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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

The encoding stage refers to the process of putting information into memory. The storage stage refers to retention or maintaining information in memory. The retrieval stage refers to recovering information from memory. Many people overlook this crucial step and end up missing important appointments, deadlines or details.

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DeClutter Your Desk And Your Mind

Productivity Bits

Only file things in your workspace if you know you are going to refer back them. Stacked up beside your keyboard is never the right answer. Please grab my free productivity ebook! Find other homes for papers you don’t need anymore. Thank You! ~ A message from the Productivity Bits Blog Team.

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Writer's Block - and One Trick to Beat It |

Men With Pens

I wrote web copy and ebooks and taglines and fiction and all kinds of writerly stuff. I maximize those as much as I can, and when they strike, I get myself to a keyboard. I think it’s a good idea to step away from the keyboard and take a break. That way when you’re stuck you always have something to refer back to.

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Are You Interfering With Your Readers' Lives?

Men With Pens

Written by Agent X - 31 Comments A couple of weeks ago, Marc and I stumbled upon an ebook that, quite frankly, had us both stunned. Marc and I realized, though, that this ebook was just one case amongst several where people (often innocently and unwittingly) end up damaging someone else’s life – by trying to help.

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

I firmly believe in charging for quality content; for me, ebooks and followup series work great. In today’s time-hungry market, offering ways to accomplish things faster (ie, ebooks of less than 60 pages compared to ebooks of 200+ ebooks – faster reading) is also of value as well. Real is the future.

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. Not quite what you’re referring to here though James. I’m a pretty fast typist but it made me realise how unnatural it is to use a keyboard, or even a pen. Every single time.

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Is Your Education Useless? | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

The Ebook Has Landed! I often refer to it as my “Would You Like Fries With That?&# I can say one thing, you sure have fire in your pen( or should I say keyboard) but I totally agree that all those years in college and unversity acquiring a B.A I have used those skills almost every day of my working life.

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