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Hearth: A Writer Explores the Concept of Home During Her Early Career as a Writer in Delhi, Mumbai and the U.S.

Success

Roti, Kapda aur Makaan” (food, clothing and shelter) was the political cry of independent India’s socialism in the 1960s and ’70s (including a Hindi film with the same title). After I interviewed Britney Spears over email—a story that made the cover—I was done. Home was also where the heart was. Broken. * * *.

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49 Life Lessons In 49 Years Of Living

Productivityist

Slow travel, whether walking or biking, offers a unique perspective. Mix up your work environment if you work from home. Always keep a set of workout clothes ready. Set up an email vacation message before you go on holiday. Use tools that separate your work and personal email. Use this time for deep, focused work.

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A 5 Step Guide to Productive Travel: How to Keep Going Forward When You’re Going Places

Productivityist

As I write this, I’m sitting in a hotel room in Seattle preparing to head off for a week of travel. It doesn’t matter when travel takes place, it is disruptive. This disruption can wreak havoc on your productivity and can even carry over beyond your travel period if you don’t deal with it accordingly. A hairbrush.

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We are not blank slates and we don’t adapt to change in predictable ways

Workplace Insight

Arguably, it is also behind many of the most misleading notions about work and workplace design, perhaps most importantly that a change to some single element or characteristic of a working environment will lead to a specific outcome in the behaviour of people. We are hardware as well as software, in other words.

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The ups and downs of working from home

Practically Perfect PA

I didn’t have a blackberry… actually I didn’t have a mobile phone that accepted emails or had the internet so it wasn’t easy to stay connected. This meant starting up my home computer from 1997, connecting it to my dial-up internet and attempting to log onto the torturously slow remote email system.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. Remember that you are in a professional environment and have to upkeep this attitude. Try not to wear masks as the can block your vision and cut down on productivity.

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It's all in how you feel

Laughing all the Way to Work

I recall the first day of school feeling so smart in my new clothes as I proudly walked to meet my friends. Building Relationships one Assistant at a Time ► April (2) Keeping focussed in a busy environment When your boss arranges meetings behind your back. School will be back in full swing soon.