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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

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Understanding Memory Before learning any memory improvement technique, it’s useful to first understand the three stages of memory: encoding, storage and retrieval. Tips and Tools You Can Use In the same way we exercise our muscles to keep fit, we have to continue to train our brain to maintain its efficiency over time.

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7 Tips Pros Use To Get Words on the Page

Men With Pens

So how about learning from the pros? Many writers hit the keyboard for set periods of time. If a coffeehouse doesn’t suit you, try the library, a train or even a bar. National Book Award winner and New York Times essayist Richard Powers claims he hasn’t touched a keyboard in years, not even to write an email.

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How To Build Reputation With A Blog – Create Value

Brilliantly Better

That’s a key point and a very important question for every blogger who had been wrecked more than one keyboard writing. Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. But the most important part of the question is not “how” but “why”.

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10 Steps to Turn Your Passion into Business

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Learn how to assess imbalances, how to get rid of the deadlines (replacing them with livelines, that is) and how to create the life you want. Get business training too, you will need to know about accounts, management etc. Well, I dont. I think productivity means having a life while still getting things done. LOL I LOVE this post.

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Why You Don't Need to Mimic Someone Else's Fame | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

But what I tell people are four scenes from the last six months that sum up what I’ve learned better than I can spell it out: Exhibit A: The High Style The man I was listening to spoke with a strong British accent. It’s fun, but it’s not like I sit at my keyboard, occasionally throwing my arms into the air and squealing, “Wheeeeeee!

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Don't Be an Introvert Writer | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Your mind, like your body, must be trained to perform in certain ways, and a regimented schedule is a necessity when it comes to earning a living as a freelance writer. Just like plants need wind to grow, writers need some reassurance that they are not just going at it alone each time they sit at the keyboard. Great post.

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How to Improve Your Writing | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Let’s face it, you’re always going to be learning, just by being engaged with words. This is where bloggers get a head start: if you have a blog, you have a good reason to put fingers to keyboard on a regular basis. Read Great Writing One of the best ways to learn to write is by studying what others have written.

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