Tag Archives: work
What is Coworking?
Many of us yearn to have the flexibility to work from wherever we choose, but what options do we have? After all, not all of us want to spend the day loitering around the coffee shop. And if we work from home, we face distractions (like laundry) and a lack of office amenities. To address [...]
- Monday, July 19th, 2010,
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Cubicle Hell: Dealing with Distractions in an Open-Office Environment
Are you in a cube farm or other open-office environment? If so, you know that no amount of snack machines, sofas, or fancy Herman Miller furniture can make up for the constant noise and interruptions. For many years I worked on a team of introverts sandwiched between two of my company’s most extroverted teams. Sitting out [...]
- Sunday, July 18th, 2010,
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4 Simple Steps for Letting Go of Stress
We’re always on our way somewhere else. We hustle to get to work. Once we’re at work, we make mental to-do lists for chores we have to get done at home. When we make it back home, we’re often too exhausted to spend much time finishing up that to-do list. Instead, we mull over all [...]
- Saturday, July 17th, 2010,
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Music at Work: Necessity or Nuisance?
It’s a quiet day at the office. The sounds of the keyboards a clicking away and you can hear the hum of appliances and the buzzing of fluorescent lighting throughout the room. It’s kind of nice, but also kind of eerie. Then a voice is heard that cuts the silence like a knife. “Do you [...]
- Thursday, July 15th, 2010,
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Mixing Twitter and Work
Twitter. It’s a great escape. It’s overflowing with helpful resources and links. It gives you an inside look at the latest trends and enables you to connect with authors, celebrities and industry professionals you once could only admire from afar. What’s not to love? The allure of Twitter is getting harder and harder to overlook, [...]
- Saturday, July 10th, 2010,
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Are Work Friends Counterproductive?
A few years ago when I began working at a startup company, I made friends with several of my colleagues in the marketing and creative departments. We’d grab lunch together and occasionally meet up on the weekends or after work. I’d never been super-close with any of my coworkers before, so it was exciting to [...]
- Friday, July 9th, 2010,
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Inspirational Quotes for Work
Do inspirational quotes affect your daily life? Do you surround yourself with them in your cubicle or work space? I have found that being constantly surrounded by quotes is something that helps me get by, especially when I’m not having a real motivating day.Inspirational quotes for work are, of course, just words. But if you [...]
- Friday, July 9th, 2010,
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Are You Truly Being Productive?
When you’re a productivity hound, you’re nearly considered a hero. You’re praised for your ability to do a ton of work in a day, and your productivity is exalted. There’s a problem with being productive, though. Productivity is quantity-based, not quality-based. This means its purpose is simply to get things done – doesn’t matter what. [...]
- Thursday, July 8th, 2010,
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Is It Lunch Theft?
You forgot to bring a lunch today, and you don’t have time to run out and get anything. Time constraints aside, you also forgot your wallet. You’ve got a long day ahead of you, with a client presentation in the afternoon. You need to get something in your system to stay on top of things. There [...]
- Wednesday, July 7th, 2010,
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What’s Your Summertime Work Strategy?
Traditionally, summertime means kicking back with a cool drink and escaping to the beach. But some people actually use this time to get ahead, taking advantage of a lighter workload to plan for the rest of the year or tackle long-neglected projects. Both approaches have their merits. Obviously, it’s nice to slow down and smell [...]
- Tuesday, July 6th, 2010,
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