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5 Powerful Sustainability Strategies To Help Coworking Centers Go Green

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King organized a community tour of their local recycling consortium to learn about waste management. Fazilleau recommends fitting out your workspace with second-hand equipment, like computers, screens, keyboards, and printers. Educate your coworking community Having lived across the U.S.

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6 Ways to Alleviate Ergonomic-Related Strain

Ian's Messy Desk

The keyboard should usually be at a low height, near the height of your elbows and the mouse should be right next to the keyboard. Try different keyboards and mice – there are many designs on the market. Position the monitor so the top is about at the level of your eyes and it is straight in front of you.

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6 Reasons Why Your Business Should be Paperless

Eco-Office Gals

If you’re a PC user, all you have to do is press the “Start” menu button—the one with the Microsoft logo—on your keyboard, type in the file name, and click the file you’re looking for. You only need a few seconds to find an electronic file. Keeps you up with the times.

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Memory Makeover: Tips to Spruce Up an Absent Mind

Ian's Messy Desk

Stay organized. Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Think again You need at least eight seconds of focused energy to digest information and store it in the brain’s memory centre. So hang up the phone, find a quiet place and focus.

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Our iPad Review

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Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   I also rarely use the iPad while at my desk. 

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The benefits of reading aloud | Men With Pens

Men With Pens

Now, when I say ‘don’t write’, I don’t mean you should take a break or get away from the keyboard for a day. We start to speak, and then organize and reorganize over and over. Thorey – Mmkay, the fact that my brain organizes as I speak makes me seriously sit back and think, “Huh. Powered by frugal

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Realistic Freelancing |

Men With Pens

I am not a freelancer as such but I do work from home and I’ve training my boss and colleagues to stop arranging meetings after 4pm (still working on that one), I’ve been forcing myself to step away from the keyboard and to stop checking work emails after hours. You have plenty of time left for that client. Family … friends.

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