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Organizing for the messy, the cluttered, and the busy -- those of us who will never have completely empty in-boxes, completely neat desks, and perfectly ordered lives.

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Chief Clutter Officer for a family of six; messy/busy author

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Out, In, Limbo File Folders

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I love the way these file folders provide total clarity as to the state of the paper in your life. Sometimes simple is truly the best. The file folders are the brain child of Bob's Your Uncle. (via Bob's Your Uncle)

Updated Sep 9, 2006

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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

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I've read tons of books on time management. There are only two words to describe this one: THE BEST.

Updated Feb 25, 2009

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43 Folders

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43 Folders is a highly popular blog that focuses on personal productivity, life hacks (doing things smarter), and simple ways to make your life a little better. It's the brain child of Merlin Mann, a writer, entrepreneur, and all-round fascinating guy. The site has been recognized by Technorati as one of the Top 100 blogs, and it attracts over 40,000 visitors a day. When I visit the site, I never fail to pick up great leads on productivity tools (e.g., online organizating tools or browser add-ons that can help me be better organized) or new ways of making my writing life or mom life function a little more smoothly.

Updated Aug 22, 2006

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D*I*Y Planner | Paper, productivity & passion

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Imagine being able to produce a sophisticated and customized paper-based personal organizer -- for FREE. That's what D*I*Y Planner is all about. You choose modules that suit your life, print out the size and version you want, and -- voila! -- you've got a planner that can rival the best planners in the business without spending a dime.

If you want the latest and greatest and coolest go for the Hipster, a smaller format planner that's designed to print out on 3" x 5" index cards.

The D*I*Y Planner community is also worth checking out -- a place to talk about time management, personal productivity, and David Allen's bestselling book Getting Things Done. (via http://www.43folders.com)

Updated Aug 22, 2006

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Remember The Milk

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I'm an author and a mom of four. Before I found Remember the Milk (a free online organizer that allows you to have as many to do lists as you want), my to do list system consisted of a million post-it-notes and notes on napkins stuffed in my purse, stuck to my laptop, and missing in action in my life.

Now I can email tasks to myself as I think of them and they land in one place -- in Remember the Milk. I can even email tasks on to my husband (let me tell you he lives for those emails from me) or to my office assistant (ditto).

This is the coolest online organizer ever, and it can quickly be configured to work with David Allen's Getting Things Done system if, like me, you're a GTD devote.

I've written about Remember the Milk (http://www.rmilk.com for short) in magazine columns and on blogs galore and I'm not done spreading the word yet.

Updated Aug 21, 2006

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