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How I Learned to Work Less But Do More

Success

Not a single blank space in my calendar. I would binge on some TV show with a wildly irresponsible male lead, someone who keeps no calendar but still gets all the girls. The first emissary in the ceasefire of my revolt came in the form of a two-by-two matrix. This article was published in March 2018 and has been updated.

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These are the Productivity Tools I Love

Productivityist

BusyCal (M, I, $): I’ve used many different calendar apps, but this one was the one that stuck with me. The tags allow me to colour code anything on my calendar according to the theme it falls under (Coaching, Deep Work, etc.). This calendar is pricier than many out there, but when I love an app, then price is less of a factor).

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

No company just lopped a day off their calendar. Synergy Vision, a London-based medical and health care communications company, introduced a four-day week in late 2018. The solution: Share those productivity gains with workers, in the form of a shorter workweek. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked.

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On the job tips for new Admins.

Laughing all the Way to Work

Put it in a folder for your boss’s signature in completed form, i.e. envelope clipped to letter and attachments. If you are sending the letter by regular mail, courier or registered mail, make sure you have the proper postage, courier slips or forms filled out. I usually put a sticky note on it for that as well.