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Never Lose Track of a Gift Card Again

Track your gift cards, gift certificates, and coupons with Evernote

Where do you store gift cards until you’re ready to use them? In Evernote, of course! Here’s how to track gift cards, gift certificates, and coupons with Evernote.

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How to Clear Your Desk and Your Mind with 43 Folders

You can easily add a time machine to your personal productivity system

Give your productivity system a time machine. Reduce clutter, stop losing things, and increase your productivity with just 43 folders.

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Tell Your Calendar Where You Need to Be

6 Ways your Calendar can Help you Chart your Course through Time and Space

Use your calendar to track where you need to be, not just when you need to be there. A few seconds up front will save you time and frustration down the road.

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Do You Trust Your System to Handle Your Life?

Your brain doesn’t have to keep every thought in RAM

You have a system in place for handling the information in your life. Do you trust it? Or do you keep thinking thoughts so you don’t lose them?

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5 Reasons to Write Down Things You Already Did

The Productivity Joke That's Actually a Good Idea

Ever write down a task after you’ve already done it, just so you can check it off? Of course! We’ve all done it. Here’s why it’s not such a bad idea.

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Logging the OmniFocus Tasks You Did Today

Use TextExpander to Summarize Your Accomplishments

Tracking what you’ve done is important for long-term results. Here’s a TextExpander macro to summarize the OmniFocus tasks you completed today.

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Remember Everything with Siri

Let Your Digital Assistant Remember It For You

Siri is your best friend when you need to capture ideas on the go. Remember a task, schedule a meeting, or capture a quote with just a few words.

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Searching Evernote

How to use Evernote’s powerful search capabilities

There’s no point to archiving information if you can’t find it again. Evernote can help you save what’s important and find it again when you need it.

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How to Pay Bills on Time with Evernote

Go paperless and never make a late payment again

Paper bills can fall through the cracks if they don’t make it into your paperless system. Here’s how to track bills that need paid using Evernote.

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