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Bridging the Great Divide Between Ideas and Action - By Laurie DuparPut an End To Time Robbers - By Laurie DuparProductivity for Life - By Laurie Dupar- Stand Posture Improves Reading ---- Quick Reading - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2008 from charlie xiaoReading book on the bed or on the seat is my traditional custom. I love sitting in the shine and enjoy a book with a cup of tea on the hand. This is really a pleasing thing. But sometimes I will also meet with some difficulties while reading, such as: 1)Read book far into the night when ...
Views: 2384 - How To Control The Five Major Time Wasters - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2008 from Bridgette Boudreaux1. Procrastination I will do it tomorrow, I will get to it soon or whatever excuse you use, it’s all procrastination. The feeling that you will complete the project or task in the near future will rob you of your time today and cause unnecessary stress when there is no more tomorrows left. ...
Views: 2045 - Memory Management - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2008 from Lorna RileyHave you ever thought, I'm losing it? Have you noticed that sometimes you feel like a genius and other times you can’t remember what you had for lunch? The brain is a powerful tool that controls our ability to think. Unfortunately, it didn’t come with an owner’s manual. With a few simple ...
Views: 1441 - Go The Distance In Your Business - The LSD Approach - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2007 from Reggie OdomHow far could you go in your business if you used the long slow distance approach? Ernst van Aaken was an internationally known running coach in the 1970's who proposed long slow distance training for peak race conditioning. This method is primarily aerobic, where you have a steady supply of ...
Views: 1371 - Do You Have Your Full Attention? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2007 from Renita KalhornHave you ever had a conversation with someone and noticed midway that your mind is somewhere else and you have no idea what they just said? Or sat at your desk, hands on the computer keyboard and realized you’ve done nothing for the last ten minutes? Or have you ever...hello? Excuse me, ...
Views: 1147 - Study Habits For A Lifetime - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2007 from Sarah HoltWithout productive study habits it is easy to spend too much time and see too little results. Here are 5 study habits that will prevent this from happening to you. Find a Quiet Place to Study It is easy to sit at the kitchen table and spread out your books, but distractions can abound in this ...
Views: 1151 - Eat The Frog For Breakfast - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2007 from Deb BrittThere are a lot of things I have around my desk and computer that I use to keep me on track -- quotes, affirmations, photos, and things like that. Some of them are thought provoking, and others may seem a little silly to the casual observer. I'm going to share one of them with you today, and ...
Views: 5144 - Structured Procrastination - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2007 from David BohlYou probably know what procrastination is, but have you heard about "structured procrastination"? This definition, from Stanford philosophy professor John Perry, casts structured procrastination as something even "productive" people tend to do: "The list of tasks one has in mind will be ordered ...
Views: 1103 - ***Beating Procrastination For Good - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2007 from Paul ChekEvery one of us has 24 hours in our day – no more, no less. Yet some people manage to get an awful lot done in that time and others just can’t seem to get anything done. These latter people fritter away their day, finding other things to do while avoiding the goals and tasks they ...
Views: 1364 - Productivity, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Focus - Doing The Next Right Thing - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2007 from David BohlThere has been an exponential explosion of information available for increasing personal productivity, so much so that it’s become known as productivity porn (or, for those active on the Net and looking to avoid spam blockers, productivity pr0n). Productivity Pr0n consists of those ...
Views: 1127 - Stumping the "Jump" - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2007 from Randall "Randy" DeanStumping the “Jump” in Spreadsheet and Document Creation Programs: A Smarter Way to Select Needed Text and/or Data Perhaps one of the most annoying little “bugs” in most Microsoft software programs (and several other non-Microsoft document/spreadsheet programs) is when the cursor/user interface ...
Views: 1373 - How To Stop Being Lazy - by You may have your priorities straight but still, many Americans struggle daily with a lack of motivation that can hinder their productivity at work and in their daily life. Many times, their lack of motivation can be falsely diagnosed by medical professionals as ADHD, nutrient deficiency, and ...
Views: 8437(2 votes) - A Printing Time and Money Saver - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2007 from Randall "Randy" DeanHere's the tip: use the "Fast Draft" mode in your printer settings when printing documents for simple internal review. This mode will print your documents 2-3 times faster than "Normal" mode, and also uses significantly less toner. It will save you a ton of time and money, especially on longer ...
Views: 6988(1 vote) - A Crystal Clear Vision Ensures Success Throughout Your Organization - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Jim DonovanWith steadily increasing global competition, it is more important than ever that each employee in your organization have a clear understanding of the company’s overall vision, be in alignment with the organizational goals, and have identified how their day to day activities contribute to the ...
Views: 2517 - Get Into Flow - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2007 from Michael LicenblatWhen people produce their best results, they talk about being in a state known as 'the zone'. Put simply, this is a highly productive state of mind and body where you are simultaneously intense and calm, able to focus on the specific whilst monitoring the big picture, all whilst appearing ...
Views: 2509 - Learn More, Faster with a Learning Journal - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2007 from Kevin EikenberryWhen I worked in Corporate America, many people carried steno pads with them everywhere they went, writing their notes from meetings, decisions made, and more. I frequently saw these people reviewing these notes, looking for ideas, clues from conversations, agreements and more. One of the ...
Views: 1345 - Building The New Currency of Success - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2007 from Irene BeckerBuilding the New Currency of Success In Your Life, Your Leadership and Your Work. Are you satisficing, or optimizing? What is satisficing? Nobel Lauriate Herbert Simon coined the word satisficing to describe doing what is adequate, rather than optimizing (doing one’s ...
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We often hear of small actions that can make a dramatic impact on our lives. Here are ten such things which, if done with determination, will produce a revolution ...
Views: 1248 - Time is Money? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2007 from Leslie FiegerIt's funny how we perceive money. Not 1 in 10 people can tell you where money comes from, what it is and what it is good for, let alone how and why we get it. The most common error that most people make is to equate money with wealth. That is, they believe that if one has a lot of money, one is ...
Views: 1854 - Managing the Time You Haven't Got - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from C.J. HaydenDo the words "time management" rub you the wrong way? For many busy professionals, the real problem seems to be that there isn’t any time left to manage. You can sometimes get better at managing your time by prioritizing all your tasks and scheduling carefully. But when you're already using all ...
Views: 2241 - What is Stress? - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2010 from Michelle CastoStress is an interpretation of an event or circumstance which is understood to be a threat. It can be any force or pressure put on a system (living or nonliving) which may result in a need for the system to adapt or change. Stress on human beings is like a rubber band. You also stretch to ...
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