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Book Review – Creating Flow with OmniFocus (Second Edition)

Productivityist

To date, there have been two books that I can claim, without hesitation, have had a dramatic effect on the way I organise and live my life. That book saved me and by habitually applying the advice within it, I’ve been able to turn that part of my life around. However there is a class element to this book that rises above that.

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Answering Reader Mail: Tips and Tools for EAs?

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

"Do you have any suggestions for tools that would help in the day to day work? Do you recommend any other tools?" There are a few tools I use in my day to day work. I am not a big fan of touch screen keyboards as they are not a true QWERTY keyboard. Do you use a voice recorder? Thank you for stopping by my blog!

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A Conversation with Joan

Office Dynamics

We have so many ways to learn from Joan; webinars, books, blog posts, etc., It’s a great tool to create the conversation you need to have with a new executive. Q: Please share a few of your favorite books with us. This is by far one of the best books I have ever read. A Conversation with Joan.

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Macros: Shortcuts To Productivity With Microsoft Word

Professional Assistant Blog

The more difficult macros are the ones that are programming code related and require knowledge of Visual Basic (you can find some books here) , which unfortunately, I have no training in. Click on Tools, Macro, Record New Macro… Type in the name of the macro and a description for it, so that others know what this is used for.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

Productivity often focuses on tools such as Evernote and methodologies like Getting Things Done. Now I use Evernote and GTD; they are great tools that have improved my life considerably. But once these disciplines and tools are in place, what’s the next level? For example, want a book contract with a major publisher?

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Creating Your Freedom Business - Expert Panel Shares Tips (Part 3)

Stephanie LH Calahan

business and it's not unusual for speaking gigs to be booked when I'm at. My iPad has an awesome case and keyboard made by Zagg (in red of course to match my business brand!). Use a good task tool. Love connecting, dancing, yoga & beach walks.   Tips from a Virtual Speaking Pro.

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Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 10 August, 2010 Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard shortcut keys I am on vacation and on my home computer I do not have a mouse so rely on keyboard shortcut keys, which reminded me again how helpful they are and how they are a big timesaver rather than reaching for the mouse all the time.

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