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Peace and quiet at work? Here are ten of the best and most far out solutions

Workplace Insight

The Isolator In 1925 an American science magazine editor called Hugo Gernsback decided he’d had enough of being distracted by the people and racket around him and concluded the only possible solution was to do something about where his head was at. Some of the solutions they have come up with have been great, some a little less so.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

Success

My mom tried to help by encouraging me to like stuff that other girls my age liked: clothes, boy bands, teen magazines. She loathes whining in all of its forms, always emphasizing the value of dealing and doing. Jimmy Buffett’s island-inspired tunes became a staple in our house as she yearned for palm trees and warm sand.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.

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The 2012 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

No ads, small form factor, inexpensive, easy-to-read in the sun…and I can borrow books from my local library on it as well. Read and Trust Magazine. Some people love Marco Arment’s The Magazine (count me as one of those people), but i’m an even bigger fan of Read and Trust’s regular magazine. Kobo Mini. Sodastream.

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