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9 Ways to Sync Bookmarks
I’m writing this on a desktop computer. I also use a laptop – when I’m away from home or working from the patio. In addition, there are two mobile devices in my messenger bag that can access the Internet. Oh, and I used to work for an employer who provided yet another desktop computer. That [...]
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010,
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Self-Initiated Productivity Killers
While we clearly discuss ways to be more productive here at WorkAwesome, we don’t often delve too much into the productivity killers that you bring on yourself. I was thinking about this as I was enjoying the 10th round of solitaire on my iPhone, accidentally-on-purpose avoiding a looming deadline. It’s not that I didn’t want to do the [...]
- Friday, June 18th, 2010,
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5 Ways to Stay Lean While Working From Home
So, you’ve managed to convince your boss and/or your spouse that you can be more successful by working from home. Nicely done. However, as discussed here, there can be some concerns if you aren’t careful. Here are a few tips to help prevent you from putting on extra weight whilst working from home: 1. Have set [...]
- Monday, June 7th, 2010,
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5 Efficient Ways to Share Files
As working from home and from the office is crossing over more and more these days, it’s becoming increasingly important to manage your computer files on multiple platforms. There are several ways to do this that will keep you moving forward and more productive as a result. 1. The “Cloud” Using software such as Dropbox allows [...]
- Friday, June 4th, 2010,
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5 Ways You Can Go Wrong with Social Media at Work
Social media is the greatest thing for the working class since the water cooler. In a 10-minute break we can update our Facebook status, comment on our cousin’s photos and share links to new Muppet videos. But there are professional uses too. You can research solutions to problems, make new connections in your field and [...]
- Friday, May 7th, 2010,
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Four Strategies for Increasing Email Productivity
If you want to know what people value most, look at which email subject lines get the fastest replies from them. You’ll find that issues you consider priorities aren’t valued equally by others, and vice versa, which makes one-size-fits-all policies like “check email twice a day” or “turn off email notifications” awkward to implement company-wide. [...]
- Tuesday, February 16th, 2010,
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8 Ways to Kick Distractions Out Of Your Office
One of the nicest things about working in an office is your co-workers. Having other people around to talk to and work alongside can make working more enjoyable, and make tedious things seem not quite as bad. Sometimes, though, you’ve got work that requires your full attention. For me, it’s usually the editing phase of [...]
- Friday, October 2nd, 2009,
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4 Practices to Alleviate Office Stress
During my days at a midtown Manhattan office in New York, I had to come up with ways to reduce stress. I read articles, joined discussion forums, went to therapy, tried every cliché suggested to make office life more bearable but eventually I just had to figure out what worked in my environment. After all, [...]
- Thursday, October 1st, 2009,
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