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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Batching Work: Your Productivity Super Tool

Jen Lawrence

Do you wash your clothes or dishes in big piles instead of one item at a time? Paperwork – If you need to fill out forms and fax them somewhere or process documents and scan them into a digital management system, make a pile and handle all at once on a regular cadence. We naturally do this in our daily lives already.

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Tips for Office Costumes at Halloween

Professional Assistant Blog

Luckily, in my office, we dress in casual clothes all of the time and we do have a corporate policy of being able to dress up in a costume for this event. This has been a tradition in our office for quite some time now, where people would decorate the office, dress up in funky costumes and bring baked treats for everyone.

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Outlook Rules That Rule

Professional Assistant Blog

It feels like I just went through my closet and threw a whole bunch of clothes out that I never wear. My Inbox is now empty If there is an e-mail that I havent looked at in awhile and regularly press delete when I get it, that is my cue to unsubscribe. " I am having withdrawal symptoms.

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Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers

Stephanie LH Calahan

Have your clothes laid out, your briefcase or the kids’ backpacks, and whatever else you need to take with you, all set out. Network with Stephanie or Connect with Your Smart Phone Become a Fan Follow this blog Categories News & Updates!   For more ideas, read nice ways to say "no." Clutter Free Up Your Time!   

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106 Thoughts on Overcoming Overwhelm in a Freaked-Out World

Stephanie LH Calahan

Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Pick a half-dozen little items that can be completed in 5 minutes each or less (an email you need to send, a phone call to make, something to look up on the internet.) a 6x9(ish) spiral notebook.

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