Remove Copyright Remove Filing Remove Keyboards Remove Process
article thumbnail

19 Tips for Managing Your Email Even When You Don't Want To.

Stephanie LH Calahan

By using labels in combination with filters, I am able to automatically sort and label (file) most of my e-mail before it arrives in my in-box. I'll read and delete and save those of interest in a file. Set 3 times a day to process what is in your in-box, moving processed email into a separate sub-folder.

Email 100
article thumbnail

7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

Men With Pens

Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. Keep a file: a Word doc, a notebook, a note on your iPhone, whatever works for you. National Book Award winner and New York Times essayist Richard Powers claims he hasn’t touched a keyboard in years, not even to write an email. ” Write for time. Just ask Nabokov.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 15 March, 2009 When you need it later: The Bring-Forward System My boss likes me to keep him organized and the way I do that is to have a system to bring forward items, which I then bring to his attention when he needs to see it. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Thats great!

article thumbnail

Frustration Busters!

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 26 July, 2009 Frustration Busters! It worked and through explaining the process to her I added a column at the end of the table in Word by tabbing over, which automatically creates a new row. Or if you want to attach a file, choose Attach File. Lets enjoy our day together.©

article thumbnail

Is it that time of the year already?

Laughing all the Way to Work

© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 13 January, 2009 Is it that time of the year already? In some organizations raises are tied to how well you do and it is also a record that is kept on your personnel file. I think that during the process of your performance appraisal it would be a good time to bring it up, but I never have.

article thumbnail

The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh.

Stephanie LH Calahan

it allows you to dump all the thoughts you have in your head out into a coherent plan, indicate which are just "ideas", which are in process, which require additional info, and much more -- you can attach notes, links, and pictures to any node, color-code your map, save to PDF/print/share -- I am just loving this tool so far!

Calendars 100
article thumbnail

Sleep your way to the top | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

And you might make a big mistake one day that costs you a lot, like deleting a critical file by accident. Things I didn’t get done that day, emails I meant to send, bills I haven’t paid, posts I haven’t written, product launch process – they all keep me awake in the wee small hours. hours of sleep is achieved.

2010 40