Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 25, 2010

Make an appointment - Don’t just hope you find the time to clean up, set a calendar entry and stick to it. Organizer ( paper or electronic) to enter to-dos, addresses or calendar data. Use the right tools: Set a timer for the length of time you have decided to work on this project. Boxes or storage containers to use for sorting.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 4, 2008

Or I could explain how my child’s recent health scare derailed my focus. Or I could share my heartfelt excitement over working into the wee hours, creating homespun (handknit) holiday gifts. Happy Holidays! Despite the slowdown in work and income on the home front. Assuming that you wanted to watch the Brewers, that is.)

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Ian's Messy Desk

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

If you want to reduce the stress associated with the holiday season, get an early start on holiday planning. To reduce holiday stress this year, create a holiday checklist to make the season go smoothly. Now is the time to check any household equipment that will get used and over-used during the holidays.

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Productivity Bits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Holiday Highlights. There are a few useful holiday planner books available if you’re a tangible person, including the MrsChadt’s Holiday Planner. There are a few useful holiday planner books available if you’re a tangible person, including the MrsChadt’s Holiday Planner.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 10, 2010

Great tips and tricks for productive use of the To Do’s, Calendar, Email, Contacts, and more. A 35 page step-by-step manual for optimizing Notes as a personal productivity tool.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 25, 2010

Have a Centralized Calendar. A family calendar can help you track what is going on for all family members. They don’t want to think about school a day earlier than necessary. Here are some tips to prepare home and family for getting into the back-to-school groove.

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Clothes 2007 Ergonomics Calendars 100

Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 26, 2010

Record meeting information on your calendar, then toss the memo. Make sure you really need it before you keep it. Toss out anything you no longer need. Don’t keep routine memos or anything that gives you information you already know or have. We you receive document revisions, toss the orginals.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 30, 2010

My mother has gotten things done by using heavily annotated paper calendars. The closest she ever came to digital organization was an electronic address book she used until it became too difficult to read the screen.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 3, 2010

Or once-a-month, spring for dessert treats in honor of those celebrating birthdays in that calendar month. For group or departmental appreciations, consider a “Leave Work 30 Minutes Early Next Friday&# reward. You are limited only by your imagination and budget.

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Gifts 2010 Cubicle Ergonomics 100

Ideas.Ted

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The holidays are here — a time for family, friends and festivities. We asked TED speakers to share planet-friendly gift recommendations, and here are 16 ideas for a merry — and more sustainable — holiday season. . Most of us have enough stuff, so this holiday season, why not give a gift that will create a legacy?

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Review last year’s calendar to determine what may come up in the next few months, then meet with your boss about what she hopes to accomplish. When your boss is having a bad day, it can be easy to pass that mood along to you. But you can put a plan in place that will reduce your boss’ stress and, therefore, your own.

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Ideas.Ted

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Telling the interviewer about the fear that drives her, she held up an empty calendar: “If my book ever looked like this, it would mean that nobody wants me, that everything I ever tried to do in life didn’t work. To your health. Nobody cared, and I’ve been totally forgotten.”. YES to your important work. To the people you love.

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Ian's Messy Desk

MAY 12, 2010

List #1 – The weekly calendar. Drop those lesser priorities, which do not advance you towards reaching you goal(s). 3) Define Your Priorities Using the 3-List Method. All time management begins with planning. Use lists to set priorities, plan activities and measure progress. One approach is the 3-list method. Time is precious.

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Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) and record important dates in a calendar, notebook or on your mobile device. Many people overlook this crucial step and end up missing important appointments, deadlines or details. Get hooked on mnemonics. Leather Furniture www.spacify.com/family-room-furniture.htm - for any room of the house.

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The Office Professionals Place

JANUARY 21, 2010

GOOG-411 –Find and get phone numbers, addresses, etc for businesses iGoogle – personalize your homepage with things you can use (games, weather, horoscopes, tips for the day, to do lists, calendar, and for you sports fans get updates of scores from your favorite sports games). Are you Googling?

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Ian's Messy Desk

JULY 28, 2010

Add dated or calendar items to a tickler file system or a diary as soon as they arrive. To be more productive, allocate 15 minutes each week. Initially it may take you longer to catch up if you have a large pile, but 15 minutes is manageable. We all can find this much time in our schedules.

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2007 Filing 2009 AT&T 100

Laughing all the Way to Work

APRIL 27, 2009

As I was going through the manual, I saw chapters on office procedures, confidentiality, health and safety, security and more. I finally had a chance to sit down and read your book over the holiday. Holidays (Public) in Canada and the United States Canadian Holidays U.S. Excellent material! Minute taking made easier.

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Time Zones IAAP 2009 Administrative Professionals 100

Productivityist

JANUARY 3, 2017

In 2016, my words were Harmony, Health, and Helpfulness. My health plans in 2016 were not a good fit for me, yet I still tried to make them work. My Health and Wellness. I’m doubling down on my health and wellness this year. I’m working on reclaiming my health so I can serve everyone in my life better.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 3, 2011

  Also, when you come across papers that are date driven, make sure to add an entry to your calendar/planner to remind you to do things.  Take care of yourself - you are the only you that you have Get your health in order We hear this all of the time, but it still holds true.    Avoid backlog. 

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Karen Vivarelli

MAY 23, 2022

AUS) Social Media Day Make your life easier with these social media content planners to make your life so much easier. Check them out here > The post Social Media Content Ideas For June appeared first on Karen Vivarelli.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

And in the time that you have to travel at basically the craziest time, spring break, winter holidays, summer holidays. One thing that I tell my team and I do it myself if you block my calendar. So, you need to create that on your calendar. Is that health care but also arts? Jo Meunier [00:04:07] Expensive! .

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

The thing about January is that while it is the start of the Gregorian calendar year, it comes at a time where our energy levels are at one of their lowest levels. We’ve just come out of the holiday mode, and to try to take on a new habit or resolution when we have so little in the tank is less than ideal. So I don’t do it.

Lifestyle 40

Lifestyle Holidays Calendars Health 40

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. Her skill set it basically calendar and coffee. If her boss LOVED her maybe her boss really only needed calendar and coffee help, but we won’t know for sure what her boss thought and all the performance reviews HR has for her 30+ years vs your 2 years. What shift(s) can you work?

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Success

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

The holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, can be a time of great joy with family, friends and tradition, but not everyone feels jolly this time of year. If you’ve experienced a loss, gone through a breakup or simply feel alone, the holidays can put a spotlight on your grief. Manage your expectations.

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

We typically praise the person who is last to leave the office and works during weekends and holidays. Metaphysics teaches that what the mind harbors, the body manifests, and therefore it is imperative that every leader prioritize mental and physical health as part of a daily routine. Work without play is a recipe for burnout.

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Brilliantly Better

JULY 17, 2010

You have to subclass Calendars, Time Zones and Time Components if you want to do some fine grained date comparisons. Frustration Level (0 – 1oo): 45 – UIDatePicker is still a nasty thing, not to mention that working with time in Objective C is a pain in the arse. Complicated. I have stared doing such activities in ly life too.

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Success

JUNE 28, 2024

Finally, Kessler says that “if you really want to go above and beyond,” consider marking your calendar and checking in on days that may be difficult.

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Social Media Holidays Calendars AT&T 264

Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

I stand back, and begin moving notes until the ideas start flowing into easy categories: Blog, Projects, Home, Family, Health - etc. Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in.

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AT&T Calendars Social Media Stress 100

Ian's Messy Desk

JUNE 16, 2010

A calendar is the easiest place to track such a list. Regular tasks can occur on a monthly cycle: e.g., paying bills. You can create date-based lists that will remind you to complete task which are regular, but not frequent. A to-do list can be as simple or as complex as you need.

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2008 Ergonomics Health Holidays 100

Ian's Messy Desk

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Unfortunately, our calendars and to-do lists often get in the way of common sense. Where you live, how much money you make, your job title and even your health have surprisingly small effects on your satisfaction with life. The following eight points summarize her findings. There’s a lot of common sense wrapped up in these steps.

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Mentoring 2010 Ergonomics Health 100

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 8, 2016

We also got 2 floating/personal holidays, about 3-10 sick days, and also working in the entertainment industry, most places shut down for the last 10-14 days of the year. We also get most bank holidays, half day or early closure before a long weekend, and some companies close early on Fridays during the summer at 2pm or 3pm.

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Temping Stress Holidays Email 40

Allwork

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Early planning and clear communication are key for balancing hybrid work schedules and holiday time off to maintain productivity and morale. Adjusting in-office days and creating a culture of trust helps preserve team collaboration and autonomy without causing burnout during the holiday season.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The 9-to-5 lifestyle of commuting to an office, managing a team and maintaining a busy calendar filled with client projects wasn’t going to be sustainable once she became a mom, or so she thought. Heading into the busy holiday season, navigating demanding jobs and children can feel especially challenging.

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Success

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Instead of enjoying the gift of a well-deserved holiday, she found herself wracked with guilt for luxuriating when she could be “doing something.” If you want to work on your holiday, they’ll say, ‘Yeah, absolutely, respond to emails.’ If you want to work more, they’ll say, ‘Sure, work more.’ But what do we need, exactly?

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Social Media Self Esteem Holidays AT&T 263