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How I Stay Productive

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I’m specifically wondering if you will share with me your best productivity tips? What I’m sharing here doesn’t have overarching implications about what gives a person a good foundation for productivity (like getting enough rest each night, taking time for self and renewal, frequent breaks, etc., I use as few systems as possible.

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Mad Productivity: Driving the Work so that it Doesn't Drive me Crazy

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I don''t know what''s been up this last week, but people have come out of the woodwork to ask me how I get so much done without working crazy hours, and so I thought this would be a great time to revisit my productivity post from about this time two years ago (you can read it here ), and share any updates to it. So there it is.

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The 2023 Awesomely-Appropriate Holiday-Gift Guide for Colleagues and Clients

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$51 Insta: @geometry.house Ouai Chill Pill Bath Bombs: When Margot was a kid, her mom used to say, “Calgon, take me away,” which was the slogan for a popular bath product that all Gen Xers will remember. 50 Insta: @ heouai Soapwalla Soaking Salts Quartet: Margot loves these too, especially after a run or a hard workout.

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Three Smart Ways to End Burnout

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Here''s another one: As you use great systems and tech to make you more productive and efficient, don''t fill up the time you reclaim with anything work-related. But if you''re feeling like you''re already there, or you want to just absolutely avoid being there, d o less. Fill it with your personal life…with things that nurture you.

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Raise Standards for Easier Juggling of Clients, Work, and Priorities

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What’s inherently difficult is that finding your way often takes a lot of time and effort, as well as experimenting with different systems and ideas, and many, many tools (folders vs. binders, for instance)—but the end-result is absolutely worth it, because when you find it, you’ll be set. Unfortunately, that''s just one piece of the puzzle.

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Owning What's Yours is Key to Success as a Virtual Assistant

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Whenever standards are raised, things like requirements, systems, and processes change. The company isn’t at all the same as it was in 1997 when I began it, except in terms of what we do , and what we stand for (if you feel so inclined, you can read the more fleshed out version here ). You are the only one leading your life.

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Another Productivity List for 2016. Woot!

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of the most important things a VA can do to improve her productivity in 2016! But first, if you’re new to me, you need to understand how I see productivity. Being productive is getting the stuff done that needs to be done, so that you can walk away and have a good time in your life. Whatever you need to do you can do it.

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