Ask HN: Systems for managing tasks/communications/opens

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As an engineer working in a large organization, handling multiple projects with many different cross functional teams, what are some ways that could help with managing all the different conversations, asks, followups etc.

I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of items to keep track off, I was wondering if there was a system that has worked for others in this situation.

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Microsoft OneNote (classic): I use it individually and with teammates and it works great. Link to deadlines in an Outlook calendar and it keeps me and my team organized. You can paste any type of content on a note page. It has lightning fast search. Multiple levels of organization to nest notes, technical details, and record decisions. Our team uses several OneNote notebooks on a shared drive and it handles multiuser sync fantastically well.

Other people I have worked with love Emacs Org mode. I have not used it myself, but if you use emacs, then it is worth a try.

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