Productive & Organized

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.  Tweet How to use this handbook This handbook is not meant to be a step-by-step guide, nor should you adopt all the tips below. Tweet Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email?

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The Small Business Blog

MARCH 7, 2010

Top 5 Tips for Writing a Staff Handbook by Stefan Töpfer on Mar 08, 2010 The top 5 tips weekly post is always full of hints and tips for small, home & micro business owners. Make sure you include a disclaimer stating that the handbook is not a legal document. Review the handbook at regular intervals to examine whether it needs updating. E-Mail me or follow me. Outsourcing Options For Small Business Focus on your business, timeshare professionals.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 18, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Using Email Effectively Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 18, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. When responding to an email that contains an attachment, use Reply without Attachment(s) option. Reading your email out loud can also help to identify awkward sentences or incorrect grammar. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Clutter Coach

MARCH 8, 2016

They’re not as effective when applied to your email inbox. With the second, you’re reading the entire email in case it contains anything that might remotely interest you (and you don’t really have time for that, now do you?). Here’s a tip from Bill Jensen’s book, The Simplicity Survival Handbook (yes, it was published in 2003 (ancient!) Using a Hold folder is a good way to wean yourself off of indulging in the novelty of new email.

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Clutter Coach

JANUARY 8, 2016

They’re not as effective when applied to your email inbox. With the second, you’re reading the entire email in case it contains anything that might remotely interest you (and you don’t really have time for that, now do you?). Here’s a tip from Bill Jensen’s book, The Simplicity Survival Handbook (yes, it was published in 2003 (ancient!) Using a Hold folder is a good way to wean yourself off of indulging in the novelty of new email.

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Productivityist

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

My friend and all-around smart guy David Sparks has released his latest MacSparky Field Guide and its subject is something that is near and dear to my heart: email. As with his prior works, David has put a lot of time, thought, and energy into Email: A MacSparky Field Guide. One of the areas David spends a lot of time on in Email: A MacSparky Field Guide is Apple Mail. There isn''t a more comprehensive guide to email on the market than Email: A MacSparky Field Guide.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2007

Email is no longer just for personal use, with all our accepted short forms: LOL, U, GB and a co-worker's favourite, OMG! With the increasing use of email as the first choice for business correspondence it opens a whole new world of dos and don'ts for the assistant.Here are Some Good-Sense Email Etiquette Tips: Email Salutations: Although email is less formal than writing a letter it is still polite to open with a greeting.

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Productive & Organized

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Personal Productivity & Organizing Link Lineup | Main | Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity » Oh No! We May Not Have Heard From You Recently a wonderful reader responded to one of our posts via email to let us know that she had filled out our contact form and had not heard from us.  Steph Click to get posts as we publish Prefer less email? Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Nine Insights for Getting Ahead Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 13, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap When to Leave a Voice Mail or Send a Text Message Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 20, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 8 Time-Saving Tips Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 20, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 18, 2010

Related articles by Zemanta Foods That Will Give You Energy (urbanbellemag.com) Ways to Raise Energy Levels & Conquer the Afternoon Energy Slump (lifescript.com) 4 easy tips for eating for energy (seattletimes.nwsource.com) Related Posts: Bits and Pieces – October 12 Bits and Pieces – November 16 New E-book: The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Email productivity expert,speaker and author. Suefrance: Author of The Definitive Personal Assistant & Secretarial Handbook. Earlier this week I wrote a piece on Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for assistants so I thought I would carry on with that theme and try to convince you all to join Twitter! Twitter really is a great place for learning as well as being social.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 21, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Ten Commandments of Getting Along with People Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on June 21, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 13, 2010

Comments Trackbacks Tweets that mention Love Living Life | Ians Messy Desk -- Topsy.com Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Love Living Life Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 13, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 5, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Monday Motivation Quotes – July 5 Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 5, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. The guides shows you how to: Set up Lotus Notes To Do’s for your Projects and Actions Use the Calendar as a critical foundation for actions Get email to zero Create useful reference lists Organize contacts Move faster with speed keys and shortcuts Unfortunately, the Lotus Notes setup in our office does not allow for using any third-party templates.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 1, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Canada Day! Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 1, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting! O Canada! Our home and native land!

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45 Things

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

When working remotely, this person will often be the one on the Zoom call who has the final word, or the person who writes the final email that resolves a problem. To help alleviate some of that, try connecting one-on-one with colleagues via email or text.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Analyze Your Audience Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 10, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Comment by Ian McKenzie on October 9, 2006 @ 1:50 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Thanksgiving Day Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 11, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 12, 2010

Comments Trackbacks SimpleProductivityBlog.com— Open Loops 8/24/2010: Articles I Think Worth Passing Along— Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 22, 2010

I believe Tony Robbins said that the art of communicating a “word&# or “meaning&# to another human, consists of 3 parts: The written word: 17% – Tone of voice: 34% – Body language: 49% This means an email is very inefficient (17%), while talking on the phone is worth 51% (17+34). Comment by Sean Rasmussen on February 5, 2008 @ 11:25 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 16, 2010

Comments thanks that’s helpful Comment by email on July 23, 2008 @ 11:48 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for a Killer Presentation Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 16, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 27, 2010

Comment by Frank Farrell on August 28, 2010 @ 2:46 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Remember Names and Faces Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 27, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Productive & Organized

APRIL 4, 2011

PS - I would like to invite you to subscribe to our RSS feed here , and if you prefer, you can even get those updates in your  email here , or you might be interested in less email?  "Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity " ». A little over a week ago I shared a collaborative post of 39 ways to boost morale and motivation:  Best Ways to Boost Morale or Motivation - Make Sure to Add Yours!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Comments Trackbacks Personal Organizer | Ians Messy Desk Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap The Best To-Do List Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 25, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

We had similar day just week ago in Poland (our own Independence Day Andrzej Comment by Andrzej on November 15, 2010 @ 7:36 am Trackbacks Remembrance Day « Only the News Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Free iPhone Nag App From Electric Pocket Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on September 22, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 3 C’s To Help Simplify Instructions Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 8, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 17, 2014

At the risk of receiving nasty emails and comments from other virtual assistants. The office handbook that really, really needs to be updated (or created!)? Heck, put your email address into that box where it says ‘Get More Information’ above (or just click here ) and then you can take my intro packet right into the office with you to show them just what kind of things a virtual assistant can do.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Future done Today awaits Andrzej Comment by Andrzej on November 9, 2010 @ 8:49 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 8, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I’m sure your e-mail is constantly getting bombarded with e-mails all the time, Nudgemail helps you organize those emails and put “productive procrastination&# into practice: no new workflow no new plugins no new tools Let’s say you have an e-mail in your inbox that you need to respond to, but not until next week. NO registration, no users, just… e-mail, and you can use any device that runs email: Blackberry, iPhone, laptop, desktop, etc.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 9, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to Build Self Esteem Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 9, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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APRIL 14, 2010

Comment by Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com on April 29, 2010 @ 5:03 am Trackbacks Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » How Not to Get Your Stuff Done How to stop procrastinating Inside the mind of a procrastinator Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Cailing on September 25, 2007 @ 2:22 am You need a Facebook LIKE button on here for easy sharing Comment by twitter on October 9, 2010 @ 8:51 am Trackbacks Zaffron » this made me laugh Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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JULY 14, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Evernote Grows a Trunk Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Manage Your Paper With a RAFT Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on May 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 6, 2010

Comment by Tim Wilson on July 7, 2010 @ 8:23 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 20 Tips for Better Time Management Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on July 6, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 30, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stop Holding Yourself Back Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 30, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Comment by Ian McKenzie on October 14, 2010 @ 4:21 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap 10 Tips for Taking Effective Phone Messages Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on October 14, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day. Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Holiday Time Management Tip – Share the Workload Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on November 3, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail. Thanks for visiting!

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Comments Trackbacks Stress Management » Tools to Organize Your Christmas with the Christmas Countdown www.christmasforallofus.info » Tools to Organize Your Christmas with the Christmas Countdown Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Ian’s Messy Desk Helping you get the most out of the 24 hours in your day.

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