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9 Early-Bird Tips for the Habitually Late

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So I consulted the best possible advisers I could imagine to learn how to stop being late: people who consistently, miraculously, arrive not just on time but ahead of it. I get places early by putting the time of the appointment or meeting in my calendar as 15 minutes earlier than it really is,” said upstate New Yorker Ruth E.

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9 Pro Tips for Avoiding Loneliness When You Work From Home

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But after my husband, a medical resident, began working 70-hour weeks (including many overnight shifts), I began growing lonely. They’re tips from writers like myself and other professionals who’ve learned the best ways to be social without an office to visit or co-workers to chat with. By 2 p.m.,

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Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out

Stephanie LH Calahan

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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With a Little Help From My Friends

Stephanie LH Calahan

  As much as it might be humous to see what I would write while on pain medication, I'm not sure I would want any of it published.  PS -- If you did not read my post about the Great Organizing Giveaway , you must mark your calendars for January 25th! Learn whatis enhancing or impeding your productivity today!

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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. Instead, they had to meaningfully redesign how they worked. Companies aren’t losing out on their bottom line, and they have happier, healthier and better workers.

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2 Measures of effective productivity systems…

Ian's Messy Desk

I learned from my mother. I asked why he had been on the medication and she said, “that was four years ago, when he had his surgery.” My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! She read off the details.