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SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing? Do you feel tired and stressed throughout each work day? Unfortunately, stress is always going to be a part of our lives. The only people that are not stressed are the ones that arent alive. Eustress is the type of stress that makes you feel good.

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Physical pain due to lack of ergonomic furniture . Without the right communal support from colleagues, workers often fail to perform at their highest level and lose sight of goals. . PwC’s 2021 Employee Financial Wellness Survey found that 63% of employees feel their financial stress has grown since the beginning of the pandemic. .

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) 2) Be a stress-buster Your stress level is directly correlated to the boss’s stress level.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Here are some tips: Limit the amount of “stuff&# you keep on the desk top.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Tighten up current household systems. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. How would you characterize school mornings in your home; crazy and chaotic or calm and cheerful? Plan your morning routines the evening before.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 21, 2010

Some people view time management as a list of rules around scheduling of appointments, goal settings, planning, to do lists and prioritizing. There are six areas in your life that can be improved through effective time management: The physical – being healthy with less stress and fatigue. The career – your calling and work.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 2, 2010

One other observation: the better you’re maintaining your system day-to-day, the smaller the impact of unexpected absences. Generally, with a planned absence, I have put systems in place to catch, reroute, defer, etc. It may take time and effort to get things reorganized to move forward, but don’t stop at the end of step four.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 9, 2010

Once you’ve thrown away as much as possible, file everything else into an effective retrieval system or a hard-paper filing system.Sort your files into the following groups according to how often you need them: Action Files: store in a desk drawer, desk-top file box or anywhere else that’s easy to reach.

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Professional Assistant Blog

MARCH 10, 2008

Our lives are increasingly hectic and we are bombarded by so much stuff on a daily basis that learning to be productive, so as to handle the stresses of modern life, is a wise move. Projects wouldn’t be moving forward and my goals and plans would be lagging behind… or so it seemed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

APRIL 9, 2010

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

  Consider proper storage needs as well as ergonomic needs.    It is OK to take a walk or participate in another activity to relieve stress.  Delegate Bookmarking to an Automated System Are You Financially Responsible With Your Business?   Balance is the key.    Not sure where to start?

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Once you’ve spent some time with this system, you can refine the way it works. Don’t let the stresses of life control you. If you’re not eating properly, or your muscles are tight from too much time in one position, or your stress level is rising, your productivity will decrease. You need to take control of your life.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. Personally I prefer askSam and (either way) it takes time and effort to implement but for every hour I put into it, it probably saves me four (and reduces stress). We all can find this much time in our schedules. Just a suggestion. I like that idea.

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