Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 24, 2014

Here are three ways to do this every day of the week: Keep your workspace clean and organized. Think ergonomics – you should have a desk chair that is adjustable and provides proper back support. Clear all the clutter around your desk. Put work in progress neatly in one location. Ensure your office and desk set up is comfortable.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Lotus Notes is the groupware of choice for my employer and GTD is my system of choice for keeping organized (however poorly implemented). Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Charitable organizations often run gift-wrapping services as a fund raiser. Get family members involved in shopping, decorating, baking, etc. You can save some time and support a worthy cause by getting your gifts wrapped. Holidays can add the expectation of the personal touch to all that happens. Don’t feel you have to do everything.

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

To do this, open up your scheduled meeting in the calendar that you are using and click on “Forward as iCalendar&#. If you want to update the calendar, you would have to make the changes in the meeting request directly. This way, they will be more inclined to read the e-mail properly.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen. My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. In fact, visiting with mom forces me to be more organized, because she needs to be organized.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Make sure you really need it before you keep it. Toss out anything you no longer need. Don’t keep routine memos or anything that gives you information you already know or have. We you receive document revisions, toss the orginals.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s why it’s important to position yourself as a valuable employee in your organization. Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. Your manager’s perception is reality.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Organize Your Gift List Sit down and review you gift list at the beginning of November. Organize Your Christmas Card List The Christmas gift list will be similar to the Christmas card list. Keep a written inventory of what you buy through the year, so you know what you have and what you might still need to buy.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward. You are limited only by your imagination and budget.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky , of the University of California, has conducted considerable research in the area of personal satisfaction. The following eight points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

List #1 – The weekly calendar. In order to save yourself a lot of time for more productive activities, ensure that you stay organized and that your environment is conducive to an effective lifestyle. Drop those lesser priorities, which do not advance you towards reaching you goal(s). All time management begins with planning.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Stay organized. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Clock In The Right Time Zone: Booking Meetings in Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, August 28, 2008 Filed Under: Meetings , MS-Outlook , Organize , Productivity , Travel D o you need to book meetings for your manager(s), but most meetings are all over the country or even internationally?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

A while back, Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers ) released data from a poll on personal organization. Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. How much stuff do you have sitting on your desk or in your work area? Finding stuff on my messy desk bears out that statistic.

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