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Bob T. Monkey shows off his library.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Managing book ideas and library loans

Reading is satisfying, but when you get to the end of a book… then what?! If you ever find yourself reaching for an idea of what to read, this week’s tip will help! bedoubleca shares a great way to use a list of tasks to keep track of books

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Bob T. Monkey wearing sunglasses, driving his car.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: On the go tasks that update automatically

Using your phone hands-free or with Siri is great to pull up a list of tasks when you’re on the go. …But not all of your tasks, right? Which ones then? This week’s tip comes from rusharound, who has a great idea: make a Smart List that automatically

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Bob T. Monkey with a spatula and whisk.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Cooking with Remember The Milk

Cooking is a multifaceted job that requires equal parts planning, organization, and work. (Simmer for one week, season as needed.) This week’s thorough tip comes from brumley, who walks us through their whole process from planning and shopping to cooking and ongoing organization. I love to cook and RTM

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Bob T. Monkey with his warranty renewal.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Using repeats for renewals

It’s that time of year again—time for that renewal you lost track of. It’s easy to do! But with things like ID and passports, timing can really matter. This week’s tip from alan.porter will help you prevent that: with the right repeats, you’ll stay

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Bob T. Monkey at a keyboard.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Using list names to make keyboard shortcuts even faster

Keyboard shortcuts in the web/desktop app are very helpful to perform actions quickly and to navigate around your tasks, lists, etc. This week, vpanzano shares a tip that takes things to the next level: naming your lists and views thoughtfully to make jumping around even easier! Just a little

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Bob T. Monkey reading Getting Things Done by David Allen.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: Start dates + Smart Lists = Getting Things Done

GTD posts have been a popular niche for our Tips & Tricks Tuesday posts. They end up being very interesting because they demonstrate different ways to organize your tasks based on GTD principles. This week’s tip is no different! Here’s a very thorough GTD setup driven primarily by

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Bob T. Monkey with a plus sign.

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Tips & Tricks Tuesday: “Archive” tasks easily based on the name

Sometimes you’re just done with a project. Archiving lists is a nice way to hide them (and their tasks) when you are putting them away for a while—or forever! However, if things are a bit more in flux for you, you will appreciate fant’s tip about showing

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