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		<title>30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2013 13:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quick self-test: In just 30 seconds, discover if you are getting maximum out of Swift To-Do List.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/30-second-check-do-you-get-the-maximum-from-swift-to-do-list/">30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a quick self-check you can do. Just answer these 3 questions:</p>
<ol>
<li>Do you have <b>any tasks</b> that are <b>not captured</b> in <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software" target="_blank"><b>Swift To-Do List</b></a>?</li>
<li>Do you <b>have to remember any time-sensitive information</b> that you&#8217;ve <b>not captured</b> in Swift To-Do List (or other appropriate tool)?</li>
<li>Do you <b>have to remember any work-related information</b> that you&#8217;ve <b>not captured</b> in Swift To-Do List (or other appropriate tool)?</li>
</ol>
<p>If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to any of these questions, I have both bad and good news for you. The bad news is that you are not getting maximum benefits out of Swift To-Do List. The good news is that in just 10 minutes or so, you can feel happier and more efficient.</p>
<p>The #1 cause of work-related stress and worry is the <i>necessity</i> to remember information that is not written down. This starts an endless spiral of worrying and questioning yourself: &#8220;Am I forgetting about something important?&#8221;</p>
<p>You probably already understand this problem. And I salute you for obtaining Swift To-Do List. However, if you <i>really</i> want to feel relaxed and reclaim all your mental resources wasted on worrying, you need to do the following.</p>
<p>You need to write <b>all </b>tasks, all time-sensitive, and all important work-related information into Swift To-Do List. Not just tasks &#8211; but anything you would have to remember otherwise.</p>
<p>Note: If you have a lot of reference material, you might already have some other system than Swift To-Do List for managing it &#8211; and that&#8217;s completely fine. Just make sure that your mind is not part of that system!</p>
<p>Since version 8, Swift To-Do List allows you to manage not just to-do lists, but also &#8220;Lists&#8221; in general. You can use them, along with <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/memos">Memos</a>, to capture non-task information.</p>
<p>So, what are you juggling in your mind? Write it into Swift To-Do List, right now. You will be glad you did &#8211; and feel the difference with an immediate sigh of relief.</p>
<p>If you would like to learn more about why it is important to capture information into Swift To-Do List, and how to do it best, take a look at my new <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-mind-freedom">Swift Mind Freedom</a> e-book.<br />
<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:</h3>
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<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/swift-mind-freedom-released/' title='Swift Mind Freedom released!'>Swift Mind Freedom released!</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/centralize-your-lists-with-swift-to-do-list/' title='Centralize Your Lists with Swift To-Do List'>Centralize Your Lists with Swift To-Do List</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/getting-things-done-gtd-tutorial-commitment-management/' title='Getting Things Done (GTD) Tutorial: Commitment Management'>Getting Things Done (GTD) Tutorial: Commitment Management</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-stop-procrastinating/' title='3 easy techniques to instantly stop procrastinating '>3 easy techniques to instantly stop procrastinating </a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-to-do-list-useful-short-and-motivating/' title='How to keep your to-do list useful, short and motivating'>How to keep your to-do list useful, short and motivating</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/why-should-i-care-about-being-organized/' title='&#8220;Why should I care about being organized?&#8221;'>&#8220;Why should I care about being organized?&#8221;</a></li>
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<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/30-second-check-do-you-get-the-maximum-from-swift-to-do-list/">30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Swift Mind Freedom released!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swift Mind Freedom is a new method to be used with Swift To-Do List, based on 11 powerful principles for complete relief, total control and super efficiency.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/swift-mind-freedom-released/">Swift Mind Freedom released!</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://s.dxnimg.com/screenshots/65/smf-cover_original.png" style="float: right; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px">My <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-mind-freedom"><strong>Swift Mind Freedom e-book</strong></a> is finished and released.</p>
<p>It took me almost a year to write it. I&#8217;ve put a lot of effort into it, and I am <strong>very happy</strong> with the result.</p>
<p>Bill Polm, one of the early readers, who also helped me with editing, predicted that the &#8220;<strong><em>[The] book has the potential for becoming a classic in the field. It covers [task] management better than any I have read before it</em></strong>&#8220;.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve not even announced it yet, and several people have already purchased it! This is very exciting. </p>
<p>I plan to keep improving the e-book, based on the feedback I will receive. Updates of the e-book will be free.</p>
<p>You might have a lot of questions &#8211; so I will do my best to answer them. If you have any other questions, post it in the comments.</p>
<h1>Who is Swift Mind Freedom for?</h1>
<p>Swift Mind Freedom is for anyone who has a lot of things to do or keep track of, and works with a Windows computer.</p>
<p>If you use or would like to use Swift To-Do List, it&#8217;s perfect for you.</p>
<h1>What will I gain from Swift Mind Freedom?</h1>
<p>As you start applying Swift Mind Freedom, you will: </p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Experience instant and complete relief</strong> from stress and overwhelm.</li>
<li><strong>Get in total control</strong> of your work and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.</li>
<li><strong>Become super-efficient</strong>, racing through your surprisingly motivating to-do list in record time.</li>
</ol>
<p>The results are permanent. Once you read this e-book, your to-do lists will never be the same.</p>
<h1>What are the contents?</h1>
<p>The e-book has 3 main sections:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Introduction and motivation</strong> &#8211; this helps you understand why being organized is important, and it gets you moving. I also share the story of my personal &#8220;to-do list journey&#8221;.</li>
<li><strong>11 Swift Mind Freedom Principles</strong> &#8211; these 11 powerful principles are the core. Each principle comes with a fun hand-drawn illustration, and an action step so you can immediately apply it into your life</li>
<li><strong>Q&#038;A and Troubleshooting</strong> &#8211; this section lists many questions and problems, along with the answers.</li>
</ul>
<p>Each section is divided into chapters.</p>
<p>It has 110 pages in total.</p>
<p>It comes as a PDF file, so you can read it on your computer, table or e-reader. </p>
<p>(In the future, I would like offer .mobi and .epub formats as well if there is interest.)</p>
<p>If you would like a short sample, see my recent post &#8220;<a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/tasks-and-oranges/" target="_blank"><strong>Tasks and oranges</strong></a>&#8220;. That post explains why it&#8217;s important to break down complex tasks into subtasks. In Swift Mind Freedom, there is a whole chapter about this (it is one of the Principles), including a how-to and step-by-step instructions for Swift To-Do List.</p>
<h1>How does Swift Mind Freedom compare to other books?</h1>
<p>This e-book is unique because it shows you how to apply what you learn directly in Swift To-Do List.</p>
<p>Also, it is <strong>easy, fast and simple</strong>. It is possible to read and apply it in a single day.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve read all the books on task management, time management, organizing and productivity I could find, and after a lot of research, experiments and hard work, I&#8217;ve distilled them into Swift Mind Freedom, so you can get great results fast and with minimum effort.</p>
<p>Each of the 11 core principles comes with a fun hand-drawn illustration. This helps you understand and remember better, and learn faster.</p>
<p>Finally, I am here for you. I am committed to helping you get the results you want, so you can email me at any time with your questions.</p>
<h1>How much does it cost?</h1>
<p>The e-book <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-mind-freedom#buy"><strong>costs $39.95</strong></a>.</p>
<p>If you purchase it with a new Swift To-Do List 8 for Windows license, you will get 50% discount.</p>
<p>Purchasing this book is 100% risk-free for you, because it comes with 90-day money back guarantee. If you won&#8217;t be completely happy with it for any reason, I will refund you the full amount. No hard feelings. Again, I am fully committed to helping you get the results you want.</p>
<h1>Where can I purchase the book?</h1>
<p>Right now, it is available exclusively <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-mind-freedom#buy">on our website</a></strong>, where you can purchase it using our secure online store.</p>
<p>You will receive it immediately after payment.</p>
<h1>Will there be a sequel?</h1>
<p>Yes, I would like to write a sequel. </p>
<p>Swift Mind Freedom is focused mostly on getting and staying organized, stress relief, control and efficiency. It works beautifully with Swift To-Do List.</p>
<p>The sequel will be heavily focused on productivity. It will build upon Swift Mind Freedom (getting organized is always the first and most important step). My working title for the sequel is &#8220;<strong>Ultra Productive: Eat your to-do list</strong>&#8220;.</p>
<h1>I love feedback!</h1>
<p>I would love to hear what you think. If you read the book, please send me an email and tell me what you think. What you loved and what you didn&#8217;t care for. While I know that Swift Mind Freedom is already pretty good, your feedback can help me improve it further.</p>
<p><strong>Any questions or thoughts? Post them in comments below!</strong><br />
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<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-keep-your-to-do-list-useful-short-and-motivating/' title='How to keep your to-do list useful, short and motivating'>How to keep your to-do list useful, short and motivating</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-murder-your-productivity/' title='How to murder your productivity'>How to murder your productivity</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/30-second-check-do-you-get-the-maximum-from-swift-to-do-list/' title='30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?'>30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/always-get-stuff-out-of-your-head/' title='Always get stuff out of your head'>Always get stuff out of your head</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/why-should-i-care-about-being-organized/' title='&#8220;Why should I care about being organized?&#8221;'>&#8220;Why should I care about being organized?&#8221;</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/centralize-your-lists-with-swift-to-do-list/' title='Centralize Your Lists with Swift To-Do List'>Centralize Your Lists with Swift To-Do List</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/swift-mind-freedom-released/">Swift Mind Freedom released!</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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		<title>Using to-do lists efficiently</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody knows what a to-do list is, everybody uses it (at least occasionally), but now one asks: "Hey, how should I actually use it?" And guess what? It actually makes a HUGE difference.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/using-to-do-lists-efficiently/">Using to-do lists efficiently</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/using-to-do-lists-efficiently-img.jpg" alt="Using to-do lists efficiently" style="float: right; padding-left: 5px">Everybody knows what a to-do list is.</p>
<p>Almost everybody uses a to-do list, too. (At least occasionally, if not regularly).</p>
<p>But almost none asks: &#8220;Hey, <em>how</em> should I actually use a to-do list?&#8221;</p>
<p>I think that might be a <em>big</em> mistake.</p>
<p>There are intelligent ways of using to-do lists, and not-so-smart ways. </p>
<p>By using a to-do list the right way, you can eliminate forgetting, stress, overwhelm, procrastination. In fact, you can increase your productivity and efficiency. Tremendously. You can feel like you are in control.</p>
<p>On the other hand, by using to-do lists in not-so-smart-way, you can achieve the exact opposite.</p>
<p>More stress, anyone?</p>
<p>Today, we are going to learn <em>how</em> to use a to-do list intelligently. It&#8217;s dirt-simple, and once you implement it, it feels just great.</p>
<h2>How to use a to-do list in an intelligent way</h2>
<p>Using a to-do list intelligently is deceitfully simple.</p>
<p>This is what you need to do:</p>
<ol>
<li><strong>Create the to-do list and do the initial dump, <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/centralize-your-lists-with-swift-to-do-list/" target="_blank">placing all your &#8220;stuff&#8221; into it</a></strong>. This clears your mind.</li>
<li><strong>(continuously): Look at your to-do list, see what&#8217;s next, work on it.</strong><br />
   &nbsp;&nbsp;&#187; Whenever you get interrupted or distracted, repeat.<br />
   &nbsp;&nbsp;&#187; Whenever you finish a task, repeat.
</li>
<li><strong>(continuously): Whenever a new idea or task comes to you, write it down <em>immediately</em> into your to-do list, then proceed with what you were doing before.</strong></li>
</ol>
<p>That&#8217;s all.</p>
<p>It is ridiculously simple, isn&#8217;t it? </p>
<p>And yet, very few people have actually really mastered this.</p>
<p>If you look at the instructions, they simply say to create a to-list list with all your current stuff, look at it often (whenever you get interrupted, distracted, or finish something), and always write new stuff into it immediately when it comes to you.</p>
<p>These simple habits can change your life.</p>
<p>Since these are habits, it takes time to fully establish them. But once you ingrain them, you will do them automatically. </p>
<p>Do this for 2-3 weeks, and you will be doing it automatically, without even having to think about it.</p>
<p><strong>At any point, you either want to be working on a task, looking what to do next, writing down/organizing your stuff, or truly relaxing.</p>
<p>This might be the best well-kept hidden secret of productivity.</strong></p>
<p>With these habits, it&#8217;s easy. But without these habits you will spend most of your time in a  gray-zone, not really doing anything. Since you&#8217;ve read this far, I bet you don&#8217;t want that. </p>
<p>How could you start using this intelligent to-do list approach today?<br />
<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:</h3>
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<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/swift-mind-freedom-released/' title='Swift Mind Freedom released!'>Swift Mind Freedom released!</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/seriously-stop-sabotaging-your-2023-goals/' title='Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2023 Goals'>Seriously, Stop Sabotaging Your 2023 Goals</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/new-personal-productivity-video-training/' title='Double your productivity, stop procrastinating and master your habits with new video training'>Double your productivity, stop procrastinating and master your habits with new video training</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-stop-procrastinating/' title='3 easy techniques to instantly stop procrastinating '>3 easy techniques to instantly stop procrastinating </a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/30-second-check-do-you-get-the-maximum-from-swift-to-do-list/' title='30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?'>30-second check: Do you get the maximum from Swift To-Do List?</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.dextronet.com/blog/always-get-stuff-out-of-your-head/' title='Always get stuff out of your head'>Always get stuff out of your head</a></li>
</ul>
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		<title>Why you can&#8217;t sleep</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 08:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You are lying in bed. You want to sleep, but you just can't. You roll around. Time is going by. You are frustrated. You are not getting enough sleep, and you know it. In the morning, it's very difficult to get up. Snooze. Snooze. But you have to get up. You feel tired and run-down. If you only could bring your morning tiredness into the night...<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/why-you-cant-sleep/">Why you can&#8217;t sleep</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sleep.jpg" alt="Why you can't sleep" style="float: right; padding-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 5px">You are lying in bed. You want to sleep, but you just can&#8217;t. You roll around. Time is going by. You are frustrated. You are not getting enough sleep, and you know it. In the morning, it&#8217;s very difficult to get up. Snooze. Snooze. But you <em>have</em> to get up. You feel tired and run-down. If you only could bring your morning tiredness into the night&#8230;</p>
<p>While insomnia can have many causes, I&#8217;ve had an incredible discovery recently -</p>
<p>It can be fixed easily and quickly.</p>
<p>We all think that the causes of insomnia are things like suboptimal room temperature/air/humidity, overeating, too much light, noise, wrong mattress, wrong sleeping position, hormonal imbalance, lack of exercise, snoring, etc etc.</p>
<p>All these things can be a factor. But here&#8217;s the incredible part. In most cases, the real reason is completely different. This is both my personal experience, as well as observations of multiple coaches and experts.</p>
<p>The real reason why we can&#8217;t fall asleep is because we are thinking about stuff. Stuff we have to do the next day. Stuff we can&#8217;t forget about. Stuff that worries us. So much stuff! We keep thinking about all that stuff in circles, unable to let it go and rest. Our minds are like a stuck gramophone record. </p>
<p>We might not realize this, but we are afraid. We are afraid to stop thinking about all the stuff. Why? Because we might forget it. And if we forget the stuff, bad things would happen to us. Our boss might yell at us. Our spouse might feel we don&#8217;t care about them anymore. Our kids might despise us. Debt and bill collectors might knock on our doors. Our customers or clients might leave us. People might think less of us. All because we forgot about&#8230; you know, stuff.</p>
<p>Fortunately, the solution is incredibly simple. All you have to is one simple thing before you go to bed. And that&#8217;s it. It takes about 5 minutes.</p>
<p>In the evening, right before you go to bed, do this: Write down the stuff that&#8217;s on your mind. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you write it on paper or into some software (such as <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software" target="_blank">Swift To-Do List</a></strong> for Windows). Just write a list of all the stuff that&#8217;s on your mind. Things you have to do. Things you can&#8217;t forget. Things that need to be taken care of the next day. Things that worry you. Just dump it. Plan your next day a little. But capture it all.</p>
<p>Until you write the stuff down, you will never be able to let it go. You will never stop thinking about it. You will never sleep as good as you could.</p>
<p>But once you actually write it down in the evening&#8230;</p>
<p>You will <strong>immediately</strong> feel a huge relief. You will be able to sleep. Deep, rejuvenating sleep that you deserve. No more rolling around in bed worrying about&#8230; stuff. The stuff is written down. Its right there, on the paper. You can let it go now, and pick it up tomorrow. </p>
<p>Now, it&#8217;s all good.<br />
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:26:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever had thoughts like the following, you are in for a shocking surprise: "Yeah, being organized is very nice, but why should I care? Does it even matter? Isn't it enough to just show up? If I don't do something today, well, no big deal, I can do it later - right? Being organized is for boring uptight perfectionists!"<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/why-should-i-care-about-being-organized/">&#8220;Why should I care about being organized?&#8221;</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even though you are probably interested in getting organizing, you might still have some lingering doubts like:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yeah, being organized is very nice, but why should I care? Why should I care about productivity at all? Does it even matter? Isn&#8217;t it enough to just show up? If I don&#8217;t do something today, well, no big deal, I can do it later &#8211; right? Being organized is for boring uptight perfectionists.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Well, here is my answer -</p>
<p>Being organized and productive does matter. In fact, it matters a great deal &#8211; way more than you might think. In the long-term, it&#8217;s especially important. <strong>In fact, not being organized/productive can have disastrous consequences for you.</strong> Let me tell you why.</p>
<p><center><img alt="Not being organized, and stress, can poison your life" src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/not-being-organized-and-stress-can-poison-your-life.png" /></center>If you zoom out and look at your life, being organized and productive actually has a deep impact on virtually all areas of your life: your health, your family, your career, your finances, your friends, your wellbeing, and your overall sense of happiness. Staying on top of your goals also helps you make smarter money decisions, and using <a href="https://www.ing.com.au/savings/tips-hints-guides/types-of-savings-accounts.html">ING</a> as a trusted financial partner can naturally support that organized lifestyle through simple and efficient banking solutions.</p>
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<p><strong>When you become organized and productive, these 8 things happen:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>You will eliminate stress. Stress is not just about unpleasant workdays. If you are stressed, you won&#8217;t sleep well at night and you risk high blood pressure, ulcers, heart attacks, stroke, cancer, immune system impairment and nervous breakdown. It is well established that stress is very damaging to our health. In fact, in Japan, there is a term &#8220;Karōshi&#8221; which can be literally translated as &#8220;death from overwork&#8221;. The Wikipedia says: &#8220;The major medical causes of karōshi deaths are heart attack and stroke due to stress.&#8221; Karōshi happens even to people in their prime years. By eliminating stress, you will sleep well at night, greatly improve your health, and increase the quality of your life and probably the length of your life as well.</li>
<li>You will become efficient and advance in your career or grow your business, make much more money and become wealthier. By becoming one of the most valuable, reliable and indispensable people in your company, it is unlikely you will ever get fired. In fact, you will probably get promoted &#8211; and repeatedly. If you are a business owner, you will be able stay in business and prevent bankruptcy &#8211; and eventually double or triple your business or go even beyond that.</li>
<li>By reducing overtime and needless overworking, you will have more time for your family. You will be able maintain happy, healthy and deeply fulfilling relationships. Because you will have enough energy left and be able to spend high-quality time with your spouse, your intimate relationship will flourish. If you have kids, you will be able to spend more high-quality time with them as well. Also, your spouse won&#8217;t leave you, which, statistically speaking, could easily happen &#8211; think of overworked husband who comes home late, drained, slowly becoming alienated from his wife and kids. Well &#8211; that won&#8217;t ever happen to you. Instead, you will be able to give and receive all the love you need and want.</li>
<li>You will have good close friends. Because your work won&#8217;t drain you, and you will have more time, you will be able to spend and have great time with your close friends and enjoy their company in your life. Stress elimination helps here as well, because by definition, stress prevents you from being happy. And if you are unhappy, how can you possibly make others feel good?</li>
<li>By becoming productive and reliable, you will be admired and appreciated by your colleagues or business partners; and prevent becoming insignificant and irrelevant in your company or industry.</li>
<li>By being able to actually do what you want to do, you will have the power to influence others and create the life you want; and prevent becoming powerless to change your circumstances.</li>
<li>You will be deeply satisfied with your life and happy. You will feel great about yourself, as you will know that you are fulfilling your potential.</li>
<li>You will have the opportunity to actually make a difference in your world, advancing a cause or helping community you deeply care about.</li>
</ol>
<p>It&#8217;s good for your health. It&#8217;s good for your career. It&#8217;s good for your finances and wealth. It&#8217;s good for your family. It&#8217;s good for your relationship with your spouse, kids and friends. It&#8217;s good for your self-esteem, status and happiness. It&#8217;s good for your influence and power. It&#8217;s good for the world.</p>
<p>And it prevents some truly horrible things that could happen to you.</p>
<p>Need I say more?</p>
<p>PS: <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/download/swift-to-do-list" target="_blank">Download Swift To-Do List</a></strong> and get organized in 5 minutes. Heck, it&#8217;s even fun &#8211; I promise. <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/testimonials">Many people</a> would agree.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn the benefits of having all your to-do's and ideas in one central place.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/centralize-your-lists-with-swift-to-do-list/">Centralize Your Lists with Swift To-Do List</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Centralizing all your lists (and especially to-do lists) is a simple act of placing all your to-do&#8217;s and other lists together, into one file, software or paper. <strong>Centralizing your lists is probably the most powerful technique to reduce overwhelm.</strong></p>
<p>Having your to-do&#8217;s and other information centralized is very important, because if you do <em>not</em> have your to-do&#8217;s centralized, and rather have your to-do&#8217;s scattered among multiple places, then: </p>
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<li>Sometimes, you will lose and forget important things. This leads to unnecessary last-minute emergencies as well as wasted opportunities.</li>
<li>You can never fully trust your organizing system. That results in stress and anxiety.</li>
<li>You can&#8217;t get a quick overview of all urgent and important tasks. This makes you inefficient.</li>
<li>You can&#8217;t quickly find the next action needed to do. This impairs your focus ability and disrupts your workflow.</li>
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<p>On the other hand, centralizing your to-do&#8217;s, ideas, thoughts and other &#8220;things&#8221; has the following benefits:</p>
<ol>
<li>You have a system you can always trust, where you can find everything you need, whenever you need it.</li>
<li>You can quickly get a complete overview of urgent things for today or tomorrow, so there are no unpleasant surprises and unnecessary emergencies.</li>
<li>You can always quickly see what the next thing to do is. This improves your ability to focus and makes you more efficient and productive.</li>
<li>Because you will know that you will never lose or miss any important information, you can fully relax and experience a true peace of mind.</li>
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<p>And what do I mean exactly by &#8220;having your to-do&#8217;s scattered among multiple places&#8221;? </p>
<p>Well, there are dozens of ways of storing your to-do&#8217;s, ideas, notes, etc. You can have all these things on multiple papers, sticky notes, computer files, software, emails, devices and even rooms or buildings. And that is a big problem for the reasons I&#8217;ve mentioned above. Even if you have just 3 or 4 places (and most people have more), the negative effects kick in hard.</p>
<p>The solution is to take everything you have &#8211; all the papers, files, emails, notes and so on &#8211; and move the tasks in them into a single central place. Swift To-Do List is perfect for this, because it essentially allows you to manage multiple to-do lists and notes in one place. That way, you can have all your to-do&#8217;s, ideas, thoughts, notes, checklists, and any other lists or text documents in one place. You can even attach files to your tasks or notes to keep related files at hand.</p>
<p>Swift To-Do List has a tree with icons, which allows you to organize all your lists and notes (task-independent notes in the tree are called &#8220;memos&#8221; in Swift To-Do List) in a hierarchical structure with icons. You can have everything at your finger-tips. It looks like this:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/to-do-list-tree-to-centralize-to-do-lists-and-notes.png" alt="Centralize your lists with Swift To-Do List"></p>
<p>There are multiple ways of adding tasks into Swift To-Do List. Tasks can be imported from plain text files and CSV files. You can also import to-do&#8217;s from other software, such as Outlook, Lotus Notes, Excel, Task Coach, and many other.</p>
<p>Memos (notes) can be imported from various formats, including plain-text and rich text files (.txt and .rtf), MS Word Documents (.doc and .docx), HTML files (.html and .mht), OpenOffice files, and even ePub format. You can, of course, export notes into all these formats as well, and better yet, you can even export them to PDF. </p>
<p>I will now show you exactly how you can input tasks into Swift To-Do List, and then how you can import notes and memos. Now is the right time for you to <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/download/swift-to-do-list" target="_blank">Download</a></strong> and install Swift To-Do List (in case you don&#8217;t have it installed already).</p>
<h3>How to add tasks into Swift To-Do List</h3>
<p>The first button in the toolbar, <strong>Add Task</strong>, is hard to miss. You can also use the shortcut hotkey <strong>Ctrl+T</strong> (&#8220;T&#8221; like &#8220;Task&#8221;), or double-click into any empty area in the task-view. The <strong>Add Task</strong> window has a button labeled <strong>&#8220;OK, add another…&#8221;</strong> which will add the task, then reopen the <strong>Add Task</strong> window.</p>
<p>But the simplest way of quickly adding multiple tasks is to use the <strong>Add Multiple Tasks</strong> feature, available from the menu <strong>Tasks &#8211; Add Multiple Tasks</strong>. The shortcut hotkey for this feature is <strong>Ctrl+H</strong>.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/add-multiple-tasks-into-swift-to-do-list.png" alt="Add Multiple Tasks into Swift To-Do List"></p>
<p>You can simply enter one task per line (or paste any simple text list into this window), and add all these tasks with a single click on the <strong>Add Tasks</strong> button. You can then edit these newly added tasks later to specify the details.</p>
<p>Another simple way of adding tasks is to simply paste them into the task-view. You can paste just a single line of text (which will open the <strong>Add Task</strong> window, or multiple lines, which will open the <strong>Add Multiple Tasks</strong> window. Just click into the task-view, then paste the task (or tasks) with <strong>Ctrl+V</strong>.</p>
<p>Creating tasks from emails is also very simple. You can just drag and drop the emails into Swift To-Do List. Here is a <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/2011/09/turn-emails-into-tasks-just-drag-drop-them-into-swift-to-do-list/" target="_blank">video showing you how to quickly create tasks from emails</a></strong>. This is one of the features we are quite proud of, as it is a huge time-saver, and Swift To-Do List can handle even the email attachments and adds them as the task attachments, etc.</p>
<p>The <strong>Import Wizard</strong> is the most powerful way of adding large amounts of tasks, usually from other software. You can access it using menu <strong>File &#8211; Import Wizard</strong>. The <strong>Import Wizard</strong> can import comma-separated files (.csv), tab-separated files (.tsv) as well as plain-text files (.txt). Because vast majority of other software supports export to comma-separated files (.csv), you can usually import your data into Swift To-Do List very easily. <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/import" target="_blank">Step-by-step import guides</a></strong> for various software (including Outlook, Excel, Lotus Notes, Task Coach) are available on our website. Swift To-Do List Help file has even more import guides for other less-known software. You can open the Help by pressing <strong>F1</strong> in Swift To-Do List.</p>
<h3>How to add notes into Swift To-Do List</h3>
<p>There are two kinds of notes in Swift To-Do List:</p>
<ol>
<li>Task notes, which always belong to a particular tasks</li>
<li>Memos, which are task-independent notes located in the tree among to-do lists and other memos </li>
</ol>
<p>Both task notes and memos can be imported/exported to various formats, including TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, HTML, MHT, ODT, ePub, and PDF (export-only). Swift To-Do List fully supports rich formatting, including images, bullet and numbered lists and so on. Both tasks and memos can have attachments.</p>
<p>To create a memo, open the <strong>Add To-Do List</strong> window, and in that window, select &#8220;<strong>Memo</strong>&#8221; in the &#8220;Add&#8221; frame, as shown below:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/add-memo.png" alt="Add memo into Swift To-Do List"></p>
<p>Then, to import a file into the memo, click the Export/Import Notes button in the text editing toolbar, as shown below:</p>
<p><img src="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/import-memo.png" alt="Import documents into Swift To-Do List"></p>
<p>As you can see, there are two import options &#8211; either to replace the notes, or to append the imported file at the end. Using the latter, you can import multiple documents into a single task note or memo and thus join them. But you can also, of course, just create multiple memos or tasks instead.</p>
<h3>Your action steps</h3>
<p>In this article, you&#8217;ve learned <em>why</em> it is important to centralize your to-do&#8217;s and other things. You now also know <em>what</em> centralizing is. And you know <em>how</em> you can centralize your to-do&#8217;s with Swift To-Do List.</p>
<p>To immediately apply what you&#8217;ve learned, you can do the following:</p>
<ol>
<li> <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/download/swift-to-do-list" target="_blank">Download</a></strong> and install Swift To-Do List (in case you don&#8217;t have it installed already)</li>
<li>Input your most urgent/important to-do&#8217;s and other information into Swift To-Do List.</li>
<li>Once you&#8217;ve put as many things into Swift To-Do List as possible, it&#8217;s time to process all other places where you keep your to-do&#8217;s, ideas and important information. Create a list of these papers, documents and files, and then bring them over into Swift To-Do List.</li>
<li>Develop a habit to <em>always</em> input everything into Swift To-Do List when you are at your computer. You don&#8217;t even have to use your email inbox as a to-do list, as you can drag and drop emails into Swift To-Do List, one by one.</li>
<li>When you are not close to your computer, stick to a single way of capturing tasks, notes and ideas. You can keep a small paper handy, or use your smart phone. When you get back to your computer, immediately put all the captured tasks into Swift To-Do List and throw the paper away or clear the file in your smart-phone. (Swift To-Do List also has a <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/features#synchronization" target="_blank">companion mobile web-app</a> that you can use to input tasks on a smart phone directly into your Swift To-Do List.)
</ol>
<p>Once you do this, you will quickly find that you are way more efficient and relaxed. Overwhelm, stress and forgetting will disappear from your life.</p>
<p>If you have any questions or comments, don&#8217;t hesitate to post a reply below. I will be happy to help you and answer any of your questions.<br />
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		<title>Getting Things Done (GTD) Tutorial: Commitment Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learn the 3 components of commitment management in your life.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/getting-things-done-gtd-tutorial-commitment-management/">Getting Things Done (GTD) Tutorial: Commitment Management</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The basic idea of <strong>Getting Things Done</strong>, or <strong>GTD</strong>, is not simply accomplishing the tasks you need to accomplish but doing so in an <strong>efficient manner</strong>. Obviously, the end product – a finished to-do list with all of your jobs well done – is essential to success, but the GTD methodology focuses more on the process than its product. As such, GTD is geared toward creating a system to manage your work that is self-sufficient and reduces your stress level rather than increase it. Creating such a to-do list is relatively easy when you&#8217;re using a good <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/personal-organizer-software">personal organizer</a>.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, modern life presents with a dizzying array of commitments, both work-related and independent of work. Thus, a major component of GTD stressed by author David Allen is that of commitment management. Commitment management offers a way to clear your mind prior to taking on tasks so that you can focus all of your energy on the task at hand.</p>
<h3>The first component: Identifying commitments</h3>
<p><strong>The first part of commitment management is essentially a brainstorming session in which you identify all of the commitments you have and put them on paper.</strong> These commitments can be new assignments or ongoing projects – <strong><em>“anything you consider unfinished in any way,”</em></strong> says Allen – and can be work for your boss or chores you need to do at home. Because these thoughts are cluttering your mind, merely thinking about them won’t help you focus on anything in particular. Instead, you need to put them into what Allen calls a <strong>“collection bucket,”</strong> and what we like to call a <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/download/swift-to-do-list">Swift To-Do List</a></strong> task list.</p>
<p>The key features of a “collection bucket” are that you can easily see all of the individual tasks and that you can revisit them whenever you need to. A Swift To-Do List 7 task list satisfies both of these, as the list is just a mouse click away. Using Swift To-Do List 7 actually improves upon the traditional “bucket” design thanks to the <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/to-do-list-tree">to-do list tree</a></strong>. You can create different lists and sub-lists to keep commitments organized. This is particularly helpful if you have multiple projects going on.</p>
<p class="tip">Virtually everyone has multiple projects &#8211; at minimum, you have your work and personal life. Both can be divided into additional sub-projects.</p>
<h3>Second component: Clarifying commitments</h3>
<p>According to Allen, <strong>the second part of commitment management is clarifying commitments and actions you need to take to complete them</strong>. This allows you to further free your mind and understand the scope of your projects. Swift To-Do List 7 is particularly well-suited to this task, as you can <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/notes">write notes</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/attachments">attach files</a></strong> to each of your tasks. This creates an individual workspace for each of your projects, so you’re not muddling your mind with ideas. And instead of worrying about jotting down new ideas on the nearest napkin, you have a place to keep things organized.</p>
<p class="tip">Swift To-Do List 7 allows you to attach not just text but images and files to each task in the notes area; consider using this option to create flow-charts or other visual aids to enhance your understanding of the requirements of each task.</p>
<p>The use of sub-lists can also help you plan ahead – further easing and clearing your mind for work – and assess your progress as you move toward your goals. In fact, being aware of your progress and the next step you need to take for any given task is essential to complete commitment management. If you fail to clarify the actions required, the uncertainty will remain on your mind and compromise your focus.</p>
<h3>Third component: Creating organized reminder system</h3>
<p><strong>The third component</strong> of commitment management – and arguably the most important – is creating an organized reminder system that you can review whenever you need to. While you can rely on your brain for this, Allen notes that your brain’s reminder system is often inefficient and tends to kick in only <em>after</em> you needed to take action. Thankfully, Swift To-Do List 7 is tailored to take on this task as well.</p>
<p>Swift To-Do List 7 allows you to <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software/reminder">set reminders</a></strong> not just on your desktop but as e-mails as well, so even if you’re away from the office but have your mobile device, you can stay informed. This is particularly useful if you often travel for business or have a mixture of commitments in and out of the office. If you’re a freelancer or self-employed, e-mail reminders are invaluable, as your workplace is often mobile. Relying on an external reminder system can eliminate the distraction of trying to keep track of commitments in your mind.</p>
<h3>Summary</h3>
<p>While identifying absolutely every commitment at once would be ideal, it doesn’t often happen. But don’t be discouraged – remember that commitment management is an on-going process, so you can always add more later. This will ensure your mind is fresh and focused until you’ve checked all of the tasks off of your list.</p>
<p class="tip">(&#8230;) remember that commitment management is an on-going process, so you can always add more later (&#8230;)</p>
<p>Commitment management is a simple yet effective way to take the pressure of juggling all of your assignments off of your brain so you can be totally committed to the task at hand. <strong>All it takes is (1) identifying commitments; (2) clarifying completion requirements; and (3) creating an organized reminder system. </strong></p>
<p><em>Post by Brian J. Willet</em><br />
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		<title>What is stress?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or demotivated, you might like to know <strong>why</strong>. It is not always clear. You might blame some particular project or thing that has happened in your life, but the underlying cause is much simpler.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/what-is-stress/">What is stress?</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or demotivated, you might like to know <strong>why</strong>. It is not always clear. You might blame some particular project or thing that has happened in your life, but the underlying cause is much simpler:</p>
<h1>STRESS = TOO MUCH STUFF IN YOUR HEAD</h1>
<p>Worries, tasks, details that must be remembered &#8211; all these cause stress &#8211; <strong>but</strong> only when they are stored in the wrong place: your head. It is extremely hard to remember and organize everything only using your head. You <strong>need</strong> to use another approach. </p>
<h1>How to resolve stress?</h1>
<p>It&#8217;s simple: Put the stuff from your head somewhere else! For example, you can put it into our <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software">task and notes management application</a> &#8220;Swift To-Do List&#8221;. It has been designed especially to help you get organized easily and quickly. You need to write task lists, take notes, and organize them nicely. Swift To-Do List allows you to use 144 different icons that make organizing fun.</p>
<p>When you move the the stuff out of your head into your computer, you will free your mental resources. You will be able to focus. You will be able to work, and more importantly, enjoy your work again. Do it today.</p>
<h1>If your computer can remember it instead of you, it should!</h1>
<p>You can learn more about the benefits of writing things down in a previous post &#8220;<a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/2010/07/how-to-upgrade-your-brain/">How to upgrade your brain</a>&#8220;.</p>
<p class="tip">Writing things down also does wonders when you are struggling with <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/2010/08/deal-with-procrastination-with-100-sucess/">procrastination</a>.</p>
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		<title>How to upgrade your brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jiri Novotny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the best kept secrets of high personal productivity and stress elimination. And let me tell you, it is amazingly simple.<p><a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog/how-to-upgrade-your-brain/">How to upgrade your brain</a> is a post from: <a href="https://www.dextronet.com/blog">Swift To-Do List Blog</a></p>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is one of the best kept secrets of high personal productivity and stress elimination.</p>
<p>It is amazingly simple.</p>
<p>Perhaps we are spiritual beings with unlimited potential and our brains are amazing computers, but just like a desktop computer, it has limited capacity. You can only hold limited number of things in your mind, especially in your consciousness and &#8220;recent&#8221; subconsciousness. By recent subconsciousness, I mean things that were recently brought into your awareness &#8211; e.g. lots of small things that you shouldn&#8217;t forget about, daily business, worries, and so on.</p>
<p>All this stuff and worries are draining your mental resources. Your brain can&#8217;t focus 100% on the task at hand, because some parts of it are wandering the lands of &#8220;I can&#8217;t forget all this stuff&#8221;.</p>
<h1>The amazingly simple way of upgrading your brain</h1>
<p>All it takes to upgrade your brain is to <strong>write your thoughts down</strong>. Don&#8217;t write down just tasks and actionable items, but <strong>everything</strong> that is on your mind in any way.</p>
<p>Our <a title="personal organizer" href="http://www.dextronet.com/personal-organizer-software">personal organizer software</a> can really help you with this, as you can organize not just tasks using it, but also any kind of notes. Swift To-Do List 7 can be a true extension to your brain. Using it is similar to purchasing a new hard-drive for your computer &#8211; the only difference is that it is for your head.</p>
<p>It can even remind you of tasks when needed (including recurring tasks). Organize all items in separate to-do lists with icons using drag &amp; drop &#8211; it can&#8217;t be simpler.</p>
<p>New hardware for our brain? Now we are talking!</p>
<h1>What should you write down and organize?</h1>
<ol>
<li>All things that you should/want/must do</li>
<li>All things that you shouldn&#8217;t forget about (especially your ideas!)</li>
<li>All your worries</li>
<li>All things that you are waiting for</li>
<li>Everything else on your mind</li>
</ol>
<p>Some issues are complex and can&#8217;t be written in a few words as a simple task. That&#8217;s why Swift To-Do List 7 supports <a href="http://www.dextronet.com/blog/2010/07/new-memo-feature-organize-not-just-tasks/">memos</a> as well. Simply write your train of thought down into a memo to relieve your racing mind.</p>
<h1>Stress = Too much stuff in your head!</h1>
<p><strong>Once your thoughts are written, you can work with them in a much more efficient way and resolve them easily</strong>. And the best thing is &#8211; they won&#8217;t bother you anymore.</p>
<h1>Getting organized can be not just a huge relief, but also fun!</h1>
<p><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/swift-to-do-list-software">Swift To-Do List 7</a> can extend your brain, eliminate stress and make you much, much more productive.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve even added 144 different to-do list tree icons in 4 sizes and many customization options to make it work for <strong>you</strong>. Choosing custom icons for your to-do lists and memos makes organizing a fun experience.</p>
<div style="text-align: center; margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 15px;"><img alt="To-do list icons" src="http://assets1.dextronet.com/screenshots/29/add_to-do_list_full_original_1280564570.png" /></div>
<p>And I&#8217;m not exaggerating when I&#8217;m saying that it makes organizing fun. I can proudly say that &#8220;<strong>fun</strong>&#8221; is a word that <strong><a href="http://www.dextronet.com/testimonials">our customers</a></strong> repeat quite often when they are talking about our task &amp; notes manager.<br />
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