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What Gift Are You Giving Yourself This Year?

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The holidays are coming. I see Christmas lights going up faster that lightning strikes, and people have started asking me, “Bought your kids any gifts yet?”. Other people are supposed to buy you gifts! Other people are supposed to buy you gifts! But as I grew older, I learned… the hard way. And the gift?

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10 Sites for Quotations

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However, I can’t imagine any discipline where one would be expected to ignored the foundation that has been laid by others as part of their own learning. And sometimes that’s probably true. There is a lot of knowledge to be culled and transfered from others. World’s best quotes in 1-10 words – 10 quotes that are less than 10 words.

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168 Hours: Why You Should be Writing Your Holiday Letter Today

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If you’re like many of us, you send out an end-of-year letter with your Christmas holiday cards. Think of it as an early Christmas gift – to yourself. Take a page from her book and visit www.my168hours.com (just click the clock to read her blog) to learn more tips and tricks. Until then, enjoy.

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10 Tips for a Killer Presentation

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I learned this from Guy Kawasaki and if you ever hear any of his speeches you’ll understand why. In essence, it keeps the audience alert and they’ll learn more from you than someone who just educates. Learn to tell stories. Make them laugh – Although you want to educate your audience, you need to make them laugh as well.

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Increase Productivity

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Start learning Self-directed learning is the method used when a learner controls the objectives and means of learning. It is a continuous process, often informal, and an important factor in lifelong learning. Many adults engage in self-directed learning to improve their work performance.

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

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Understanding Memory Before learning any memory improvement technique, it’s useful to first understand the three stages of memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. Breathless, you hop on the bus and realize your lunch is still at home. Worse still, you spot a new co-worker on the bus and can’t remember his name. Get hooked on mnemonics.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

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I learned from my mother. ask.metafilter.com) The Best Productivity System There Is (celestinechua.com) Related Posts: A Personal Time-Management Self-Assessment Interviews With Productivity Experts at Productivity501 links for 2006-08-19 Productivity Did you enjoy this post? Thanks for visiting!