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Event-triggered next actions

dp | Aug 31 2007

You need to take Action X when a certain invoice arrives. You can't use a tickler or an alarm reminder because you don't know the date upon which the invoice will arrive. You could put a reminder in a Holding Until... device, but you have lots of similar pending actions. Daily review of Holding Until is time-consuming. What's the best way to deal with this?

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‹ GTD and Programming: Experience and questions Looking for an actual '43 folders' equivalent app ›
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