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Too Busy for Relationships? 5 Ways to Make Time for Connection

Success

Has an overloaded calendar or demanding work life left you disconnected from the people and things that matter most to you? The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled between 1985 and 2004, according to a 2006 study by researchers at Duke University and the University of Arizona.

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Day in the life: Diana Brandl, Senior EA at Mister Spex

Practically Perfect PA

Motivate…my colleagues every single day and bring the team together as we fight for common goals. Plus, all the calendar management, involvement in projects and of course leading my Office team. I am a proud member of IMA (International Management Assistants) since 2006. And they do get a lot of mail.

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Top 5 Ways of Being More Efficient in Business

The Small Business Blog

6 days ago RT @ WinWeb Focus on Your Small Business Goals - [link] 6 days ago Perluondo: "They're exactly the demographics I'm looking for." Use a specific business calendar to keep a reminder of your schedule. Use WinWeb ’s Online Calendar and Online Document Store to cut down on physical waste.

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Getting Things Done with Lotus Notes

Ian's Messy Desk

Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool. I’m looking for a few more enterprise polit sites and I would like to hear about your GTD & Notes implementation.

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Many people overlook this crucial step and end up missing important appointments, deadlines or details. Get hooked on mnemonics.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. ask.metafilter.com) The Best Productivity System There Is (celestinechua.com) Related Posts: A Personal Time-Management Self-Assessment Interviews With Productivity Experts at Productivity501 links for 2006-08-19 Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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The Psychology of Procrastination and How to Avoid It

Productivityist

Getting started on a task is often the hardest part and even with a clear goal in mind, making the first step can be hard. For example, my system comprises of tools like Asana , Evernote and Sunrise Calendar which allow me to stay organised, plan my time, and execute effectively. In a nutshell that’s what goal setting is, right?