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100 words that will making minute taking a breeze

Practically Perfect PA

I printed these off and had them next to my keyboard whenever I was working through another set of meeting notes. I used to find that I repeated the same words over and over to describe the decisions made and actions agreed. So a few years ago I wrote out a list of 50 handy verbs that I could slot into the minutes as and when I needed them.

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How I Organize My Mac

Productivityist

You’ve still got orange and purple to play with, so use whatever ones will resonate with you 3 and you’ll find that you’ll have a nice quick visual reference for your files, folders and applications that you can count on. Yellow: Applications less than 3 months old. I declutter regularly. Photo credit: Marcin Wichary (CC BY 2.0).

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

Does your family refer to you as “the lump by the computer”? 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.

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What To Do When You've Been Insulted | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

No delicate tippy-tapping on the keyboard for me. Reply Joshua Black | The Underdog Millionaire ( @jblack2012 ) April 28, 2010 at 10:23 am I have found that it’s best just to walk away from the keyboard before you hit send and regret it forever. Sometimes it’s best to just walk away from the keyboard. Or had he?

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Three Ways to Start a Revolution | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

New Zealand Cyber Spies Most Powerful Reply John Bardos - JetSetCitizen ( @jetsetcitizen ) January 4, 2010 at 8:28 am Hi James, Marginal Cost refers to the cost of producing one more unit. I like what Nick Cernis proposed in this post, personally: [link] But I’m sure there are a thousand ways to do this, too. Good question.

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