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Tips for Saying “No!” the Nice Way

Stephanie LH Calahan

I Can't But Let Me Refer You to Someone Who Can. Professionals do this all of the time when they refer a client to a colleague. I originally published portions of this article on 08-18-2005. . . The point is, you are not available. You do not need to feel obligated to state what that commitment is either. ??.

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An Important Note About COVID-19 Delta Variant

The Marq

This is a longer post only because the details are pertinent, with much of the information as anecdotal, but references to Reuters articles about the spread of the disease based on medical research. Here is the article about the drug (Businesswire article). Copyright(c) 2009-2020 TheMarq.com.

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8 Tips to Help You Clean Off Your Desk

Ian's Messy Desk

Sort – everything into boxes/containers according to what needs to be done: file , shred, recycle , refer, toss, etc. Process the paper – take the items you sorted into boxes and put them where they belong: filing, your tickler or reading folder or delegate/refer to a more appropriate person, etc.

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Long Away, Not Dead.Yet!

The Marq

Every time I open up the post in Google Docs, I either draw a blank, realize there are other things I want to add, or I’m overwhelmed with how much I still have to write, rewrite, omit or even other resources I want to reference. Copyright(c) 2017 TheMarq.com. Anywhoooooo, it’s still not done. So, that’s what I’m restarting.

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16 Productivity-Enhancing Websites

Stephanie LH Calahan

Work With Stephanie « Grow Your Productivity by Hours a Day | Main | Your Priorities - Take the Quiz and See How You Do » 16 Productivity-Enhancing Websites Today I was out on PC World's web site and found a great article by Robert Strohmeyer.  You can find the article here: 16 Productivity Enhancing Websites.

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Manage Your Paper With a RAFT

Ian's Messy Desk

Use the RAFT template: refer it, act on it, file it or toss it. Refer it to the correct person, if you’re not the one to handle it. Why not leave a comment below and continue the conversation, or subscribe to my feed and get articles like this delivered automatically to your feed reader. Act on it immediately.

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. The retrieval stage refers to recovering information from memory. Get hooked on mnemonics. Mnemonic devices boost memory through associations.

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