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My 6 Stages of Grief When Dealing With Mean Emails

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I call it the email sucker punch. You’re having a great day and then you get that email. A rude email sucker punched me a few weeks ago. I was emailing people left and right , exploring new options, getting stuff done —overall, I was excited about the future. It loves these emails. They’re definitely right.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. If we were with you right now, we would definitely give you a high-five.

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Wondering How to Become a Morning Person? Try These 8 Techniques

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Remember: According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of routine is “a regular course of procedure,” meaning don’t change it up. Put down your phone. Try putting your phone to bed at least one hour before your bedtime. Is your alarm on your phone? This stress hormone can prevent you from falling asleep.

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How to Make Reading Part of Your Daily Routine

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How to make time for reading We asked members of the Young Entrepreneur Council—busy people by definition—how they make time for reading. You can easily spend 30 minutes browsing emails , answering text messages or watching dog videos on Facebook. Put e-books on your phone. Either way, you’re not alone.

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People are simply ignoring bans on AI use at work

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Older readers may remember a phenomenon called Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) which marked the point at which employers gave up worrying about people using their own phones at work and instead made it look like it was their idea anyway. Close to a third use gen AI to write emails (31 percent) or use it instead of Google (30 percent).

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8 Things Good Leaders Never Say

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If you are in the middle of something, schedule a definitive time to address their question ASAP. I used to correct emails, edit proposals and chime in on phone calls when I thought I could improve on the way a teammate was approaching a problem or a task. Always have time for your employees. Jonathan Long, INFLUENCERZ 2.

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How do assistants ensure their emails are read?

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I got back from my holiday last week to discover over 200 emails for me to read, delete, action and generally sort through (I’d only been away for 4 days and that included the weekend)! I hate, hate, hate having a cluttered email inbox and always have a slight panic when I have more than 10 emails in there at any one time!

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