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49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living

Productivityist

Keep your calendar for the broad strokes and your to-do list for the finer details. Take one day off from social media every week. Time is a gift; use it for what truly matters. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Use a wall calendar for a bird’s-eye view of your year.

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The 2013 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

This year I decided to offer holiday shoppers a bit more time to explore possible gift ideas for the productivity enthusiast — aka the "productivityist" — in their lives. The Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide for 2013 may be a long read, but it may just spark some gift ideas you hadn''t considered.

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4 Steps to Gaining Control of E-Mail

On The Job

For those of you have been in a shopping mall recently, I'm sure you've noticed the holiday decorations that hit the stores sometime after Flag Day in July. Folders should be labeled "delete," "do it now," "respond today," "schedule a specific time on calendar," "waiting for response," "file it," "someday" and "freedom."

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Can you say “sidetracked?”

Loosely Speaking

Or I could share my heartfelt excitement over working into the wee hours, creating homespun (handknit) holiday gifts. Happy Holidays! Or I could explain how my child’s recent health scare derailed my focus. Assuming that you wanted to watch the Brewers, that is.) It’s going to be hard to wait that long!

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Answering Reader Mail: Green EA, Green Executive

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Tech glitches happen all the time and 2 people controlling one person's calendar is not the easiest thing. Where will you get flowers, baby gifts, birthday cakes, catered lunch, a venue for the holiday party, wine, a list of all the hot restaurants in town? Don't forget about official, company, school, and religious holidays.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Eat your salad first, and other.

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Monday, January 4, 2010 Eat your salad first, and other career strategies Every year I get loads of candy over the holidays, and every year I feel compelled to eat it as fast as possible.

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

  I hear it from my clients and workshop participants as well as my connections on social media sights.  Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in.

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