weddings, there's people using it to manage home improvement projects, there's people using it to manage their vacations."

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JASON FRIED (FREED) IS THE CREATOR OF BOTH BACKPACKIT AND TA-DA LIST...HE SAYS INPUTTING INFORMATION IS EASY, AND YOU CAN ACCESS YOUR LIST FROM A COMPUTER, PDA, OR CELL PHONE.

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"And you can print them out, and you can search them, you can categorize them, and things like that."

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YOU CAN KEEP YOUR LISTS PRIVATE...OR SHARE THEM WITH OTHERS.

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"Let's say for example you're going on a trip with your family. The whole family can get involved with like making a list of things they might want to do."

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DAVID ALLEN IS A PERSONAL PRODUCTIVITY GURU. HE SAYS ANY KIND OF TO-DO LIST IS HELPFUL...

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KEY @: 1:07 ( QUICK)David Allen, Personal Productivity Guru
"When the digital world showed up a lot of people saw the advantage."

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A COMPUTER OR PDA CAN SEND YOU A REMINDER...WHILE PAPER CAN'T.
BUT ALLEN ALSO WARNS THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE INTERNET SWORD.

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KEY @: 1:18 David Allen, Personal Productivity Guru
"You have all the technology glitches that can go on between you and the web."

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WE ASKED KIM TO PUT DOWN HER PENCIL AND PAPER...AND TRY OUT BACKPACKIT. SHE THINKS THE INTERNET IS A GREAT TOOL...BUT WILL STICK TO WRITING HER LISTS BY HAND.

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"It doesn't take as much time."

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YOU CAN CREATE A BASIC ACCOUNT ON BACKPACKIT OR TA-DA LIST FOR FREE. THE SMALLEST PACKAGE ON USETASKS.COM WILL SET YOU BACK ABOUT THIRTY DOLLARS.
EACH SITE HAS DIFFERENT FEATURES...SOME EVEN ALLOW YOU TO UPLOAD IMAGES AND KEEP NOTES!

SOURCES

Jason Fried
37signals
400 North May Street #301
Chicago, IL 60622

312-505-0405
Jason@37signals.com

Jason Fried is the President of 37 signals, a former web design company committed to creating web-based software products. The first program the company designed was Basecamp, a product management tool for businesses. Backpack and Ta-da List are the personal versions of this highly successful program. Prior to creating 37 Signals, Jason was a freelance web designer.

David Allen
The David Allen Company
1674 McNell Road
Ojai, CA 93023
805-646-8432
kathryn@davidco.com
www.davidco.com

David Allen is a personal productivity guru and the founder of The David Allen Company, a professional training, coaching, and management consulting organization. David travels around the world, working with businesses, government and educational institutions, and private individuals. He is also a best selling author. He's written:
Getting Things Done: the Art of Stress-Free Productivity and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life