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I read through this post and this post to get an idea of short-term task management applications out there. However, now I'm having a problem tracking my longer-term goals pertaining to things like career, education, and exercise.

I just discovered Disciplanner which might meet my needs but haven't had time to set it up just yet. Not to mention, it took me about 2 weeks of playing with every online to-do list app I could find before I came to a decision on which to use. I'm very particular about my tasks and goal-setting, so I would prefer to get some advice from other superusers before diving into the web again to find another life-management website.

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this should be Community Wiki. – Molly7244 Dec 4 '09 at 1:42
I would hope that the data is portable and can be exported in some kind of plain-text format for import into other tools should you need these to supplement your planning task or if you decide to switch to another took. – therobyouknow Mar 15 '10 at 16:48
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http://Disciplanner has worked really well for me. I've been able to stay on top of my gym sessions and it's helped me track how much time I'm wasting.

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A whiteboard on the wall in my room. Seriously.

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i have to admit, this is far more progressive than me tying a knot in the corner of my handkerchief the night before i have to perform some task. :) – Molly7244 Dec 4 '09 at 1:45
@Molly Perhaps you need a quipu... – Joe Internet Dec 4 '09 at 2:27
yeah, that'd be COOL! :) – Molly7244 Dec 4 '09 at 13:52
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I really enjoy http://manictime.com/ (Free software) for tracking my time on the computer (which goes with some of my goals)

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LOVE this software. +1 – studiohack♦ Sep 22 '10 at 4:33
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I have a crusty old Palm Pilot with pilot-db installed. The features I found useful:

  1. Easy to make simple 'ad-hoc' datbases. One for the gym, one for Christmas / anniversary gifts, one for books I've been meaning to read, one for archery stats, you get the idea.
  2. Most databases I set up were mostly check boxes with a few simple text / number entry to augment them. It made updating entries very painless. Using it never interrupted my rhythm.
  3. Easy to search and export to Excel so I could see trends, if I wanted to visualize how I was proceeding towards my goal.

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