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The wrong way to email someone for career advice — and the right way to do it

Ideas.Ted

Not long ago, I got an email asking for advice. But this email really rubbed me the wrong way. Unless you were on a Zoom together last week or shared Thanksgiving in 2019, assume that the person you’re emailing does not know who you are or remember you. Of course I responded to this person!

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How Happy Are You?

Success

My father, the star of our family, died at the start of 2019. Before 2019 was out, I’d turn 40, Laura and I would each accept unexpected job offers and a publisher would sign me up for a book deal. Another time, the editors emailed with an assignment while I was on a trip to ask Laura if she’d like to get married.

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Will Joining the 5 AM Club Change Your Life?

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Throughout the course of the book, the Artist and the Entrepreneur go through a complete life change due to the teachings of The Spellbinder and Billionaire characters. The main point of their lessons is, of course, that the two should get up at 5 a.m. and start cranking on those emails before any of your co-workers and competitors?

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20 Simple and Real Ideas to Add to Your Self-Care Routine

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Don’t check your email or social media channels within one hour of waking. I still love to plan, but now I use college-ruled paper and leave space for a change in course. This article was published in February 2019 and has been updated. And the answers were fascinating! Sign up for boxing classes. Leave room to have fun.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

Of course, managing a freelancer is not the same as managing a full-time employee or agency. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. In 2020, more than a third of Americans freelanced — up 22% from 2019, CNBC reports. Is the freelance industry growing or fading? It’s growing.

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The Meeting Room Of The Future

Allwork

If you had told us in 2019 that meeting rooms needed advanced tech to enable remote teams and onsite teams to work together, we may have said, “maybe for some companies, but most teams don’t need all that…”. Unless of course, a sweet spot between online and offline meetings is found. . Meeting Rooms are Digitalizing .

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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A 2018 article published in the Labor Law Journal looked at the legal implications of working after-hours, discussing how smartphones give employees easy access to their work emails at all hours of the day. All of this, of course, makes it difficult for employees to maintain a work-life balance.

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