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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

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Learn more in our website policy here.   . Whether you’re looking for a holiday gift, a birthday gift, or just something special to show your love and appreciation, we’ve got you covered. Posting jobs in over 50 different categories from entry-level to executive level, this may be the perfect holiday gift for a digital nomad. .

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Remembrance Day

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Remembrance Day 2 Learn about how the first Remembrance Day in Canada came to be and who initiated this holiday. You will find Books of Remembrance here, songs that were popular during war time, information on WWI and WWII and so much more on the history of war and Remembrance Day. Image via Wikipedia Today is Remembrance Day.

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5 Productivity Boosters for the Afternoon Slump

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Schedule tasks appropriately – After lunch is not the best time to read the long, lulling policy eport. Include protein to boost brain alertness. If you need a snack, nutritionists suggest low-fat yogurt and fruit. Make phone calls, have meetings and other social tasks. Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk

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If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 7 Tips for Decluttering Your Desk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 8, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!

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Effective Communication Skills

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In their book, Listen Up : How To Improve Relationships, Reduce Stress , Barker and Watson say that trying to top the other person’s story is one of those irritating habits that interferes with our ability to listen well. The fellow with the peg leg says to the other, “That’s nothing, let me tell you how I got this.”

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20 Tips for Better Time Management

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For example, my work can be categorized into these core groups: (1) writing (articles, my upcoming book) (2) coaching (3) workshop development (4) business development (5) administrative. This helps me concentrate better. 17 – Batch similar tasks together. For related work, batch them together.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

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The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. It doesn’t matter whether you use an electronic document system like Eric Mack , or a shoe box in your closet: if you can’t retrieve the information when you need it, the system is not effective.