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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. I''m glad I did.

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Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her.

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 28 December, 2009 Now that is dedication.Executive Assistant donates kidney to her boss My assistant sent me a link to a story about an Executive Assistant in British Columbia, Canada, who gave the gift of life by donating a kidney to her boss. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh.

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Taking the time to acknowledge someone and say thanks.

Laughing all the Way to Work

The cards are all made with recycled paper and you can even include a gift if you like and this company will send it off for you. I recently sent an admin assistant friend a card to acknowledge all the hard work she does every day and included a gift of brownies. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. She loved it!

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Creative Mind Cleaning | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, my theory is that King didn’t get to write pretty darn good stuff every single time he sat down at the table just because he was genetically gifted with brilliance. It would be much easier to keyboard it but I know it wouldn’t have the same effect as writing it by hand. He’s been doing it for too long. I get hand cramps!

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Sticks and stones will break my bones.but names will never hurt me

Laughing all the Way to Work

or Gifts or Ideas for Administrative Professionals Week. Let your fingers do the walking: Quick keyboard sh. Last year in the two-week period prior to Administrative Professionals week, I had 600 or more hits on my blog every day and each time they were querying something like, What to do for Admin Assistants Day?

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Just kidding… I definitely agree with setting a schedule, though. Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. In regards to the definition of introvert, though, that’s not quite accurate. Laura Spencer´s last blog.

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. You have plenty of time left for that client. Good post.

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