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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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This four-hour period consists of a recurring ultradian rhythm, which is like a 90-minute mental sprint followed by a five- to 20-minute mental recovery. Loney recommends developing a habit she calls “deep work sprints” that can help you make the most of the first half of your workday. And as the workday winds down, whether at 5 p.m.

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The Assistant’s Year-end Sprint

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There are also 4th quarter “finish line sprints” for assistants to handle: last minute travel itineraries, final year-end planning and execution of financial purchases, turnover of files and projects, and employee transfers to be handled. Oh yes, and budget analysis for the whole year!

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The Assistant’s Year-end Sprint

Office Dynamics

There are also 4th quarter “finish line sprints” for assistants to handle: last minute travel itineraries, final year-end planning and execution of financial purchases, turnover of files and projects, and employee transfers to be handled. Oh yes, and budget analysis for the whole year!

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The 10 Best Goal Setting Apps to Help You Stay on Track

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Best for: Those who want to fully integrate their to-do lists with other apps, like email or your calendar Features: Personalize your task views Track activity history and delegate tasks Link with your calendar, voice assistant, Outlook, Gmail, Slack and other tools Collaborate, delegate tasks to other users and leave comments or voice notes or attach (..)

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New job, new culture, new language

Laughing all the Way to Work

He cautioned that I was running a marathon, not a sprint and I should give myself time to learn and not be too hard on myself if I didn't know everything right away. Gone fishing Next, I started searching through hardcopy files at my desk and electronic ones on the server. That has been good advice.

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ClickUp vs. Trello: Which is the best project management software?

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They’re Trello’s version of add-ons that add new features such as Gantt charts, a file viewer, calendars, threaded comments, and many more. ClickUp, on the other hand, has add-ons that no other platform offers, such as screen recording and automated sprints. What are those? ClickUp vs. Trello: Primary Differences. Trello’s Interface.

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Asana vs. Monday: Which project management software is better?

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Monday Dev provides an attractive toolset for development teams with bug tracking, sprint dashboards, roadmap planning, and scrum & kanban features. File attachments. It allows you to tackle advanced projects, portfolio management, critical paths, and program management. Monday Dev. Monday’s Pulse system. FAQ section.