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What 30 Days of Productivity Taught Me About Finding Time

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Except for the symphony, I didn’t care for any of those extracurricular activities, but I especially hated learning piano. When she asked me to play the assigned pieces, it was clear I hadn’t touched any part of my keyboard or even glanced at the sheet music outside of her practice room. or Redo while counting! JOHN TOMAC.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

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The key to advanced productivity lies in the power of learning. Back in 2011, I took the time to learn new techniques in Microsoft Excel through a course. The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e. The methods I learned there have gave me greater confidence and speed (i.e.

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7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

Men With Pens

So how about learning from the pros? Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. For example, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates likes to write before breakfast. That’s 3,650 pages in a non-leap year, enough to fill a library of books and stories over a lifetime. ” Write for time.

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. Kahnweiler There are many more book Happily introverted, Marcia Reply Jeannie @ Take Childbirth Back ( @TakeBirthBack ) July 8, 2010 at 11:18 pm Thanks for the list of books, Marcia!

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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

Men With Pens

From “How to SEO Your Blog Posts&# to “101 Copywriting Tips for the Beginner&# to psychology type e-books packaged as “user guides&# , we find self-help manuals aplenty out there. Take psychology-style self-help books as an example, arguably the single most destructive e-book on the internet today.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

You put hours of effort and study into learning a certain subject inside and out. You probably can’t remember when you last put the knowledge you learned in university to work in your everyday business affairs. You’ve probably forgotten half of what you learned, too. I didn’t pay attention to what I’d learned.

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