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Want A Promotion? Don’t Believe Your Manager When They Tell You To Unplug

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An employees decision to turn off their work phone and avoid checking email over the weekend may cost them a promotion. This bias favors constant availability over commitment, risking increased burnout and higher employee turnover. Employee burnout can come back to bite managers.

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The Cognitive Scientist’s Handbook to Working an Optimal Day

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Instead of checking your email or Instagram the moment you wake up, fall into a productive morning routine that helps set the tone for a productive day. This four-hour period consists of a recurring ultradian rhythm, which is like a 90-minute mental sprint followed by a five- to 20-minute mental recovery.

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AI Tools for Small Business Growth: Level Up Your Business Quickly & Efficiently

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Many respondents noted using AI for financial management, email, marketing tasks and sales, to name a few areas. AI can also come up with email campaign ideas, brainstorm full-on marketing plans, create advertisements and write blog posts in record time. Its a marathon, not a sprint. Think of it as a virtual assistant.

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The Power of Hope: How I Qualified for the Paralympic Games

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It was nearly dark when I sprinted the 100 meter all-out. I let all my emotions seep out into my sprints. I emailed the head coach, Kevin Reid, letting him know my goals and dreams and that I was interested in transferring from Boulder. He emailed me back within just a few days. I felt like my dreams might be taken away.

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The 10 Best Goal Setting Apps to Help You Stay on Track

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a month; groups start at $9 a month, plus $3 per member Where to download: Apple App Store , Google Play Store , web browser 4. It’s free for up to five personal projects but offers a Pro version with 300 personal projects and an AI assistant.

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Challenging the Office Role in a Remote Working World

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Shifting to remote work has allowed some to get deeper into concentrated work sprints, followed by periods of rest, movement or other home-based obligations. Before she even had home internet decades ago, Paterson remembers taking a day to unplug, where nobody could contact her, to get through her hundreds of emails offline. “As

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An apology.and how not to appear foolish to your readers!

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I groaned out loud, sprinted out of bed, and ran to my office which is where I am now. And I deleted the post here on Moxie (which is why you can't see it if you try to click through from the email you received) thinking that would take care of it. I also thought that Feedburner wouldn't grab it and email it to you. Whatcha Got.

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