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Stay on Track for Productivity

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You can mark these blocks on your email calendar—Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar, for instance—so it sends you reminders to stop and start. If you’re distracted by web-surfing or checking Facebook, consider using free or paid tools such as StayFocused from Google, Freedom or Anti-Social. Sidestep time traps.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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For instance, a 2013 study in Psychosomatic Medicine found that adults who engaged in expressive writing for three consecutive days before a biopsy healed more quickly in comparison to the group assigned to write about their daily activities. The Scheduler Tool: calendar Method: Write just a sentence or two in every calendar day’s box.

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Make The Final 45 Days Your Most Productive Yet

Office Organization Success

It’s that time of year when we start to hear about setting goals for 2013; make 2013 your best year ever; up level your business in 2013; and all that other stuff. Step 1: Take Out Your Calendar. For me that’s taking a look at my Google Marketing & Action Plan calendar; use whichever planner is right for you.

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Automate Your Business! Top 5 Automation Tools

Office Organization Success

It works with both Outlook and Google calendars. c) 2013 Tracey Lawton. You simply give your clients/colleagues the special link that’s generated by TimeTrade and they are able to see your availability (which you have pre-determined) and therefore schedule accordingly with you.

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Coming Christmas Day: The Front Nine

Productivityist

After all, even though the book discusses how you can start the new year anytime you want, the beginning of the calendar year is a great time to remind people of that. Featuring a foreword by Cal Newport (author of So Good They Can’t Ignore You ), the e-book is now available for pre-order through the iBooks Store for just $4.99.

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Winding Down the Week

Productivityist

I''m also looking forward to givng Haiku Deck a spin soon, not to mention the new weather app from Contrast (formerly known as AppCubby) called Perfect Weather (although I am really digging Mynd Calendar with my daily weather projections and the always handy Forecast.io for longer term forecasts). Information'

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2012: My Year in Review

Productivityist

I bought some nice bourbons and whiskeys this calendar year, and made sure I followed through on this in other areas as well. I got better with this in 2012, but I can do much better in 2013 and beyond. Next up will be my preview for 2013…a year that’s not only around the corner, but a year where I believe I will turn another corner.

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