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Start Ignoring Email — Deep Work Is How To Succeed

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MIT Computer Scientist Cal Newport’s book “Deep Work” describes shallow work as monotonous work tasks that are simple and don’t add new value to a job. . Fixating on quick tasks kills productivity and slows down progress on more impactful projects. The appeal of work tasks that are quick to finish is hard to deny.

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45 Professional Development Books to Level Up Your Career and Your Life

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In a world with countless ways to level up your professional development, books are one of the most underestimated tools. Professional development books give insight on how to grow in our careers, grow as people and better approach work-related challenges, shifting work environments and new opportunities.

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Could You Write a Book in a Month?

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I had just appeared on the Today show to promote my first nonfiction book, an account of how my life was transformed by sacrificing some little luxuries. Why I put off writing a book Writing a novel has always been my dream. Honestly, many book publishing people should write. But I couldn’t take that advice myself. No Problem!

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Make Procedures Development a Habit, Not a Project

All Things Admin

One of the challenges of creating administrative procedures is that many people feel overwhelmed by the project. However, thinking of procedures as one big project isn’t the right approach. If you want to make consistent progress on procedures documentation, you need to make it a habit, not a project.

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Hustle Culture Is Over. Slow Productivity Is the Way to Meaningful Work

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That’s what New York Times bestselling author Cal Newport does for us in his new book, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout. Newport’s book is a response to blatant and subtle callouts from his readers and followers, as well as his own family. Hustle culture is not the answer. Slow productivity is.

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How Using a Time Management Matrix Can Increase Your Productivity

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A time management matrix is essentially a to-do list that lets you see your tasks in one place and helps you distinguish between important and urgent projects. Stephen Covey popularized the idea in his 1989 book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. This could include writing a book or developing a new marketing strategy.

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Why Others Consider Your Email Response to Be Rude

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Don't let fast emails become the enemy of good decisions." This is some of the advice in Dianna Booher's new book, "Faster, Fewer, Better Emails." Booher addresses how some emails are too long -- and how some are too short. I think we all know the problem with long emails, but can you be too brief? Booher says yes.

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