Random musings 
Krista M Baker
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Productivity
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09.01.07Winning the War on Email Overload
Productivity (0)Bl Ochman has decided to only check email a few times a day and added an autoresponder to let people know. She also has a few key steps she takes to ensure she is as efficient as possible when she does check it. Taking what he, Merlin Mann, James Duncan Davidson ...
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08.28.07Tips for Managing Your Email
Productivity (0)The WSJ provides some tips for dealing with email overload - much of which come from Getting Things Done author, David Allen. The article talks about making use of email filters, becoming good at making decisions about what to do with email, and checking email less frequently. Merlin Mann, San Francisco-based ...
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08.24.077 Ways to Get Things Done
Productivity (0)PickTheBrain offers 7 ways to take action and get things done. Advice includes "Don't wait until conditions are perfect," "Use action to cure fear," and Be a doer - Practice doing things rather than thinking about them. Do you want to start exercising? Do you have a great idea to pitch ...
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08.17.07Create a Not-To-Do List
Productivity (0)Tim Ferriss, author of The 4-Hour Workweek has put together a Not-To-Do list which includes great tips like "Do not answer unrecognized phone calls" and "Do not work more to fix overwhelm - prioritize". I love Tim's philosophy of removing the constant stream of distractions in our lives and ...
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08.14.07Email Stresses Workers Out
Health & Fitness, Productivity (0)Scottish researchers found that some workers check their email "up to 40 times each hour" so it's no wonder they're feeling tired, frustrated and unproductive. Who has that kind of time? Their advice is to check email less often! "set aside two or three dedicated e-mail reading times each day." Here ...
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08.14.07Blog Points System - Free Excel Sheet
Blogging, Productivity (1)Bloggers always seem to come up with cool ways to keep motivated. Eve Lester sets a goal of 50 points per day and keeps blogging or marketing her blog until she reaches that number. She's put together a free excel sheet for anyone who wants to follow her point system ...
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08.14.07How To Stay Motivated and Keep the Creative Juices Flowing
Art, Productivity (0)Kevin Cornell writes on staying motivated and focused on a project. He offers some great tips depending upon whether you're just starting the project or if you've reached the "maintenance" plateau and your initial motivation starts to wane. Some of his suggestions include: Set goals Stack the deck against failure Have a ...
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08.13.07How To Mind Map Meetings
Productivity (0)LifeHacker has a great article on using mind maps to take notes at meetings. In the center of your mind map, you write the main idea of the meeting. Then, all subtopics should flow from there. It's a great resource for those who have trouble writing as fast as the ...
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08.13.07Tips for Organizing Your Bookshelves
Productivity (1)RealSimple has a great, simple way to organize bookshelves. The plan is broken into 3 phases: decide which books you want to keep regroup those books into categories like read/unread, subject matter, use, or even color reorganize the shelves so they look good Here are a few of my bookshelves... I wonder if that ...
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08.13.07Save Time By Using Online Forms to Do Mundane Tasks
Productivity (0)LifeHacker has a great resource for how to do mundane but necessary tasks - like renewing your drivers license or passport, changing your address, and purchasing securities through the US Treasury - online. They even mention you can buy stamps online - though personally, I can't imagine doing that. I use ...
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