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My 6 Stages of Grief When Dealing With Mean Emails

Success

Phone a friend about the rude email. These emails have told me what I should wear, that my ideas are stupid or impossible, that I don’t have enough Twitter followers to be a successful author, that I am not a serious writer. I’m the worst and everyone else who was nice to me doesn’t know what they’re talking about. I’ve been found out.

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The Art of Strategic Nothingness

Success

We hadn’t used phones or computers, listened to music, read books, or written. During the last 24 hours, my mind could rest in the present moment—not just for seconds at a time, my usual meditation experience—but it could linger there. Only my phone knew how many texts and emails awaited me. Sometimes I even like my phone.

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Attracting Success: How to Make the Right People Recognize Your Talent

Success

The inspirational quote is in hundreds of Instagram captions, Twitter threads and TikTok videos. Here are some tips from Evans to project your best self: Be present in the moment. Put your phone away and give people your full attention. It’s impossible to pinpoint who said it first.

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Preparing for the Phone Interview

Job Advice Blog

Many of my clients have asked me to help them prep for a phone interview. What do you do on the phone? Despite the limitations associated with a phone screen you can still make a powerful impression – powerful enough to get the real deal – an invite to the office. This is probably going to be your home and cell phone.

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12 Efficiency Secrets of the World’s Busiest People

Success

Saturday morning you visit a coffee shop to work on that presentation for your day job. Looking at your phone you find three texts that say, “Hey is this meeting happening?”. So much for Sunday off, you spend it finishing that presentation. He bought early in Twitter, Uber and Instagram. It’s due Monday.

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To Produce, Consume, or Just Leave My Phone in My Pocket

Productivityist

Even if you aren’t a fan of Ferriss’s approach and presentation, his interviewing skills are some of the best in the digital world of podcasting. Then Kelly and Ferriss agreed on something I hadn’t thought of, their phones are poor input devices. Then I relegated them to a folder on the very last screen of my phone.

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5 Productivity Apps You Probably Already Have on Your Smartphone

Office Dynamics

While there’s certainly a case to be made for banning phones from the workplace – confidentiality concerns, Facebook faux pas, employees who spend more time on Snapchat than spreadsheets – some smartphone apps, when used properly, can make your job a lot easier. So pick up that phone, test them out, and put them to use today!