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The Surprising Benefits of ‘That’s Not My Job’ in the Modern Workplace

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Meaning: We have to learn to say “no.” That’s why protecting our calendars is one of the best ways to combat burnout and ensure quality output. Farina gives an example of her client, “Alex,” an eager attending physician who continuously accepted job duties for his medical assistant so that he would not come across as arrogant.

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How to Use Tech to Prevent Burnout

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Papa knows a couple with “synced calendars so that all family obligations, like taking their kid to the dentist, are clear and in one place.” I similarly document tasks and appointments in a Google Calendar. It’s good to put things in the future so that we can be fully in the present.”

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9 Early-Bird Tips for the Habitually Late

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So I consulted the best possible advisers I could imagine to learn how to stop being late: people who consistently, miraculously, arrive not just on time but ahead of it. I get places early by putting the time of the appointment or meeting in my calendar as 15 minutes earlier than it really is,” said upstate New Yorker Ruth E.

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Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out

Stephanie LH Calahan

Check out this great tool » Favorite Planning/Calendar Tool - Readers Speak Out There are many ways to manage your time and activities.  What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? What is your favorite planning/calendar tool and why? Of all the calendar tools I know, this one handles tasks the best.

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Calendar "ah ha"

Laughing all the Way to Work

.© Copyright Patricia Robb 2010 16 January, 2010 Calendar "ah ha" I was participating in a Harvard sponsored webinar with my boss the other day. One of the things they recommended to executives was to use their electronic calendar to leave themselves reminders. . -- Wait a minute! I guess he thought I needed the help.

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9 Ways to Make the Transition Back to School Easier for Kids

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says Stephanie Malia Krauss, educator, social worker and author of Whole Child, Whole Life: 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn, and Thrive. If you are concerned about your child being overscheduled, how can you organize the calendar to make it more manageable? Make sure an individualized education plan (IEP) or 504 plan is up to date.

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Productivity Myths Busted: What Productivity Looks Like for the Majority of Us

Simple Productivity Blog

Time management for a person with their own company is going to look very different that time management for a single mom working as a medical technician with three kids at home. These same experts then say “if you can’t do it at work, make sure you devote an hour or so every day to learning.” Instead, I learn technology as I need it.

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