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”What’s 43 Folders?”
43Folders.com is Merlin Mann’s website about finding the time and attention to do your best creative work.

Anyone else suffering from the AGTDBORSTUFMYUGTDP syndrome?

AGTDBORSTUFMYUGTDP = Avoid Getting Things Done By Obsessively Researching Software To Use For Managing Yourself Using Get Things Done Principles

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Of course...

This whole website suffers from AGTDBORSTUFMYUGTDP syndrome. The key is to find some things that work and stick to them, and use this community just to keep your finger on the pulse of new ideas and implement those which really seem like beneficial additions to your already-proven system.

If you try every tip, technique, and teaching talked about on 43 Folders (not to mention all the thoughts and theories thrown around) you'll make yourthelf thilly... err, silly. It's natural for people who have just discovered GTD to get overwhelmed, but hopefully you'll soon boil it down into a simple, coherent system that works for you.

 
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