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Ian's Messy Desk
AUGUST 23, 2010
Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience.
Ian's Messy Desk
OCTOBER 6, 2010
William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) 2) Be a stress-buster Your stress level is directly correlated to the boss’s stress level.
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Ian's Messy Desk
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
If your desk harbours mounds of papers, books, files and personal accessories, you may be adding unnecessary stress to your day. Set up a good filing system. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! Here are some tips: Limit the amount of “stuff&# you keep on the desk top.
Ian's Messy Desk
AUGUST 25, 2010
Tighten up current household systems. Back-to-school adds a whole new layer of commitments and stresses on top of the things that regularly need to be done. How would you characterize school mornings in your home; crazy and chaotic or calm and cheerful? Plan your morning routines the evening before.
Ian's Messy Desk
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010
Once you’ve spent some time with this system, you can refine the way it works. Don’t let the stresses of life control you. If you’re not eating properly, or your muscles are tight from too much time in one position, or your stress level is rising, your productivity will decrease. You need to take control of your life.
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 2, 2010
One other observation: the better you’re maintaining your system day-to-day, the smaller the impact of unexpected absences. Generally, with a planned absence, I have put systems in place to catch, reroute, defer, etc. It may take time and effort to get things reorganized to move forward, but don’t stop at the end of step four.
Ian's Messy Desk
JUNE 9, 2010
Once you’ve thrown away as much as possible, file everything else into an effective retrieval system or a hard-paper filing system.Sort your files into the following groups according to how often you need them: Action Files: store in a desk drawer, desk-top file box or anywhere else that’s easy to reach.
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