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Raise your hand if you like automated phone message systems…

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Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments The Assistants Toolkit - Free Assistant Training Join ProAssistings free 10-part assistant training series delivered weekly to your inbox: CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW! Just another use of technology to bypass a level of technology that drives me batty. Share it with others.

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Why You’re Always Distracted from the Task at Hand

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For example, a common tip people cling to is, “Put your phone down most of the day, even while having dinner and right before bed.” Most likely, you’ll feel grateful that a big, stressful project is in your rearview. It was a phone call from mom that derailed the day. A smartphone, no matter how addictive, equals opportunity.

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10 Bad Habits You Really Need to Break

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Using your phone, tablet or computer in bed. Most of our favorite evening devices—laptops, tablets and mobile phones—emit short-wavelength blue light brightly and right in your face. When you click out of your work because you get an itch to check the news, Facebook, a sport’s score, or what have you, this pulls you out of the flow.

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Could technology make Assistants obsolete?

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Submitted by Ethan on February 05, 2010 at 01:05 PM Just downloaded a new app for my iPhone that the maker calls, “The Personal Assistant in your Phone.&# After thinking about it for a bit though, I realize that all of these technological advances (apps, cell phones, computers, google, etc.) Have an iPhone? Enjoy this post?

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What a top-level Assistant does…

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Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments The Assistants Toolkit - Free Assistant Training Join ProAssistings free 10-part assistant training series delivered weekly to your inbox: CLICK HERE TO JOIN NOW! Enjoy this post? Share it with others. Share it with others. Stay in the know!

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The rise of the pods shows how the workplace pendulum swings

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Skimming through the open-plan office timeline, Herman Miller launched action office , L-shaped desks with screens became shared benches, and decades later tech brands rolled out efficient open-plan workspaces around the globe, with Facebook creating the biggest open-plan office of all time with 2,800 employees. I’ll buy it.” I’ll buy it.”

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ProAssisting's Better Business Bureau Accreditation

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We also pride ourselves on answering our emails, returning our phone calls and giving daily support via our member forum. Digg Email Facebook Google Reddit StumbleUpon Technorati TwitThis Comments #1. Enjoy this post? Share it with others. Posted by mba on July 09, 2010 I really appreciate the kind of topics you post here.

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