Ask HN: What productivity tools do you use to manage projects + get things done?

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Are you into GTD? If so, what system(s) or software do you use?

I'm curious at a high level. e.g. if you use TextMate to code, that's cool. But what do you use to manage new ideas, track projects, etc.

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(Warning! Mentioning my own product!) I use JotBot to track time and prompt me to stay on task.

I also have assorted CLI tools for stashing and retrieving notes, and some tools that interact with Todoist.com, creating and managing alerts to my G1.

I'm also evolving a Time-boxing/Pomodoro desktop app, which helps keep me from spending too much time on one project to the detriment of others.

Tracking projects and time on projects I like to use Klok (http://klok.mcgraphix.com/klok/index.htm), it's an Adobe AIR app so it'll likely work on whatever you're running.

OmniFocus. Its ability to specify subtasks as sequential or parallel is critical to how I use it. I haven't found a recursive outlining tool to have this sequential/parallel feature.

To-do lists: One large .txt file or paper for small lists

Projects: trac

Coding: vim

A spiral bound unruled notebook and black and red felt tipped markers. That's it.

I take it everywhere and write down (almost) everything. I date and time stamp every page. I keep the notebooks, but I also detach some pages and put them into hanging file folders.

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